diff --git a/Capfile b/Capfile
index f8b577ffc..079c16d83 100644
--- a/Capfile
+++ b/Capfile
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ require "capistrano/deploy"
 require "capistrano/scm/git"
 install_plugin Capistrano::SCM::Git
 
+
+require "capistrano/scm/git-with-submodules"
+install_plugin Capistrano::SCM::Git::WithSubmodules
+
+
 # Include tasks from other gems included in your Gemfile
 #
 # For documentation on these, see for example:
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 9eacf902c..70c1bcc06 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ group :development do
   gem 'capistrano-maintenance','1.2.1', require: false
   gem 'capistrano-passenger', '0.2.0', require: false
   gem 'capistrano-sidekiq','1.0.2'
-
+  gem 'capistrano-git-with-submodules', '2.0.3'
   # gem 'listen', '~> 3.1.5'
   # gem 'spring-watcher-listen', '~> 2.0.0'
   #
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index a1eada70f..c581b11d4 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -782,6 +782,8 @@ GEM
       sshkit (>= 1.9.0)
     capistrano-bundler (1.6.0)
       capistrano (~> 3.1)
+    capistrano-git-with-submodules (2.0.3)
+      capistrano (~> 3.7)
     capistrano-maintenance (1.2.1)
       capistrano (>= 3.0)
     capistrano-passenger (0.2.0)
@@ -1120,6 +1122,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   bystander (= 2.0.0)!
   capistrano (= 3.11.0)
   capistrano-bundler (= 1.6.0)
+  capistrano-git-with-submodules (= 2.0.3)
   capistrano-maintenance (= 1.2.1)
   capistrano-passenger (= 0.2.0)
   capistrano-rails (= 1.4.0)