diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 2db5edec6..f3ca7695b 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "templates/iotedge-lorawan-starterkit"]
 	path = templates/iotedge-lorawan-starterkit
 	url = https://github.com/Azure/iotedge-lorawan-starterkit.git
+	branch = dev