diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml
index 1b0464a575a3..1cd9768053c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-dev.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create and use reduced-dependencies package.json
         run: |
-          jq '.devDependencies |= with_entries(
-                  select(.key | test("prefix|hugo|css"))
-                )
-                | del(.dependencies, .optionalDependencies)' \
+          jq 'del(.dependencies, .optionalDependencies)' \
             package.json > tmp/package-min.json
           cp tmp/package-min.json package.json
 
@@ -38,18 +35,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: npm install --omit=optional
 
-      - name: Fetch all submodules at HEAD
-        run: npm run update:submodule
-
-      - name:
-          Revert to pinned versions of submodules except for
-          submodule_path_regex
-        run: npm run _pin -- ${{ inputs.submodule_path_regex }}
-
       - run: npm run log:test-and-fix
-        continue-on-error: true
         env:
-          GET: no
+          PIN_SKIP: ${{ inputs.submodule_path_regex }}
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-actions.yml
index 078a6665e6ac..9a9bf1c7b725 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-actions.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           PR_ACTION=$(echo $COMMENT | grep -oP '/fix:\K\w+')
           echo "Action is $PR_ACTION"
-          ACTION_NAMES="all|dict|filenames|format|i18n|markdown|refcache|submodules|text"
+          ACTION_NAMES="all|dict|filenames|format|i18n|markdown|refcache|submodules?|text"
           if [[ ! "$PR_ACTION" =~ ^($ACTION_NAMES)$ ]]; then
             echo "Invalid action name: $PR_ACTION"
             echo "Action name should be one of: $ACTION_NAMES"
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
             all|refcache)
               npm install --omit=optional
               ;&
-            dict|filenames|format|markdown|submodules)
+            dict|filenames|format|markdown|submodule*)
               npm run fix:$PR_ACTION
               ;;
           esac
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 49dad6c0a0a1..741c6aac9685 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
     "_filename-error": "echo 'ERROR: the following files violate naming conventions; fix using: `npm run fix:filenames`'; echo; npm run -s _ls-bad-filenames; exit 1",
     "_fix:most": "npm run all -- $(npm -s run _list:fix:* | grep -Ev 'refcache|submodule')",
     "_get:no": "echo SKIPPING get operation",
-    "_get:submodule:non-lang": "npm run _get:submodule -- content-modules/opentelemetry-specification themes/docsy",
     "_get:submodule": "set -x && git submodule update --init ${DEPTH:- --depth 999}",
     "_hugo": "hugo --cleanDestinationDir",
     "_install:dict": "npm install -D $(npm run -s _list:dict)",
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@
     "_list:dict": "grep '^\\s*\"@cspell' package.json | awk -F: '{print $1}'  | tr -d '\"'",
     "_list:fix:*": "npm run --loglevel=warn | grep -Ee '^\\s*fix:[^:]+$' | grep -v 'fix:all'",
     "_ls-bad-filenames": "find assets content static -name '*_*' ! -name '[_.]*'",
-    "_pin": "scripts/pin-submodules.pl",
+    "_pin:submodule": "scripts/pin-submodules.pl",
     "_prebuild": "npm run seq -- get:submodule cp:spec",
     "_prepare:docsy": "cd themes/docsy && npm install",
     "_prettier:any": "npx prettier --ignore-path ''",
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@
     "fix:i18n": "npm run fix:i18n:new",
     "fix:markdown": "npm run check:markdown -- --fix",
     "fix:refcache": "npm run check:links",
-    "fix:submodules": "npm run update:submodule && npm run _pin",
+    "fix:submodule": "npm run pin:submodule",
     "fix:text": "npm run check:text -- --fix",
     "fix": "npm run fix:all",
     "format": "npm run _check:format -- --write && npm run _check:format:ja+zh -- --write",
@@ -81,13 +80,15 @@
     "make:public": "make public ls-public",
     "netlify-build:preview": "npm run seq -- build:preview diff:check",
     "netlify-build:production": "npm run seq -- build:production diff:check",
+    "pin:submodule": "npm run _pin:submodule -- $PIN_SKIP",
+    "postfix:submodule": "git submodule",
     "postget:submodule": "git submodule",
     "prebuild:preview": "npm run _prebuild",
     "prebuild:production": "npm run _prebuild",
     "prebuild": "npm run _prebuild",
     "precheck:links:internal": "npm run build && npm run update:htmltest-config",
     "precheck:links": "npm run build && npm run update:htmltest-config",
-    "prefix:submodules": "npm run update:submodule",
+    "prefix:submodule": "npm run update:submodule",
     "prepare": "npm run seq -- get:submodule _prepare:docsy",
     "preserve:hugo": "npm run _prebuild",
     "preserve:netlify": "npm run seq -- _prebuild _install:netlify-cli",
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@
     "serve:hugo": "npm run _serve:hugo -- --renderToMemory",
     "serve:netlify": "npm run _serve:netlify",
     "serve": "npm run serve:hugo --",
-    "test-and-fix": "npm run seq -- fix:submodules _fix:most test",
+    "test-and-fix": "npm run seq -- fix:submodule _fix:most test",
     "test": "npm run check",
     "update:htmltest-config": "scripts/htmltest-config.sh",
     "update:pkg:hugo": "npm install --save-dev --save-exact hugo-extended@latest",