diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 41f390013..26e5bfb76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -66,20 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Nim
         uses: iffy/install-nim@v5
         with:
-          version: binary:2.2.4
-
-      - name: Get submodules hash
-        id: submodules
-        run: |
-          echo "hash=$(git submodule status | awk '{print $1}' | sort | shasum -a 256 | sed 's/[ -]*//g')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Cache submodules
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: |
-            vendor/
-            .git/modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-vendor-modules-${{ steps.submodules.outputs.hash }}
+          version: binary:2.2.6
 
       - name: Make update
         run: make update
@@ -112,20 +99,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Nim
         uses: iffy/install-nim@v5
         with:
-          version: binary:2.2.4
-
-      - name: Get submodules hash
-        id: submodules
-        run: |
-          echo "hash=$(git submodule status | awk '{print $1}' | sort | shasum -a 256 | sed 's/[ -]*//g')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Cache submodules
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: |
-            vendor/
-            .git/modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-vendor-modules-${{ steps.submodules.outputs.hash }}
+          version: binary:2.2.6
 
       - name: Make update
         run: make update
@@ -184,20 +158,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Nim
         uses: iffy/install-nim@v5
         with:
-          version: binary:2.2.4
-
-      - name: Get submodules hash
-        id: submodules
-        run: |
-          echo "hash=$(git submodule status | awk '{print $1}' | sort | shasum -a 256 | sed 's/[ -]*//g')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Cache submodules
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: |
-            vendor/
-            .git/modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-vendor-modules-${{ steps.submodules.outputs.hash }}
+          version: binary:2.2.6
 
       - name: Build nph
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/container-image.yml b/.github/workflows/container-image.yml
index 4cc0a8f10..fb10987d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container-image.yml
@@ -50,22 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ steps.secrets.outcome == 'success' }}
         uses: iffy/install-nim@v5
         with:
-          version: binary:2.2.4
-
-      - name: Get submodules hash
-        id: submodules
-        if: ${{ steps.secrets.outcome == 'success' }}
-        run: |
-          echo "hash=$(git submodule status | awk '{print $1}' | sort | shasum -a 256 | sed 's/[ -]*//g')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Cache submodules
-        if: ${{ steps.secrets.outcome == 'success' }}
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: |
-            vendor/
-            .git/modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-vendor-modules-${{ steps.submodules.outputs.hash }}
+          version: binary:2.2.6
 
       - name: Build binaries
         id: build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index be891d773..7806f711d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Nim
         uses: iffy/install-nim@v5
         with:
-          version: binary:2.2.4
+          version: binary:2.2.6
 
       - name: prep variables
         id: vars
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-assets.yml b/.github/workflows/release-assets.yml
index abd7af94d..575e793ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-assets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-assets.yml
@@ -31,20 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Nim
         uses: iffy/install-nim@v5
         with:
-          version: binary:2.2.4
-
-      - name: Get submodules hash
-        id: submodules
-        run: |
-          echo "hash=$(git submodule status | awk '{print $1}' | sort | shasum -a 256 | sed 's/[ -]*//g')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Cache submodules
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: |
-            vendor/
-            .git/modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{matrix.arch}}-submodules-${{ steps.submodules.outputs.hash }}
+          version: binary:2.2.6
 
       - name: Get tag
         id: version