diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 20810845..a1fe79d7 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 [submodule "deps/llvm"]
 	path = deps/llvm
 	url = https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project.git
+	branch = main
+
 [submodule "deps/libuv"]
 	path = deps/libuv
 	url = https://github.com/libuv/libuv.git
+	branch = v1.x