diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 47c4881a..6c9e150a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "add-new-release": "npm run add-release && cross-var git config --file=.gitmodules submodule.releases/latest.branch \"release-v$npm_package_version\"",
     "submodules": "run-s submodules-init submodules-update",
     "submodules-init": "echo \"Performing non-recursive init as don't want submodules to have their own releases!\" && git submodule update --init",
-    "submodules-update": "echo \"Performing non-recursive fetch as don't want submodules to have their own releases!\" git submodule foreach git fetch && git submodule update --remote",
+    "submodules-update": "echo \"Performing non-recursive fetch as don't want submodules to have their own releases!\" && git submodule foreach git fetch && git submodule update --remote && git submodule foreach git merge origin master",
     "start-allow-origin": "static -p 8001 -H '{\"Access-Control-Allow-Origin\": \"*\"}'",
     "start-embedded": "run-p start start-allow-origin",
     "start": "echo \"Open file, e.g., to http://localhost:8000/editor/svg-editor-es.html\" && static -p 8000",