diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index 61a7e74..914a843 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5
-        with:
-          submodules: true
-          fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Update submodules
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive
+      - name: Checkout submodules with auth
+        run: |
+          git submodule init
+          git submodule set-url app "https://${{ gitea.actor }}:${{ gitea.token }}@git.datadunia.com/hainzero/WGRplane.git"
+          git submodule update --init --recursive
 
       - name: Debug - List app directory
         run: ls -la app/
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5
-        with:
-          submodules: true
-          fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Update submodules
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive
+      - name: Checkout submodules with auth
+        run: |
+          git submodule init
+          git submodule set-url app "https://${{ gitea.actor }}:${{ gitea.token }}@git.datadunia.com/hainzero/WGRplane.git"
+          git submodule update --init --recursive
 
       - name: Download all artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093