diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml
index b946a7b..ac28a4f 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # pull full history for page lastmod by git commit date
+          submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Patch baseURL (staging only)
         if: github.ref_name != 'main'