diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 9404c9172834dc68b3b8ec139ccf8c405f10e5a8..70a242e76fac115ddee0394fda337dcda0e94736 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "docs"]
 	path = docs
-	url = git@github.com:rbnvrw/nd2reader.git
+	url = https://github.com/rbnvrw/nd2reader.git
 	branch = gh-pages