diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index ba81104..1a1788c 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ type: docker
 name: build & deploy
 
 steps:
+  - name: submodules
+    image: alpine/git
+    commands:
+      - git submodule update --recursive --remote
+
   - name: build
     image: plugins/hugo
     settings: