diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 32b0cc9..c2ef4a8 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "kubespray"]
 	path = kubespray
 	url = https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubespray.git
+	branch = release-2.17