diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d3a2532..538212b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ help:
 	@echo 'Set the RELATIVE variable to 1 to enable relative urls                    '
 	@echo '                                                                          '
 
+.PHONY: submodule
+submodule:
+	git submodule init
+	git submodule update
+
+
 html:
 	$(PELICAN) $(INPUTDIR) -o $(OUTPUTDIR) -s $(CONFFILE) $(PELICANOPTS)