diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index f21a415..70d843c 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [submodule "qmk_upstream"]
 	path = qmk_upstream
 	url = https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware.git
+    ignore = untracked
 [submodule "qmk_framework"]
 	path = qmk_framework
 	url = https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/qmk_firmware.git
+    ignore = untracked