diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 30a229992e84a25a9323f9a9a446d55157b9b86f..2feb5db9c4e6092157ecf5e5952238de43495a42 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "skyward-boardcore"]
 	path = skyward-boardcore
 	url = ../skyward-boardcore.git
+	branch = testing