diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "packages/unofficial"]
+	path = packages/unofficial
+	url = git@github.com:OpenELEC/unofficial-addons.git
diff --git a/packages/unofficial b/packages/unofficial
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+Subproject commit 4249e463f1b01df907748b626dcdc5413fb87eab