diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "vendor/plugins/acts_as_journalized"]
+	path = vendor/plugins/acts_as_journalized
+	url = git://github.com/finnlabs/acts_as_journalized
diff --git a/vendor/plugins/acts_as_journalized b/vendor/plugins/acts_as_journalized
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+Subproject commit de6525fb37efc6807b418bb959f1bdbd9c5576ba