diff --git a/scripts/release/linux_x64/p2pool_linux_x64.sh b/scripts/release/linux_x64/p2pool_linux_x64.sh
index 67e51aa..2bdba8a 100755
--- a/scripts/release/linux_x64/p2pool_linux_x64.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/linux_x64/p2pool_linux_x64.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ git fetch --jobs=$(nproc)
 CHECKOUT_REF=${P2POOL_CHECKOUT:-$2}
 echo "Checking out ${CHECKOUT_REF} (version label $2)"
 git checkout "$CHECKOUT_REF"
-git submodule update --recursive --jobs $(nproc)
+git -c submodule.external/src/grpc.update=none submodule update --recursive --jobs $(nproc)
 
 export TZ=UTC0
 
diff --git a/scripts/release/macos_aarch64/p2pool_macos_aarch64.sh b/scripts/release/macos_aarch64/p2pool_macos_aarch64.sh
index 64ed777..502767a 100755
--- a/scripts/release/macos_aarch64/p2pool_macos_aarch64.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/macos_aarch64/p2pool_macos_aarch64.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ git fetch --jobs=$(nproc)
 CHECKOUT_REF=${P2POOL_CHECKOUT:-$2}
 echo "Checking out ${CHECKOUT_REF} (version label $2)"
 git checkout "$CHECKOUT_REF"
-git submodule update --recursive --jobs $(nproc)
+git -c submodule.external/src/grpc.update=none submodule update --recursive --jobs $(nproc)
 
 export TZ=UTC0
 
diff --git a/scripts/release/windows_x64/p2pool_windows_x64.sh b/scripts/release/windows_x64/p2pool_windows_x64.sh
index 8d2d7aa..22ee55b 100755
--- a/scripts/release/windows_x64/p2pool_windows_x64.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/windows_x64/p2pool_windows_x64.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ git fetch --jobs=$(nproc)
 CHECKOUT_REF=${P2POOL_CHECKOUT:-$2}
 echo "Checking out ${CHECKOUT_REF} (version label $2)"
 git checkout "$CHECKOUT_REF"
-git submodule update --recursive --jobs $(nproc)
+git -c submodule.external/src/grpc.update=none submodule update --recursive --jobs $(nproc)
 
 export TZ=UTC0