diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index d0c0209a..ea0f376f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -85,4 +85,8 @@
 [submodule "releases/latest"]
 	path = releases/latest
 	url = https://github.com/SVG-Edit/svgedit.git
-	branch = release-v5.1.0
+	branch = release-v6.0.0
+[submodule "releases/svg-edit-6.0.0"]
+	path = releases/svg-edit-6.0.0
+	url = https://github.com/SVG-Edit/svgedit.git
+	branch = release-v6.0.0
diff --git a/docs/ReleaseInstructions.md b/docs/ReleaseInstructions.md
index 3779b0d3..284e4f36 100644
--- a/docs/ReleaseInstructions.md
+++ b/docs/ReleaseInstructions.md
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ The above steps can be done on a fork and committed via a pull request.
 ## Create the release as a submodule
 
 1. Create a branch for the release, e.g., `git branch release-v6.0.0`
-1. While still on `master`, add the branch to `.gitsubmodules`:
+1. While still on `master`, run the following (changing the version). This
+    will add the branch to `.gitsubmodules` and have it point `latest` to
+    this new release:
     `VERSION=6.0.0 npm run add-release`
-1. Run `git submodule update --init --recursive`
 1. Commit these changes `git commit -m "Updating for release X.Y.Z"`-->.
 1. Push to `master`.
 1. Ensure the new release is available by visiting
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 590caf58..96cfb4a2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "node": ">=8.5.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "add-release": "git submodule add -b \"release-v$VERSION\" https://github.com/SVG-Edit/svgedit.git \"releases/svg-edit-$VERSION\" && git submodule set-branch -b \"release-v$VERSION\" releases/latest",
+    "add-release": "git submodule add -b \"release-v$VERSION\" https://github.com/SVG-Edit/svgedit.git \"releases/svg-edit-$VERSION\" && git config --file=.gitmodules submodule.releases/latest.branch \"release-v$VERSION\"",
     "start-allow-origin": "static -p 8001 -H '{\"Access-Control-Allow-Origin\": \"*\"}'",
     "start-embedded": "run-p start start-allow-origin",
     "start": "echo \"Open file, e.g., to http://localhost:8000/editor/svg-editor-es.html\" && static -p 8000",
diff --git a/releases/svg-edit-6.0.0 b/releases/svg-edit-6.0.0
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..334dc09c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/svg-edit-6.0.0
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 334dc09c6354d37e4f57380a44b3818527befc7c