diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "vendor/micropython"]
+	path = vendor/micropython
+	url = git@github.com:satoshilabs/micropython.git
diff --git a/vendor/micropython b/vendor/micropython
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+Subproject commit 9854beef6bb9cecc92927cb2c419998e8502bda4