diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 4d56b5203..45d0a819c 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,33 +1,43 @@
 [submodule "plugins/emqttd_dashboard"]
 	path = plugins/emqttd_dashboard
 	url = https://github.com/emqtt/emqttd_dashboard.git
+    branch = stable
 [submodule "plugins/emqttd_plugin_template"]
 	path = plugins/emqttd_plugin_template
 	url = https://github.com/emqtt/emqttd_plugin_template.git
+    branch = stable
 [submodule "plugins/emqttd_plugin_pgsql"]
 	path = plugins/emqttd_plugin_pgsql
 	url = https://github.com/emqtt/emqttd_plugin_pgsql.git
+    branch = stable
 [submodule "plugins/emqttd_plugin_mysql"]
 	path = plugins/emqttd_plugin_mysql
 	url = https://github.com/emqtt/emqttd_plugin_mysql.git
+    branch = stable
 [submodule "plugins/emqttd_sockjs"]
 	path = plugins/emqttd_sockjs
 	url = https://github.com/emqtt/emqttd_sockjs.git
+    branch = stable
 [submodule "plugins/emqttd_stomp"]
 	path = plugins/emqttd_stomp
 	url = https://github.com/emqtt/emqttd_stomp.git
+    branch = stable
 [submodule "plugins/emqttd_recon"]
 	path = plugins/emqttd_recon
 	url = https://github.com/emqtt/emqttd_recon.git
+    branch = stable
 [submodule "plugins/emqttd_plugin_redis"]
 	path = plugins/emqttd_plugin_redis
 	url = https://github.com/emqtt/emqttd_plugin_redis.git
+    branch = stable
 [submodule "plugins/emqttd_reloader"]
 	path = plugins/emqttd_reloader
 	url = https://github.com/emqtt/emqttd_reloader.git
+    branch = stable
 [submodule "plugins/emqttd_plugin_mongo"]
 	path = plugins/emqttd_plugin_mongo
 	url = https://github.com/emqtt/emqttd_plugin_mongo.git
 [submodule "plugins/emqttd_auth_http"]
 	path = plugins/emqttd_auth_http
 	url = https://github.com/emqtt/emqttd_auth_http.git
+    branch = stable