diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "release/scripts/addons"]
+	path = release/scripts/addons
+	url = ../blender-addons.git
+	ignore = all
+[submodule "release/scripts/addons_contrib"]
+	path = release/scripts/addons_contrib
+	url = ../blender-addons-contrib.git
+	ignore = all
+[submodule "release/datafiles/locale"]
+	path = release/datafiles/locale
+	url = ../blender-translations.git
+	ignore = all
+[submodule "scons"]
+	path = scons
+	url = ../scons.git
+	ignore = all
diff --git a/release/datafiles/locale b/release/datafiles/locale
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/datafiles/locale
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+Subproject commit cb1967cc63a6d2d75d2b59cdf91c5f5645285aea
diff --git a/release/scripts/addons b/release/scripts/addons
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index 00000000000..c50944e808d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/addons
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+Subproject commit c50944e808d6c74148237e85866e893628f0fee6
diff --git a/release/scripts/addons_contrib b/release/scripts/addons_contrib
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index 00000000000..31545d25c9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/addons_contrib
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 31545d25c9cb41d271a3f3ef84d327708572290e
diff --git a/scons b/scons
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index 00000000000..ccea0f01de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scons
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+Subproject commit ccea0f01de1c3e9210086bd447df71bae353fa07