diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63aa368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "dlio_benchmark"]
+	path = dlio_benchmark
+	url = https://github.com/mlcommons/DLIO_local_changes
diff --git a/dlio_benchmark b/dlio_benchmark
index eb4d9c5..7017ba2 160000
--- a/dlio_benchmark
+++ b/dlio_benchmark
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit eb4d9c5d966a044eb13386a279608f6504c5adbc
+Subproject commit 7017ba2d07ed43b1de0a390d46606a3d72ce8812