diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "build-scripts"]
+	path = build-scripts
+	url = git://taler.net/taler-build-scripts
diff --git a/build-scripts b/build-scripts
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+Subproject commit d9be86a291fcaa170d359b363cea29e156e86f07