diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 0d1e3b836..bcfed603f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 [submodule "packages/awesome-tauri"]
 	path = packages/awesome-tauri
 	url = https://github.com/tauri-apps/awesome-tauri
+	branch = dev
 [submodule "packages/tauri"]
 	path = packages/tauri
 	url = https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri.git
+	branch = dev
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index bb9a778b5..04094d395 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
   "extends": ["config:base", "helpers:pinGitHubActionDigests"],
-  "cloneSubmodules": true
+  "cloneSubmodules": true,
+  "git-submodules": {
+    "enabled": true
+  }
 }