diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-workflow.yml
index b719ea24f4..d49e9bb13c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-workflow.yml
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             ./3rdparty/xz
             ./3rdparty/gtest
+            ./.git/modules/
 
       - name: Checkout Submodules
         if: steps.cache-submodules.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive
+        run: git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs 2
 
       # -- SETUP CCACHE - https://cristianadam.eu/20200113/speeding-up-c-plus-plus-github-actions-using-ccache/
       - name: Prepare ccache timestamp
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-workflow.yml
index 1fff7af896..8f0f3946e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-workflow.yml
@@ -65,10 +65,11 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             ./3rdparty/xz
             ./3rdparty/gtest
+            ./.git/modules/
 
       - name: Checkout Submodules
         if: steps.cache-submodules.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive
+        run: git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs 2
 
       - name: Prepare Artifact Git Info
         shell: bash