diff --git a/github-actions/fabm0d-gotm-ersem/fabm0d-gotm-ersem-build.sh b/github-actions/fabm0d-gotm-ersem/fabm0d-gotm-ersem-build.sh
index cc7561b..c8dc461 100755
--- a/github-actions/fabm0d-gotm-ersem/fabm0d-gotm-ersem-build.sh
+++ b/github-actions/fabm0d-gotm-ersem/fabm0d-gotm-ersem-build.sh
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ echo "Cloning FABM"
 git clone https://github.com/fabm-model/fabm.git
 
 echo "Cloning GOTM"
-git clone https://github.com/gotm-model/code.git gotm
-cd gotm && git checkout v6.0 && git submodule update --init --recursive && cd ..
+git clone --recursive https://github.com/gotm-model/code.git gotm
 
 echo "Checking out branch: $BRANCH"
 cd ersem && git checkout $BRANCH && cd ..
diff --git a/github-actions/gotm-fabm-ersem/gotm-fabm-ersem-build.sh b/github-actions/gotm-fabm-ersem/gotm-fabm-ersem-build.sh
index eb35e64..bc3c60c 100755
--- a/github-actions/gotm-fabm-ersem/gotm-fabm-ersem-build.sh
+++ b/github-actions/gotm-fabm-ersem/gotm-fabm-ersem-build.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ echo "Cloning FABM"
 git clone https://github.com/fabm-model/fabm.git
 
 echo "Cloning GOTM"
-git clone https://github.com/gotm-model/code.git gotm
-cd gotm && git checkout v6.0 && git submodule update --init --recursive && cd ..
+git clone --recursive https://github.com/gotm-model/code.git gotm
 
 echo "Checking out branch: $BRANCH"
 cd ersem && git checkout $BRANCH && cd ..