diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 89ea642..269a36e 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [submodule "dependencies/Connected"]
 	path = dependencies/Connected
 	url = https://git.tompit.com/Connected/Connected.git
+	branch = develop
 [submodule "dependencies/Connected.Framework"]
 	path = dependencies/Connected.Framework
 	url = https://git.tompit.com/Connected/Connected.Framework.git
+	branch = develop
diff --git a/build/init.bat b/build/init.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..017ad52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/init.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+@echo off
+
+SET root=%cd%
+
+echo "Syncing submodules"
+git submodule sync
+git submodule update --init --remote
+echo "Submodules up to date"
+
+FOR /F "delims=" %%a IN ('DIR "../dependencies" /A:d /B') DO (
+    echo Handling %%a
+    cd ../dependencies/%%a/build
+    echo %cd%
+    IF EXIST init.bat  (
+        echo "found init.bat"
+	call init
+    )    
+    cd %root%
+)
+
+cd ../
+dotnet build
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