diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 47091836..e3213fe9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # Godot 4+ specific ignores
 .godot/
+addons/gdata_orm
diff --git a/submodules/update_addons.sh b/submodules/update_addons.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1e844c01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/submodules/update_addons.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+
+for dir in "$SCRIPT_DIR"/*; do
+  if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
+    echo Found $dir.
+    if [ -d "$dir/addons" ]; then
+      rsync -av $dir/addons $SCRIPT_DIR/../
+    fi
+  fi
+done
+
+echo "Submodule addons updated."