diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index 9c9b54a..d3260c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2.0.0
     - name: check out submodule
-      run: git submodule sync --recursive && git submodule update --init --recursive
+      run: git submodule sync --recursive
     - name: extract tag
       id: vars
       run: echo ::set-output name=argo_version::$(date -u '+%Y.%m.%d')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 9333863..1376518 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2.0.0
     - name: check out submodule
-      run: git submodule sync --recursive && git submodule update --init --recursive
+      run: git submodule sync --recursive
     - name: extract tag
       id: vars
       run: echo ::set-output name=argo_version::$(date -u '+%Y.%m.%d')