diff --git a/Tools/gittools/submodule-sync.sh b/Tools/gittools/submodule-sync.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# this copes with moving origin remote to a new git organisation
+git submodule update --recursive --force --init
+git submodule sync --recursive
+git submodule update --recursive --force --init