diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 5f134ec3281e7e001942b02d0d1feb675d3cad28..e1c54eca5c81989879c56dccf3f3d97bb0d772f5 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -18,3 +18,11 @@
 	path = secworks-sha256
 	url = git@git.soton.ac.uk:soclabs/secworks-sha256.git
 	branch = main
+[submodule "$DESIGN_ROOT/accelerator-wrapper"]
+	branch = main
+[submodule "$DESIGN_ROOT/CHIPKIT"]
+	branch = main
+[submodule "$DESIGN_ROOT/nanosoc"]
+	branch = main
+[submodule "$DESIGN_ROOT/socsim"]
+	branch = main