diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "libgit2"]
+	path = libgit2
+	url = https://github.com/GerardWalace/libgit2.git
diff --git a/libgit2 b/libgit2
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+Subproject commit 2665fefa0f3af60c04b747e2f06c0d4ca6ea75f7