diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f915e7555..a30ef1e6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ jobs:
          )
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
+      - name: Update Submodules
+        run: |
+          git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
       - name: Cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ github.workflow }}
       - name: Build with Maven
-        run: mvn clean test -fae -T 2 -B -V -DcloudBuild -Dmaven.wagon.http.retryHandler.count=3 -Dmaven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds=25
+        run: mvn clean test -fae -T 2 -B -V -Drat.skip -DcloudBuild -Dmaven.wagon.http.retryHandler.count=3 -Dmaven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds=25
       - name: Archive build artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index f28356d3c..9e7b9300b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: plugin
-          submodules: 'recursive'
+      - name: Update Submodules
+        working-directory: plugin
+        run: |
+          git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@4512585405083f25c027a35db413c2b3b9006d50
         # Pinned version 2.11.1
         if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event_name != 'push'