diff --git a/.github/workflows/blockchain-link-test.yml b/.github/workflows/blockchain-link-test.yml
index 991a08ddf9a..006749c963c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/blockchain-link-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/blockchain-link-test.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-desktop-apps.yml b/.github/workflows/build-desktop-apps.yml
index 95f96bfb163..e9a2874262e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-desktop-apps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-desktop-apps.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           lfs: true
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
       - name: Install node and yarn
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           lfs: true
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
       - name: Install node and yarn
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/connect-nextra-dev-release.yml b/.github/workflows/connect-nextra-dev-release.yml
index 6befaf50597..a6a040d00e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/connect-nextra-dev-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/connect-nextra-dev-release.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
 
       # Pull only files needed for connect to save LFS bandwidth
       - name: "Pull LFS files for connect"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/connect-pre-release-init.yml b/.github/workflows/connect-pre-release-init.yml
index c4ebe1aecda..7b5562cec16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/connect-pre-release-init.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/connect-pre-release-init.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # Number of commits to fetch. 0 indicates all history for all branches and tags.
           fetch-depth: 0
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
 
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn install
 
       - name: Build dependencies
-        # Running `build:libs` requires action to checkout with `submodules: recursive`.
+        # Running `build:libs` requires action to checkout with `submodules: true`.
         run: yarn build:libs
 
       - name: Run @trezor/connect create npm release branch
diff --git a/.github/workflows/connect-test.yml b/.github/workflows/connect-test.yml
index ab27519b289..72ed8d74943 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/connect-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/connect-test.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/connect-transport-e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/connect-transport-e2e-test.yml
index f4baa5019e1..da863157dae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/connect-transport-e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/connect-transport-e2e-test.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
 
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/connect-web-e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/connect-web-e2e-test.yml
index dfa9685300a..5bba0cfcf76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/connect-web-e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/connect-web-e2e-test.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
 
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template-connect-build-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/template-connect-build-deploy.yml
index 1c3cad4b0a7..5efd4f57168 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template-connect-build-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template-connect-build-deploy.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
 
       # Pull only files needed for connect to save LFS bandwidth
       - name: "Pull LFS files for connect"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template-connect-popup-test-params.yml b/.github/workflows/template-connect-popup-test-params.yml
index 2f9041ed18f..94d61dd9995 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template-connect-popup-test-params.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template-connect-popup-test-params.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
 
       - name: Extract branch name
         run: echo "branch=${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:-${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
 
       - name: Extract branch name
         run: echo "branch=${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:-${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template-connect-test-params.yml b/.github/workflows/template-connect-test-params.yml
index aec6ab3891a..8641f9d3f1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template-connect-test-params.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template-connect-test-params.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation.yml b/.github/workflows/validation.yml
index 173475e069d..d3cf7c009a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
       - name: "Checkout branches for Nx"
         uses: ./.github/actions/nx-checkout
       - name: "Minimal yarn install"
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
       - name: "Checkout branches for Nx"
         uses: ./.github/actions/nx-checkout
       - name: "Minimal yarn install"
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
       - name: "Checkout branches for Nx"
         uses: ./.github/actions/nx-checkout
       - name: "Minimal yarn install"