diff --git a/.github/actions/get-llvm/action.yml b/.github/actions/get-llvm/action.yml
index c565735..1413a23 100644
--- a/.github/actions/get-llvm/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/get-llvm/action.yml
@@ -20,26 +20,22 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         if [ -z "${{ inputs.version }}" ]; then
-          # Get the full version from the LLVM submodule
-          if [ -d "llvm/.git" ]; then
-            cd llvm
-            # Try to get the most recent tag (e.g., "llvmorg-18.1.8")
-            LLVM_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null)
-            if [ -n "$LLVM_TAG" ]; then
-              echo "Detected LLVM version from submodule: $LLVM_TAG"
-              # Convert "llvmorg-x.y.z" to "llvm-x.y.z"
-              LLVM_VERSION=$(echo "$LLVM_TAG" | sed 's/^llvmorg-/llvm-/')
-              echo "Detected LLVM version from submodule: $LLVM_VERSION"
-              echo "version_prefix=$LLVM_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            else
-              echo "Could not detect LLVM version from submodule, will use latest release"
-              echo "version_prefix=" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            fi
-            cd ..
+          # Get the full version from the LLVM submodule.
+          git submodule update --init --recursive --depth 1
+          cd llvm
+          # Try to get the most recent tag (e.g., "llvmorg-18.1.8")
+          LLVM_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null)
+          if [ -n "$LLVM_TAG" ]; then
+            echo "Detected LLVM version from submodule: $LLVM_TAG"
+            # Convert "llvmorg-x.y.z" to "llvm-x.y.z"
+            LLVM_VERSION=$(echo "$LLVM_TAG" | sed 's/^llvmorg-/llvm-/')
+            echo "Detected LLVM version from submodule: $LLVM_VERSION"
+            echo "version_prefix=$LLVM_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
-            echo "LLVM submodule not initialized, will use latest release"
+            echo "Could not detect LLVM version from submodule, will use latest release"
             echo "version_prefix=" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
+          cd ..
         else
           echo "Using explicitly provided version: ${{ inputs.version }}"
           echo "version_prefix=${{ inputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT