diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 28ea3380..70ddfc16 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if(GIT_FOUND AND EXISTS "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/.git")
     option(GIT_SUBMODULE "Check submodules during build" ON)
     if(GIT_SUBMODULE)
         message(STATUS "Submodule update")
-        execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} submodule update --init --recursive
+        execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} submodule update --init --recursive --remote 
                         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
                         RESULT_VARIABLE GIT_SUBMOD_RESULT)
         if(NOT GIT_SUBMOD_RESULT EQUAL "0")
diff --git a/external/abseil-cpp b/external/abseil-cpp
index f0afae0d..a0d1e098 160000
--- a/external/abseil-cpp
+++ b/external/abseil-cpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f0afae0d49af3e15a7169e019634d7719143d94d
+Subproject commit a0d1e098c2f99694fa399b175a7ccf920762030e