diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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index 0fea076f..00000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "bubblewrap"]
-	path = subprojects/bubblewrap
-	url = https://github.com/containers/bubblewrap.git
-	ignore = dirty
-	branch = main
-[submodule "dbus-proxy"]
-	path = subprojects/dbus-proxy
-	url = https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-dbus-proxy.git
-	branch = main
diff --git a/subprojects/.gitignore b/subprojects/.gitignore
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index 00000000..f71f340d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bubblewrap/
+dbus-proxy/
diff --git a/subprojects/bubblewrap b/subprojects/bubblewrap
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index 8e51677a..00000000
--- a/subprojects/bubblewrap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 8e51677abd7e3338e4952370bf7d902e37d8cbb6
diff --git a/subprojects/bubblewrap.wrap b/subprojects/bubblewrap.wrap
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index 00000000..1dbd7164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/bubblewrap.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[wrap-git]
+url = https://github.com/containers/bubblewrap.git
+# v0.9.0
+revision = 8e51677abd7e3338e4952370bf7d902e37d8cbb6
+depth = 1
diff --git a/subprojects/dbus-proxy b/subprojects/dbus-proxy
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index 7466c813..00000000
--- a/subprojects/dbus-proxy
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 7466c8137fc06f863fde8486521984e43a26cd10
diff --git a/subprojects/dbus-proxy.wrap b/subprojects/dbus-proxy.wrap
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index 00000000..c9ec6490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/dbus-proxy.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[wrap-git]
+url = https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-dbus-proxy
+# 0.1.5
+revision = 7466c8137fc06f863fde8486521984e43a26cd10
+depth = 1