diff --git a/.github/workflows/sbom_license_check.yml b/.github/workflows/sbom_license_check.yml
index 81c880903e..aeaf1153c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sbom_license_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sbom_license_check.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
-          submodules: false
+          submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Install PyYAML
         run: pip install pyyaml --break-system-packages