diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 0d46a64..2f10435 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	path = vendor/circuitpython
 	url = https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython.git
 	branch = "9b98ad779468676c3d5f1efdc06b454aaed7c407"
+	ignore = dirty
 [submodule "upy-lib"]
 	path = vendor/upy-lib
 	url = https://github.com/micropython/micropython-lib.git