diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 7f7815cc0..66c159b4e 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "cmake"]
 	path = cmake
 	url = git@bitbucket.org:gtborg/cmake
+	branch = 2.4.0