diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_release.yml b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
index 0cca6ff..9417ae6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build, generate-release-notes]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
       - name: Download app bundle
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -218,10 +222,6 @@ jobs:
           mkdir whatsnew
           mv whatsnew-en-US whatsnew
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
-
       # https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/13466/can-grep-output-only-specified-groupings-that-match'
       # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74353311/github-workflow-unable-to-process-file-command-env-successfully
       - name: Create Google Play release name