diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 243111fedb5d17b907dda4b6c652c5cac4ddf85b..d5696e4418f2dc15dafeeb7da5a84e22ca5e4e72 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@
 [submodule "ThirdParty/vtkGUISupportQt"]
 	path = ThirdParty/vtkGUISupportQt
 	url = https://github.com/ufz/vtkGUISupportQt.git
+[submodule "ThirdParty/metis"]
+	path = ThirdParty/metis
+	url = https://github.com/envinf/metis.git