diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule ".vcsetup"]
+	path = .vcsetup
+	url = https://github.com/dune-community/vcsetup.git
diff --git a/.vcsetup b/.vcsetup
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+Subproject commit 35b5b6119ba7026b0f7fac10cd19fd7f59ac4530