diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index a2ed08f12..8c471ab00 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "go-ethereum"]
 	path = go-ethereum
 	url = https://github.com/morph-l2/go-ethereum.git
-    tag = v0.3.0-beta
\ No newline at end of file
+    branch = release/0.3.x
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 67bf30aed..eedb453b6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@ go-work-sync: ## update the dependencies
 
 submodules:
 	git submodule update --init
-.PHONY: submodules
-
-submodule-update:
 	git submodule update --remote 
-.PHONY: submodule-update
+.PHONY: submodules
 
 format: ## format the code
 	go work sync
diff --git a/go-ethereum b/go-ethereum
index 279c693c3..5cb3e940d 160000
--- a/go-ethereum
+++ b/go-ethereum
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 279c693c32bb39234ae77bbdaa09e5d6f220d383
+Subproject commit 5cb3e940d6a3d28ebdbc3a90b99cf87f01e62684