diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e186dac9f6234ed438241864a3d21f8a75db91a0..7aac894420445e73d0f0c60d32a616e7db3d0ff8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ build-staging:
 
 init_submodules:
   stage: gitlab_release
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"'
+    - when: manual
   script:
     - git clone https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/system-apps-update-info.git systemAppsUpdateInfo
   artifacts:
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 5c806d3485d9a989a1ec482be9d6efd74471f509..40111597fe16a60fc772dd17429327bd618dc673 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "commons-httpclient:commons-httpclient:3.1@jar" // remove after entire switch to lib v2
     implementation 'org.apache.jackrabbit:jackrabbit-webdav:2.13.5' // remove after entire switch to lib v2
     implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.10.1'
-    implementation("foundation.e:Nextcloud-Android-Library:2.0.2-u2.17-release") {
+    implementation("foundation.e:Nextcloud-Android-Library:2.0.3-u2.17-release") {
         exclude group: 'foundation.e.dav4jvm', module: 'dav4jvm'
         exclude group: 'com.gitlab.bitfireAT', module: 'dav4jvm'
         exclude group: 'org.ogce', module: 'xpp3' // unused in Android and brings wrong Junit version