diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 82b124fdda49a932835d2c308932fdb64021a2eb..7e286f87727994481234fe63210254138f830be9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ publish-repository:
   stage: deploy
   script:
     - DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt update
-    - DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y python3-pip sshpass software-properties-common wget
+    - DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y git python3-pip sshpass software-properties-common wget
+    - git submodule init
+    - git submodule update
     - python3 -m pip install python-magic pyangbind verboselogs
     - wget -qO - https://osm-download.etsi.org/repository/osm/debian/ReleaseEIGHT/OSM%20ETSI%20Release%20Key.gpg | apt-key add -
     - add-apt-repository -y "deb [arch=amd64] https://osm-download.etsi.org/repository/osm/debian/ReleaseEIGHT stable devops IM osmclient"
@@ -29,7 +31,9 @@ build-local-repository:
   stage: build
   script:
     - DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt update
-    - DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y python3-pip sshpass software-properties-common wget
+    - DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y git python3-pip sshpass software-properties-common wget
+    - git submodule init
+    - git submodule update
     - python3 -m pip install python-magic pyangbind verboselogs
     - wget -qO - https://osm-download.etsi.org/repository/osm/debian/ReleaseEIGHT/OSM%20ETSI%20Release%20Key.gpg | apt-key add -
     - add-apt-repository -y "deb [arch=amd64] https://osm-download.etsi.org/repository/osm/debian/ReleaseEIGHT stable devops IM osmclient"