diff --git a/obs-service-tar_scm.changes b/obs-service-tar_scm.changes
index 8b72665..1bb3216 100644
--- a/obs-service-tar_scm.changes
+++ b/obs-service-tar_scm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,30 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul 27 11:16:47 UTC 2012 - aspiers@suse.com
+
+- Prevent local users from appearing as user/group owner in
+  generated tar files (thanks bmwiedemann for this)
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jul  3 11:23:12 UTC 2012 - adrian@suse.de
+
+- fix option for submodule update
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Jun 30 13:56:51 UTC 2012 - magist3r@gmail.com
+
+- Fixed error with cache 
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Jun 30 10:59:34 UTC 2012 - magist3r@gmail.com
+
+- Added an option to disable git submodules
+- Replaced --exclude=.$MYSCM with --exclude-vcs tar option 
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jun 28 22:53:29 UTC 2012 - magist3r@gmail.com
+
+- Added support for git submodules
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jun  5 11:12:07 UTC 2012 - saschpe@suse.de
 
diff --git a/tar_scm b/tar_scm
index 25e95ee..b4714e9 100644
--- a/tar_scm
+++ b/tar_scm
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ set_default_params () {
   MYFILENAME=""
   MYREVISION=""
   MYPACKAGEMETA=""
+  USE_SUBMODULES=enable
 #  MYHISTORYDEPTH=""
   INCLUDES=""
 }
@@ -91,9 +92,13 @@ parse_params () {
         echo "history-depth parameter is obsolete and will be ignored"
         shift
       ;;
+      *-submodules)
+        USE_SUBMODULES="$2"
+        shift
+      ;;
       *)
         echo "Unknown parameter: $1"
-        echo 'Usage: $SERVICE --scm $SCM --url $URL [--subdir $SUBDIR] [--revision $REVISION] [--version $VERSION] [--include $INCLUDE]* [--exclude $EXCLUDE]* [--versionformat $FORMAT] [--versionprefix $PREFIX] [--filename $FILENAME] [--package-meta $META] --outdir $OUT'
+        echo 'Usage: $SERVICE --scm $SCM --url $URL [--subdir $SUBDIR] [--revision $REVISION] [--version $VERSION] [--include $INCLUDE]* [--exclude $EXCLUDE]* [--versionformat $FORMAT] [--versionprefix $PREFIX] [--filename $FILENAME] [--package-meta $META] [--disable-git-submodule] --outdir $OUT'
         exit 1
       ;;
     esac
@@ -132,7 +137,7 @@ sanitise_params () {
   FILE="$MYFILENAME"
   WD_VERSION="$MYVERSION"
   if [ -z "$MYPACKAGEMETA" ]; then
-    EXCLUDES="$EXCLUDES --exclude=.$MYSCM"
+    EXCLUDES="$EXCLUDES --exclude-vcs"
   fi
   # if [ "$MYHISTORYDEPTH" == "full" ]; then
   #   MYHISTORYDEPTH="999999999"
@@ -241,6 +246,11 @@ initial_clone () {
     git)
       # Clone with full depth; so that the revision can be found if specified
       safe_run git clone "$MYURL" "$CLONE_TO"
+      if [ "$USE_SUBMODULES" == "enable" ]; then
+        safe_run cd "$CLONE_TO"
+        safe_run git submodule update --init --recursive
+        safe_run cd ..
+      fi
       ;;
     svn)
       args=
@@ -447,8 +457,8 @@ prep_tree_for_tar () {
 create_tar () {
   TARFILE="${TAR_BASENAME}.tar"
   TARPATH="$MYOUTDIR/$TARFILE"
-  debug tar cf "$TARPATH" $EXCLUDES $MYINCLUDES
-  safe_run tar cf "$TARPATH" $EXCLUDES $MYINCLUDES
+  debug tar --owner=root --group=root -cf "$TARPATH" $EXCLUDES $MYINCLUDES
+  safe_run tar --owner=root --group=root -cf "$TARPATH" $EXCLUDES $MYINCLUDES
   echo "Created $TARFILE"
 }
 
diff --git a/tar_scm.service b/tar_scm.service
index 4bcf0c2..35b7914 100644
--- a/tar_scm.service
+++ b/tar_scm.service
@@ -44,5 +44,10 @@
   <parameter name="history-depth">
     <description>Stored history depth. Special value "full" clones/pulls full history. Only valid if SCM git is used.</description>
   </parameter>
+  <parameter name="submodules">
+    <description>Do not include git submodules.</description>
+    <allowedvalue>enable</allowedvalue>
+    <allowedvalue>disable</allowedvalue>
+  </parameter>
 </service>