diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 [submodule "templates/privileged-empty-app/src"]
 	path = templates/privileged-empty-app/src
 	url = https://github.com/mozilla/mortar-privileged-empty-app.git
+[submodule "templates/hello-world/src"]
+	path = templates/hello-world/src
+	url = https://github.com/mozilla/mortar-hello-world.git
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diff --git a/templates/hello-world/src b/templates/hello-world/src
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+Subproject commit 274f63be25dbb38b1fec4751fe148b56fe0cadec