diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/dependencies/dependencies.yml b/.gitlab/ci/dependencies/dependencies.yml
index e073762912..4ecef86f3c 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/dependencies/dependencies.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/dependencies/dependencies.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     - docker
   patterns:
     - docker
+    - submodule
 
 "build:windows":
   labels:
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/rules.yml b/.gitlab/ci/rules.yml
index 2e4eff95e6..fbf2138526 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/rules.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/rules.yml
@@ -745,6 +745,8 @@
     - <<: *if-label-docker
     - <<: *if-dev-push
       changes: *patterns-docker
+    - <<: *if-dev-push
+      changes: *patterns-submodule
 
 .rules:build:example_test:
   rules: