How to use CI to update Git submodules 🧩

Four ways to automate the updates of a Git submodule with GitLab CI 🍀

If you are using Git submodules in your project, you might want to keep them up to date so that their latest version is available. Unfortunately, by design, Git keeps track of the submodules using their commit SHA (ex. eb41d76) and it must be commited to your repository.