diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index dcdfc03cb..3f95e88ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
-        submodules: true
+        submodules: recursive
         persist-credentials: false
 
     - name: Setup environment
diff --git a/.github/workflows/extra-builds.yml b/.github/workflows/extra-builds.yml
index 260f676d5..a70ce720f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/extra-builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/extra-builds.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
-          submodules: true
+          submodules: recursive
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup MSVC
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
-          submodules: true
+          submodules: recursive
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Build
         run: |
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
-          submodules: true
+          submodules: recursive
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-docs.yml
index ff2b96872..f360dfea7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-docs.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-          submodules: true
+          submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Runtime environment
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build.yml b/.github/workflows/test-build.yml
index e09fd9eb3..79bcb641f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Yosys
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
-          submodules: true
+          submodules: recursive
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup environment
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Yosys
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: true
+          submodules: recursive
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Runtime environment
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-compile.yml b/.github/workflows/test-compile.yml
index 3093e8dfd..ccdfa0fad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-compile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-compile.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Yosys
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
-          submodules: true
+          submodules: recursive
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup environment
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-sanitizers.yml b/.github/workflows/test-sanitizers.yml
index a1229d164..a6374366e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-sanitizers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-sanitizers.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Yosys
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
-          submodules: true
+          submodules: recursive
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup environment
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-verific-cfg.yml b/.github/workflows/test-verific-cfg.yml
index 6721c0c9b..3a0fcc1fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-verific-cfg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-verific-cfg.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-          submodules: true
+          submodules: recursive
       - name: Runtime environment
         run: |
           echo "procs=$(nproc)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-verific.yml b/.github/workflows/test-verific.yml
index 9143c2f19..8bbd0c33f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-verific.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-verific.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-          submodules: true
+          submodules: recursive
       - name: Runtime environment
         run: |
           echo "procs=$(nproc)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-          submodules: true
+          submodules: recursive
       - name: Install UV
         run: |
           curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index e6381a637..20d5c8b27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          submodules: true
+          submodules: recursive
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       - name: Get FFI