diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/kibot.yml b/.gitea/workflows/kibot.yml
index 59eebd8..c6a3752 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/kibot.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/kibot.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ on:
         required: true
       ASTABLE_API_TOKEN:
         required: true
+      SUBMODULE_TOKEN:
+        description: "Gitea PAT (read:repository) — the job token cannot read cross-repo private submodules"
+        required: true
 
 env:
   PROJECT_NAME: ${{ inputs.project_name }}
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
+          token: ${{ secrets.SUBMODULE_TOKEN }}
       - name: KiBot ERC
         run: |
           [ -f "${PROJECT_NAME}/${PROJECT_NAME}.kicad_sch" ] || exit 0
@@ -123,6 +127,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
+          token: ${{ secrets.SUBMODULE_TOKEN }}
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: Validation
@@ -169,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
       KIBOT_VAR_rev_pcb: ${{ needs.extract_version.outputs.version }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with: { submodules: recursive }
+        with: { submodules: recursive, token: '${{ secrets.SUBMODULE_TOKEN }}' }
       - name: KiBot schematic PDF
         run: |
           export KIBOT_VAR_name=$(echo "${PROJECT_NAME}" | cut -d"-" -f1)
@@ -203,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
       KIBOT_VAR_rev_pcb: ${{ needs.extract_version.outputs.version }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with: { submodules: recursive }
+        with: { submodules: recursive, token: '${{ secrets.SUBMODULE_TOKEN }}' }
       - name: KiBot BOM
         run: |
           export KIBOT_VAR_name=$(echo "${PROJECT_NAME}" | cut -d"-" -f1)
@@ -238,7 +243,7 @@ jobs:
       KIBOT_VAR_rev_pcb: ${{ needs.extract_version.outputs.version }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with: { submodules: recursive }
+        with: { submodules: recursive, token: '${{ secrets.SUBMODULE_TOKEN }}' }
       - name: KiBot 3D (STEP)
         run: |
           export KIBOT_VAR_name=$(echo "${PROJECT_NAME}" | cut -d"-" -f1)
@@ -274,7 +279,7 @@ jobs:
       KIBOT_VAR_rev_pcb: ${{ needs.extract_version.outputs.version }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with: { submodules: recursive }
+        with: { submodules: recursive, token: '${{ secrets.SUBMODULE_TOKEN }}' }
       - name: KiBot gerbers
         run: |
           export KIBOT_VAR_name=$(echo "${PROJECT_NAME}" | cut -d"-" -f1)
@@ -308,7 +313,7 @@ jobs:
       KIBOT_VAR_rev_pcb: ${{ needs.extract_version.outputs.version }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with: { submodules: recursive }
+        with: { submodules: recursive, token: '${{ secrets.SUBMODULE_TOKEN }}' }
       - name: KiBot CPL
         run: |
           export KIBOT_VAR_name=$(echo "${PROJECT_NAME}" | cut -d"-" -f1)
@@ -343,7 +348,7 @@ jobs:
       KIBOT_VAR_rev_pcb: ${{ needs.extract_version.outputs.version }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with: { submodules: recursive }
+        with: { submodules: recursive, token: '${{ secrets.SUBMODULE_TOKEN }}' }
       - name: KiBot panel
         run: |
           export KIBOT_VAR_name=$(echo "${PROJECT_NAME}" | cut -d"-" -f1)
@@ -393,7 +398,7 @@ jobs:
       ASTABLE_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ASTABLE_API_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with: { submodules: recursive }
+        with: { submodules: recursive, token: '${{ secrets.SUBMODULE_TOKEN }}' }
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with: { name: Fabrication, path: Fabrication }
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
@@ -444,7 +449,7 @@ jobs:
       ASTABLE_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ASTABLE_API_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with: { submodules: recursive }
+        with: { submodules: recursive, token: '${{ secrets.SUBMODULE_TOKEN }}' }
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with: { name: Fabrication, path: Fabrication }
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3