diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint_and_compile.yml b/.github/workflows/lint_and_compile.yml
index 4c55c88..3df5ff8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint_and_compile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint_and_compile.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ jobs:
         container:
           image: qmkfm/qmk_cli
         steps:
+          - name: Check out repository code
+            uses: actions/checkout@v4
+          - name: Checkout submodules
+            run: |
+              git submodule update --init --recursive
           - name: Prep
             run: |
                   pwd
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e69de29..75318a4 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "qmk_firmware"]
+	path = qmk_firmware
+	url = gitea@10.24.10.185:Homelab/qmk_firmware.git
diff --git a/qmk_firmware b/qmk_firmware
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..86badb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qmk_firmware
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 86badb394e338aa2def4d1caf77089ce0acf03e9