diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_conda.yml b/.github/workflows/build_conda.yml
index b08b2814..5ef5e00e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_conda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_conda.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Files
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+      - name: Add mkmf to PATH
+        run: |
+          echo $PWD/mkmf/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
       - name: Run Conda to Build
         run: |
           conda config --append channels conda-forge
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_conda.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_conda.yml
index e36a72ea..c2c2d622 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_conda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_conda.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
-      image: continuumio/miniconda3:latest
+      image: ghcr.io/noaa-gfdl/fre-cli:miniconda24.7.1_gcc14.2.0
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Files
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
       - name: Run Conda to Build and Publish
         run: |
           conda config --append channels conda-forge