diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-java.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build-java.yaml
index 11bd55f..5abe524 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-java.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-java.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout source code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          token: ${{ secrets.GIT_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          submodules: 'true'
       - name: Setup java runtime
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with: