diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index ab5737479..3961a407c 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@
 [submodule "soc/src/basejump_stl"]
 	path = soc/src/basejump_stl
 	url = https://github.com/bespoke-silicon-group/basejump_stl
+  shallow = true