diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "dist/submodules/CORE"]
+	path = dist/submodules/CORE
+	url = https://git.staropensource.de/StarOpenSource/CORE-distrib-git.git
+[submodule "dist/submodules/SUI"]
+	path = dist/submodules/SUI
+	url = https://git.staropensource.de/StarOpenSource/SUI-distrib.git
diff --git a/dist/submodules/CORE b/dist/submodules/CORE
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+Subproject commit 24e402f9476a96f8be54621a673d48f1d125d877
diff --git a/dist/submodules/SUI b/dist/submodules/SUI
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+Subproject commit 4ae26a0bdfefc714ab1822d7332dd5c5df0bcf99