diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 81d3111..feb6499 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+variables:
+  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
+
 image:
   name: alpine/helm:3.5.4
   entrypoint: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]