diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 0112328..dc167d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ jobs:
           aws-region: ${{ env.AWS_REGION }}
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: 'true'
       - name: Build
         run: cd app/ && hugo
       - name: Upload files to S3
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..760ecad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "app/themes/PaperMod"]
+	path = app/themes/PaperMod
+	url = https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod.git