diff --git a/.github/workflows/libspm-update.yml b/.github/workflows/libspm-update.yml
index 4e57f38..f22efda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/libspm-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/libspm-update.yml
@@ -13,25 +13,32 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout parent repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
-          repository: 'Soviet-Linux/libspm'
+          submodules: true  # Ensure submodules are checked out
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Update submodule
+      - name: Configure Git
         run: |
-          git submodule update --remote --merge
           git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
 
-      - name: Create new branch and commit changes
+      - name: Update submodule
         run: |
+          set -x  # Enable debug logging
           git checkout -b update-submodule
+          git submodule update --remote --merge
           git add .
           git commit -m "Update submodule to latest commit"
 
+      - name: Push changes
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          git push origin update-submodule
+
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           title: "Update submodule"
           body: "This PR updates the submodule to the latest commit."
-          branch: "update-submodule"
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+          branch: "update-submodule"