diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "cc-runtime"]
-	path = cc-runtime
-	url = https://github.com/clearcontainers/runtime
-[submodule "runv"]
-	path = runv
-	url = https://github.com/hyperhq/runv.git
diff --git a/cc-runtime b/cc-runtime
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--- a/cc-runtime
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-Subproject commit 532740cc7cb859b33e7a80cfb250fbe2fd1e5899
diff --git a/runv b/runv
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-Subproject commit 299f4e6493050173c0bd30a48fde31b3a34b0f24