diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 6e85bc6..72fe673 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [submodule "examples/barchart"]
 	path = examples/barchart
-	url = git@gist.github.com:2172216.git
+	url = git://gist.github.com/2172216.git
 [submodule "examples/scatterplot"]
 	path = examples/scatterplot
-	url = git@gist.github.com:2458819.git
+	url = git://gist.github.com/2458819.git