diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "dashboard"]
+	path = dashboard
+	url = git@github.com:iresty/apisix_dashboard.git
diff --git a/dashboard b/dashboard
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+Subproject commit f5c636ddf55b33e4ee72f1e76d542537b914b6bd