diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-beta.yaml b/.github/workflows/android-beta.yaml
index 01b555b219..2b32f91a86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-beta.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-beta.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Parallel submodules checkout
         shell: bash
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(nproc) * 2))
+        run: git submodule update --depth 1 --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(nproc) * 20))
 
       - name: Checkout private keys
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/android-check.yaml
index 03edb32b21..7fa29cc18c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-check.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Parallel submodules checkout
         shell: bash
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(nproc) * 2))
+        run: git submodule update --depth 1 --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(nproc) * 20))
 
       - name: Configure in Open Source mode
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-monkey.yaml b/.github/workflows/android-monkey.yaml
index a58b43fad0..79b22a331d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-monkey.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-monkey.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Parallel submodules checkout
         shell: bash
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(nproc) * 2))
+        run: git submodule update --depth 1 --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(nproc) * 20))
 
       - name: Checkout private keys
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-release-metadata.yaml b/.github/workflows/android-release-metadata.yaml
index e98822eccc..d72a010921 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-release-metadata.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-release-metadata.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Parallel submodules checkout
         shell: bash
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(nproc) * 2))
+        run: git submodule update --depth 1 --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(nproc) * 20))
 
       - name: Checkout screenshots
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/android-release.yaml
index 37e82dd12d..821417d962 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-release.yaml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Parallel submodules checkout
         shell: bash
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(nproc) * 2))
+        run: git submodule update --depth 1 --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(nproc) * 20))
 
       - name: Checkout screenshots
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios-beta.yaml b/.github/workflows/ios-beta.yaml
index bd323a804f..b4d125376c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios-beta.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios-beta.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 100 # enough to get all commits for the current day
 
       - name: Parallel submodules checkout
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs=4
+        run: git submodule update --depth 1 --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu) * 20))
 
       - name: Checkout private keys
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/ios-check.yaml
index cd4a188a8a..d20bc3d58c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios-check.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Parallel submodules checkout
         shell: bash
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs=4
+        run: git submodule update --depth 1 --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu) * 20))
 
       - name: Configure
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/linux-check.yaml
index 2f9a3efa30..dcccb562a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-check.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Parallel submodules checkout
         shell: bash
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(nproc) * 2))
+        run: git submodule update --depth 1 --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(nproc) * 20))
 
       - name: Install build tools and dependencies
         shell: bash
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Parallel submodules checkout
         shell: bash
-        run: git submodule update --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(nproc) * 2))
+        run: git submodule update --depth 1 --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(nproc) * 20))
 
       - name: Install build tools and dependencies
         shell: bash