diff --git a/.github/workflows/early_integration.yaml b/.github/workflows/early_integration.yaml
index 59940db38..caf916749 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/early_integration.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/early_integration.yaml
@@ -89,22 +89,20 @@ jobs:
         with: {tool-cache: true, large-packages: false}
       - name: Checkout built branch
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683  # v4.2.2
-        with: {submodules: true}
+        with:
+          submodules: true
       - name: Checkout Kokkos devel branch
-        run: |
-          cd vendor/kokkos
-          git fetch
-          git checkout develop
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683  # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          path: vendor/kokkos
       - name: Checkout Kokkos Kernels devel branch
-        run: |
-          cd vendor/kokkos-kernels
-          git fetch
-          git checkout develop
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683  # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          path: vendor/kokkos-kernels
       - name: Checkout Kokkos-fft devel branch
-        run: |
-          cd vendor/kokkos-fft
-          git fetch
-          git checkout main
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683  # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          path: vendor/kokkos-fft
       - name: Test
         id: test
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gyselalibxx.yaml b/.github/workflows/gyselalibxx.yaml
index 83ed670ad..5187d46bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gyselalibxx.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gyselalibxx.yaml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout ddc
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683  # v4.2.2
         with:
-          submodules: true
           path: vendor/ddc
+          submodules: true
       - name: Build
         run: |
           cat<<-EOF > run.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pages.yaml b/.github/workflows/pages.yaml
index a07fa26c5..a2e4aa04b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pages.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pages.yaml
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ jobs:
         with: {tool-cache: true, large-packages: false}
       - name: Checkout built branch
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683  # v4.2.2
-        with: {submodules: true}
+        with:
+          submodules: true
       - name: Collect image artifact
         if: needs.id_repo.outputs.in_base_repo == 'false'
         uses: actions/download-artifact@95815c38cf2ff2164869cbab79da8d1f422bc89e  # v4.2.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-ubuntu.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests-ubuntu.yaml
index c72c78251..7c3a0b23f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-ubuntu.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-ubuntu.yaml
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ jobs:
         with: {tool-cache: true, large-packages: false}
       - name: Checkout built branch
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683  # v4.2.2
-        with: {submodules: true}
+        with:
+          submodules: true
       - name: Collect image artifact
         if: needs.id_repo.outputs.in_base_repo == 'false'
         uses: actions/download-artifact@95815c38cf2ff2164869cbab79da8d1f422bc89e  # v4.2.1
@@ -321,7 +322,8 @@ jobs:
         with: {tool-cache: true, large-packages: false}
       - name: Checkout built branch
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683  # v4.2.2
-        with: {submodules: true}
+        with:
+          submodules: true
       - name: Collect image artifact
         if: needs.id_repo.outputs.in_base_repo == 'false'
         uses: actions/download-artifact@95815c38cf2ff2164869cbab79da8d1f422bc89e  # v4.2.1
@@ -416,7 +418,8 @@ jobs:
         with: {tool-cache: true, large-packages: false}
       - name: Checkout built branch
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683  # v4.2.2
-        with: {submodules: true}
+        with:
+          submodules: true
       - name: Collect image artifact
         if: needs.id_repo.outputs.in_base_repo == 'false'
         uses: actions/download-artifact@95815c38cf2ff2164869cbab79da8d1f422bc89e  # v4.2.1