diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 63535e6..f06b3d2 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "ChronoSync"]
 	path = ChronoSync
-	url = git://github.com/named-data/ChronoSync
-	branch = new-release
+	url = https://github.com/named-data/ChronoSync.git
+	branch = dev