diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 6eb97d7..71e8667 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 [submodule "cmake/cmake-version"]
 	path = cmake/cmake-version
 	url = https://github.com/Xaymar/cmake-version.git
+	fetchRecurseSubmodules = true
+	shallow = true
 [submodule "cmake/cmake-clang"]
 	path = cmake/cmake-clang
 	url = https://github.com/Xaymar/cmake-clang.git
+	fetchRecurseSubmodules = true
+	shallow = true