diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-linux.yml
index a41542064..b14c2125a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-linux.yml
@@ -42,19 +42,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "Checking out repository"
         env:
-          BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
+          BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.ref }}
           REPO_ADDRESS: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}
         run: |
-          # TODO : investigate warning: --depth is ignored in local clones; use file:// instead
-          git \
-            -c submodule."third_party/torch-mlir".update=none \
-            -c submodule."third_party/stablehlo".update=none \
-            -c submodule."src/runtime_src/core/common/aiebu".update=none \
-            clone \
-            --recursive \
-            --shallow-submodules \
-            --depth 1 \
-            -b $BRANCH_NAME $REPO_ADDRESS .
+          git init
+          git remote add origin $REPO_ADDRESS
+          git -c protocol.version=2 fetch --depth 1 origin $BRANCH_NAME
+          git reset --hard FETCH_HEAD
+          git -c submodule."third_party/torch-mlir".update=none -c submodule."third_party/stablehlo".update=none -c submodule."src/runtime_src/core/common/aiebu".update=none submodule update --init --recursive --depth 1 --single-branch -j 10
           
       - name: Install deps
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml
index 3d7b53843..92f435643 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml
@@ -46,18 +46,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "Checking out repository"
         env:
-          BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
+          BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.ref }}
           REPO_ADDRESS: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}
         run: |
-          git \
-            -c submodule."third_party/torch-mlir".update=none \
-            -c submodule."third_party/stablehlo".update=none \
-            -c submodule."src/runtime_src/core/common/aiebu".update=none \
-            clone \
-            --recursive \
-            --shallow-submodules \
-            --depth 1 \
-            -b $BRANCH_NAME $REPO_ADDRESS .
+          git init
+          git remote add origin $REPO_ADDRESS
+          git -c protocol.version=2 fetch --depth 1 origin $BRANCH_NAME
+          git reset --hard FETCH_HEAD
+          git -c submodule."third_party/torch-mlir".update=none -c submodule."third_party/stablehlo".update=none -c submodule."src/runtime_src/core/common/aiebu".update=none submodule update --init --recursive --depth 1 --single-branch -j 10
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
index c65ff97b4..98c61adc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
@@ -49,18 +49,14 @@ jobs:
           
       - name: "Checking out repository"
         env:
-          BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
+          BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.ref }}
           REPO_ADDRESS: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}
         run: |
-          git \
-            -c submodule."third_party/torch-mlir".update=none \
-            -c submodule."third_party/stablehlo".update=none \
-            -c submodule."src/runtime_src/core/common/aiebu".update=none \
-            clone \
-            --recursive \
-            --shallow-submodules \
-            --depth 1 \
-            -b $BRANCH_NAME $REPO_ADDRESS .
+          git init
+          git remote add origin $REPO_ADDRESS
+          git -c protocol.version=2 fetch --depth 1 origin $BRANCH_NAME
+          git reset --hard FETCH_HEAD
+          git -c submodule."third_party/torch-mlir".update=none -c submodule."third_party/stablehlo".update=none -c submodule."src/runtime_src/core/common/aiebu".update=none submodule update --init --recursive --depth 1 --single-branch -j 10
 
       - name: Setup Cpp
         uses: aminya/setup-cpp@v1