diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 69b120d..d061507 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 [submodule "mapswipe-firebase"]
-	path = firebase
-	url = git@github.com:mapswipe/mapswipe-firebase.git
+    path = firebase
+    url = git@github.com:mapswipe/mapswipe-firebase.git
+    branch = v0.2.3
 [submodule "mapswipe-backend"]
-	path = backend
-	url = git@github.com:mapswipe/mapswipe-backend.git
+    path = backend
+    url = git@github.com:mapswipe/mapswipe-backend.git
+    branch = v0.2.4
 [submodule "community-dashboard"]
-	path = community-dashboard
-	url = git@github.com:mapswipe/community-dashboard.git
+    path = community-dashboard
+    url = git@github.com:mapswipe/community-dashboard.git
+    branch = v0.2.2
 [submodule "manager-dashboard"]
-	path = manager-dashboard
-	url = git@github.com:mapswipe/manager-dashboard.git
+    path = manager-dashboard
+    url = git@github.com:mapswipe/manager-dashboard.git
+    branch = v0.2.3
 [submodule "website"]
-	path = website
-	url = git@github.com:mapswipe/website.git
+    path = website
+    url = git@github.com:mapswipe/website.git
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f97492..a620913 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## New release
+
+- Update `.gitmodules` file to include the correct `branch` tags
+- Run `scripts/sub-module-sync.sh` to refresh submodule references
+- Commit the changes and push to the repository
+
 ## Setup
 
 ### Cloning the Repository
diff --git a/scripts/get_commit_hash.sh b/scripts/get-commit-hash.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/get_commit_hash.sh
rename to scripts/get-commit-hash.sh
diff --git a/scripts/sub-module-sync.sh b/scripts/sub-module-sync.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2692f38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/sub-module-sync.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash -x
+
+git submodule foreach 'git fetch'
+git submodule foreach 'git checkout $(git config -f $toplevel/.gitmodules submodule.$name.branch || echo main)'
diff --git a/taskfile.yaml b/taskfile.yaml
index 504eb17..3d695fb 100644
--- a/taskfile.yaml
+++ b/taskfile.yaml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ version: '3'
 
 env:
   MANAGER_DASHBOARD_COMMIT_HASH:
-    sh: ./scripts/get_commit_hash.sh .git/modules/manager-dashboard
+    sh: ./scripts/get-commit-hash.sh .git/modules/manager-dashboard
   COMMUNITY_DASHBOARD_COMMIT_HASH:
-    sh: ./scripts/get_commit_hash.sh .git/modules/community-dashboard
+    sh: ./scripts/get-commit-hash.sh .git/modules/community-dashboard
   BACKEND_COMMIT_HASH:
-    sh: ./scripts/get_commit_hash.sh .git/modules/mapswipe-backend
+    sh: ./scripts/get-commit-hash.sh .git/modules/mapswipe-backend
 
 tasks:
   # Web apps