diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 963d3b06e5..bfe610024b 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -713,3 +713,13 @@
 	url = ../parameter_python.git
 	fetchRecurseSubmodules = on-demand
 	branch = .
+[submodule "headers"]
+	path = libs/headers
+	url = ../headers.git
+	fetchRecurseSubmodules = on-demand
+	branch = .
+[submodule "boost_install"]
+	path = tools/boost_install
+	url = ../boost_install.git
+	fetchRecurseSubmodules = on-demand
+	branch = .
diff --git a/libs/headers b/libs/headers
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..44b9e3e5a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/headers
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 44b9e3e5a0cae1b49a335a3afac53ed1a39768ad
diff --git a/tools/boost_install b/tools/boost_install
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..dbc84a30e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/boost_install
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit dbc84a30e789a9fcc5ff513f578677408aebfbe8