diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 80183d8..1b5ee18 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 	path = ffmpeg
 	url = https://git.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.git
 	branch = release/8.0
+    shallow = true
 [submodule "codecs/x264"]
 	path = codecs/x264
 	url = https://code.videolan.org/videolan/x264.git
 	branch = stable
+    shallow = true
 [submodule "codecs/x265"]
 	path = codecs/x265
 	url = https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265_git.git
 	branch = Release_4.1
+    shallow = true