diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 64941492..466f06f5 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,21 +1,28 @@
 [submodule "modules/autosuggestions/external"]
 	path = modules/autosuggestions/external
 	url = https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions
+	ignore = dirty
 [submodule "modules/history-substring-search/external"]
 	path = modules/history-substring-search/external
 	url = https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-history-substring-search.git
+	ignore = dirty
 [submodule "modules/syntax-highlighting/external"]
 	path = modules/syntax-highlighting/external
 	url = https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git
+	ignore = dirty
 [submodule "modules/completion/external"]
 	path = modules/completion/external
 	url = https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-completions.git
+	ignore = dirty
 [submodule "modules/prompt/external/powerline"]
 	path = modules/prompt/external/powerline
 	url = https://github.com/davidjrice/prezto_powerline.git
+	ignore = dirty
 [submodule "modules/prompt/external/agnoster"]
 	path = modules/prompt/external/agnoster
 	url = https://github.com/agnoster/agnoster-zsh-theme.git
+	ignore = dirty
 [submodule "modules/prompt/functions/pure"]
 	path = modules/prompt/external/pure
 	url = https://github.com/sindresorhus/pure.git
+	ignore = dirty