diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index c484dfbcadbb723611f9d51118cdd9f0b17d8514..4c3122ecbb1a371bd9e34753cde66674113cdaac 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -30,3 +30,7 @@
 	path = src/franka_gripper
 	url = ../../packages/hardware-specific-packages/franka_gripper
 	branch = master
+[submodule "src/panda_util"]
+	path = src/panda_util
+	url = ../../packages/panda_util.git
+	branch = noetic/main