diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 3648ccab9d34c4ab29cd6d1c55447205f12be238..b2cfab3235cc522a260b24982357cb53279abf16 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+[submodule "winsparkle"]
+    path = winsparkle
+    url = git://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle.git
+    ignore = dirty
 [submodule "libqrencode"]
     path = libqrencode
     url = https://github.com/fukuchi/libqrencode.git