diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-umu-debian-12.yml b/.github/workflows/build-umu-debian-12.yml
index 3737b1bb..6fd55400 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-umu-debian-12.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-umu-debian-12.yml
@@ -17,16 +17,25 @@ jobs:
       options: --privileged -it
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: Copy debian packaging folder to the repository root
-      run: cp -rvf ./packaging/deb/debian ./debian
-
     - name: Update APT Cache
       run: apt update -y
 
     - name: Install build dependencies
-      run: apt install -y dh-make dpkg-dev
+      run: apt install -y dh-make dpkg-dev git
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: recursive
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    - name: Configure Git safe directory
+      run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+
+    - name: Initialize submodules
+      run: git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+    - name: Copy debian packaging folder to the repository root
+      run: cp -rvf ./packaging/deb/debian ./debian
 
     - name: Setup dh_make quilt files
       run: LOGNAME=root dh_make --createorig -y -l -p umu-launcher_1.1.4 || true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-umu-fedora-40.yml b/.github/workflows/build-umu-fedora-40.yml
index 62017245..44b61c54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-umu-fedora-40.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-umu-fedora-40.yml
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ jobs:
       run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
 
     - name: Install build dependencies
-      run: dnf install -y rpm-build meson ninja-build cmake g++ gcc-c++ scdoc git python3-devel python3-build python3-installer python3-hatchling python python3 cargo
+      run: dnf install -y rpm-build meson ninja-build cmake g++ gcc-c++ scdoc git python3-devel python3-build python3-installer python3-hatchling python python3 cargo python3-hatch-vcs python3-wheel libzstd libzstd-devel
 
     - name: Build the project
       run: |
+        git submodule update --init --recursive
         ./configure.sh --prefix=/usr
         make
         mkdir -p ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-umu-fedora-41.yml b/.github/workflows/build-umu-fedora-41.yml
index 908ab3a7..fe9c9849 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-umu-fedora-41.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-umu-fedora-41.yml
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Configure Git safe directory
       run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-
+      
     - name: Install build dependencies
-      run: dnf install -y rpm-build meson ninja-build cmake g++ gcc-c++ scdoc git python3-devel python3-build python3-installer python3-hatchling python python3 cargo
+      run: dnf install -y rpm-build meson ninja-build cmake g++ gcc-c++ scdoc git python3-devel python3-build python3-installer python3-hatchling python python3 cargo python3-hatch-vcs python3-wheel libzstd libzstd-devel
 
     - name: Build the project
       run: |
+        git submodule update --init --recursive
         ./configure.sh --prefix=/usr
         make
         mkdir -p ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-umu-ubuntu-noble.yml b/.github/workflows/build-umu-ubuntu-noble.yml
index d69eb33f..c906c53b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-umu-ubuntu-noble.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-umu-ubuntu-noble.yml
@@ -17,16 +17,25 @@ jobs:
       options: --privileged -it
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: Copy debian packaging folder to the repository root
-      run: cp -rvf ./packaging/deb/ubuntu ./debian
-
     - name: Update APT Cache
       run: apt update -y
 
     - name: Install build dependencies
-      run: apt install -y dh-make dpkg-dev
+      run: apt install -y dh-make dpkg-dev git
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: recursive
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    - name: Configure Git safe directory
+      run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+
+    - name: Initialize submodules
+      run: git submodule update --init --recursive
+      
+    - name: Copy debian packaging folder to the repository root
+      run: cp -rvf ./packaging/deb/ubuntu ./debian
 
     - name: Setup dh_make quilt files
       run: LOGNAME=root dh_make --createorig -y -l -p umu-launcher_1.1.4 || true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 0a97adb8..5b806385 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           echo "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ noble noble-updates noble-backports main universe restricted multiverse" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
-          sudo apt-get install meson scdoc python3-hatchling python3-build python3-installer python3-filelock shellcheck bubblewrap cargo libzstd1 python3-xxhash python3-cbor2 apparmor apparmor-profiles apparmor-profiles-extra python3-xlib
+          sudo apt-get install meson scdoc python3-hatchling python3-build python3-installer python3-filelock shellcheck bubblewrap cargo libzstd1 python3-xxhash python3-cbor2 apparmor apparmor-profiles apparmor-profiles-extra python3-xlib python3-hatch-vcs
           sudo apparmor_parser /usr/share/apparmor/extra-profiles/bwrap-userns-restrict
           python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install uv
diff --git a/.github/workflows/make.yml b/.github/workflows/make.yml
index 806fb9c2..89d65e9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/make.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/make.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        sudo apt-get install meson shellcheck scdoc python3-hatchling python3-build python3-installer python3-filelock cargo
+        sudo apt-get install meson shellcheck scdoc python3-hatchling python3-build python3-installer python3-filelock cargo python3-hatch-vcs python3-wheel libzstd-dev
     - name: Initialize submodules
       run: |
         git submodule update --init --recursive