diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index 6b23d29..df1f247 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
-clone:
-  git:
-    image: woodpeckerci/plugin-git
-    settings:
-      recursive: true
-      submodule_update_remote: true
+# clone:
+#   git:
+#     image: woodpeckerci/plugin-git
+#     settings:
+#       recursive: true
+#       submodule_update_remote: true
 pipeline:
+  prepare_repo:
+    image: alpine:3
+    commands:
+      - apk add git
+        #- git fetch --tags
+      - git submodule init
+      - git submodule update --recursive --remote
   check_formatting:
     image: alpine:3
     commands: