diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/gitea_deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/gitea_deploy.yml
index 42cb3bcc7..dc5fe1aa4 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/gitea_deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/gitea_deploy.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 67c7bccbd..6a28587a0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.23-alpine3.20 AS build-env
 ARG GOPROXY
 ENV GOPROXY=${GOPROXY:-direct}
 
-ARG GITEA_VERSION
+ARG GITEA_VERSION = deploy_custom
 ARG TAGS="sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify"
 ENV TAGS="bindata timetzdata $TAGS"
 ARG CGO_EXTRA_CFLAGS