diff --git a/update_submodules.sh b/update_submodules.sh
index e76f5a33..01d00c7b 100755
--- a/update_submodules.sh
+++ b/update_submodules.sh
@@ -4,20 +4,20 @@
 timestamp=$(date +%s)
 
 for version in 1.04 1.05 2.01 2.02 2.03; do
-	# Checkout to the specified version for the SSOT directory
-	git checkout version-$version
-
-	# Pull the latest code from origin for this version (i.e. Git branch) of the SSOT directory
-	git pull origin version-$version
+	# fetch the latest version from the remote
+	git fetch origin version-$version
 
-	# Check out a new branch to get around branch protection
-	git checkout -b update-submodules-$timestamp-$version
+	# Checkout to the specified version for the SSOT directory
+	git checkout --force origin/version-$version
 
 	# Discard local changes to submodules
 	# See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/27415757/2323348
 	git submodule deinit -f .
 	git submodule update --init
 
+	# Check out a new branch to get around branch protection
+	git checkout -b update-submodules-$timestamp-$version
+
 	# Pull the latest versions of submodules
 	git submodule update --remote