diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index a30c21f..466ae1b 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 [submodule "deps/json"]
 	path = deps/json
 	url = https://github.com/nlohmann/json
+	branch = develop
diff --git a/generate.bat b/generate.bat
index 58ba509..95cb0a4 100644
--- a/generate.bat
+++ b/generate.bat
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 @echo off
+call git submodule update --init --recursive
 tools\windows\premake5.exe vs2019
\ No newline at end of file