diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 76bfe72193f28cbd53c7579f93f4641cb0e19326..87158c67c02ef06c88e780a8098e263096fb57eb 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule ".make"]
 	path = .make
-	url = git@gitlab.com:ska-telescope/sdi/ska-cicd-makefile.git
+	url = https://gitlab.com/ska-telescope/sdi/ska-cicd-makefile.git