Always fetch the latest plugin versions from remote

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -5,10 +5,16 @@ stages:
   - test
 
 variables:
-  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
+  # recursive should work here, but gitlab-runner does not pull the latest remote
+  # for submodules: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/issues/3011
+  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: none
   MAVEN_CLI_OPTS: "--batch-mode"
   MAVEN_OPTS: "-Dmaven.repo.local=.m2/repository -Dbuild.tooling=true -Dbuild.af3=true -Dbuild.emf=true"
 
+
+before_script:
+  - docker login -u gitlab-ci-token -p "$CI_JOB_TOKEN" "$CI_REGISTRY"
+
 cache:
   paths:
     - .m2/repository/
@@ -16,6 +22,12 @@ cache:
 
 build:
   stage: build
+  before_script:
+    - docker login -u gitlab-ci-token -p "$CI_JOB_TOKEN" "$CI_REGISTRY"
+    # Make Git submodules work
+    - which git || (apk --no-cache add git)
+    - git submodule sync --recursive
+    - git submodule update  --remote --recursive
   script:
     - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS verify