diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 7015046..3e525c8 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ platform:
   arch: arm64
 
 steps:
+
+- name: submodules
+  image: alpine/git
+  commands:
+  - git submodule update --init --recursive
+
 - name: build
   image: plugins/hugo
   settings: