diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index a3775fc12d..3621459f83 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@
   branch = develop
 [submodule "AQM"]
   path = AQM
-  url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/AQM
-  branch = develop
+  #url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/AQM
+  #branch = develop
+  url = https://github.com/noaa-oar-arl/AQM
+  branch = feature/cmaq54
 [submodule "NOAHMP"]
   path = NOAHMP-interface/noahmp
   url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/noahmp