diff --git a/.github/workflows/hugo.yml b/.github/workflows/hugo.yml
index 5795bdc3d..70dc44069 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hugo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hugo.yml
@@ -10,20 +10,29 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          submodules: true  # Fetch Hugo themes (true OR recursive)
-          fetch-depth: 0    # Fetch all history for .GitInfo and .Lastmod
 
+      - name: Checkout submodules
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          git submodule sync --recursive
+          git -c "http.extraheader=$auth_header" -c protocol.version=2 submodule update --init --force --recursive --depth=1
       - name: Setup Hugo
         uses: peaceiris/actions-hugo@v2
         with:
-          hugo-version: '0.114.0'
+          hugo-version: '0.120.4'
+          extended: true
 
       - name: Build
-        run: hugo --minify -s exampleSite --themesDir ../..
+        run: |
+          hugo \
+            --minify \
+            --themesDir ../.. \
+            --baseURL "${{ steps.pages.outputs.base_url }}/"
+        working-directory: ./exampleSite
 
       - name: Deploy
         uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          publish_branch: pages
           publish_dir: ./exampleSite/public