diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_tools.yaml b/.github/workflows/release_tools.yaml
index ce0dfc3f5b..8c336b4fef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_tools.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_tools.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   ref: "${{ github.event.inputs.commit }}"
             - name: Checkout submodules
-              run: scripts/checkout_submodules.py --shallow --platform linux
+              run: scripts/checkout_submodules.py --allow-changing-global-git-config --shallow --platform linux
             - name: Bootstrap
               timeout-minutes: 10
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh