diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev_codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/dev_codeql.yml
index 41e3544..c32d337 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev_codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev_codeql.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+    - name: checkout submodules
+      run: git submodule update --init --recursive
+
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3