diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e32f9e7..c8bca83 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -7174,6 +7174,10 @@
 	path = gnu_ddrescue
 	url = ../../pool/gnu_ddrescue
 	branch = leap-16.0
+[submodule "gnucobol"]
+	path = gnucobol
+	url = ../../pool/gnucobol
+	branch = leap-16.0
 [submodule "gnuastro"]
 	path = gnuastro
 	url = ../../pool/gnuastro
diff --git a/gnucobol b/gnucobol
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..3035279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnucobol
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 30352791a288530dcb99b52d843a61054c117c6c3fafd71a319b585910c1fdbf
diff --git a/patchinfo.20260206094000823685.93181000773252/_patchinfo b/patchinfo.20260206094000823685.93181000773252/_patchinfo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebab0db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patchinfo.20260206094000823685.93181000773252/_patchinfo
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<patchinfo>
+  <packager>eroca</packager>
+  <rating>moderate</rating>
+  <category>recommended</category>
+  <summary>Recommended update for gnucobol</summary>
+  <description>This update for gnucobol fixes the following issues:
+
+Introduce gnucobol.
+</description>
+  <package>gnucobol</package>
+</patchinfo>