ci: add more recursion
diff --git a/.github/workflows/user_project_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/user_project_ci.yml
index f3a1691..e1a6009 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/user_project_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/user_project_ci.yml
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        submodules: 'recursive'
 
     - name: restore gds cache
       uses: actions/cache@v3