diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index fb6a6f011ae..b11ed6e8e0b 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [submodule "ethexe/contracts/lib/forge-std"]
 	path = ethexe/contracts/lib/forge-std
 	url = https://github.com/foundry-rs/forge-std
+	tag = "v1.9.4"
 [submodule "ethexe/contracts/lib/openzeppelin-contracts"]
 	path = ethexe/contracts/lib/openzeppelin-contracts
 	url = https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts