diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8018d13b..000ee233 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ bin/
 /puml/
 /debug/
 /release/
+/.cache
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 86cd9445..3d4f7446 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ test_plantuml: test
 document_test_cases: test_plantuml
 	python3 util/generate_test_cases_docs.py
 
+.PHONY: submodules
+submodules:
+	git submodule update --init --recursive
+
 .PHONY: clang-format
 clang-format:
 	docker run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/root/sources bkryza/clang-format-check:1.2