diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 46e02975..68567215 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with: {fetch-depth: 0, submodules: recursive}
+      with: {fetch-depth: 0, submodules: false}
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with: {python-version: '3.x'}
     - uses: casperdcl/deploy-pypi@v2