submodule_update.yml

name: Submodule Update
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  repository_dispatch:
    types:
      - submodule_update
jobs:
  submodule_update:
    name: Submodule Update
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          submodules: recursive
      - name: Update submodule
        run: |
          git config --global user.name "${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
          git config --global user.email "${GITHUB_ACTOR}@users.noreply.github.com"
          cd rdrf
          git checkout next_release
          git pull
          cd ..
          git add rdrf
          git commit -m "Submodule Update"
          git push