diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages-docc.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages-docc.yml
index d014a504a..8811abc34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages-docc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages-docc.yml
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   gh-pages-docc-build:
-    if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'main' }}
     name: Build DocC Docs
     runs-on: macos-latest
+    if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'main' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout 🛎️
         uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Configure AWS Credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@517a711dbcd0e402f90c77e7e2f81e849156e31d # v6.2.2