diff --git a/.github/workflows/force-docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/force-docker-build.yml
index e50a1315102da..abf0e186776e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/force-docker-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/force-docker-build.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: "v${{ github.event.inputs.git_tag }}"
+          submodules: true  # this job build devel image, devel image includes hub submodule
       - name: Set envs and versions
         run: |
           JINA_VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.git_tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag.yml b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
index eb2a1fd43d4b1..aecf51ddcaa24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ jobs:
         tag_pyversion: ["-py37", "-py38", "-py39"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: true  # this job build devel image, devel image includes hub submodule
       - name: Set envs and versions
         run: |
           echo "VCS_REF=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_ENV