diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-pipeline.yml
index 0f1529fe4..644c463a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-pipeline.yml
@@ -30,13 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: false
-      - name: Checkout specific tag for Kakarot submodule
-        run: |
-          git submodule update --init
-          cd lib/kakarot
-          git fetch --tags
-          git checkout v0.9.6
+          submodules: recursive
       - name: install foundry
         uses: foundry-rs/foundry-toolchain@v1
         with: