diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 416af4a..8e478bc 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "submodules/vrs"]
 	path = submodules/vrs
 	url = https://github.com/ga4gh/vrs.git
-	branch = 2.0-alpha