diff --git a/cicd/stages/release.yml b/cicd/stages/release.yml
index 05679da9fa2d73df2f83f1c3f30dc9a729334c48..0773e9a9272a4a32ecd891f4e935f0aa3685f3c3 100644
--- a/cicd/stages/release.yml
+++ b/cicd/stages/release.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ create-release:
     QDS_PACKAGE_URL: "${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/generic/qt-ui-viewer/${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
     QDS_RELEASE_NAME: "Qt UI Viewer - ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
     QDS_RELEASE_DESCRIPTION: "This version is built with Qt-${QDS_CI_QT_VERSION}."
+    GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: none
   release:
     name: ${QDS_RELEASE_NAME}
     description: ${QDS_RELEASE_DESCRIPTION}