diff --git a/koch.nim b/koch.nim
index 1220550681..6b15ee6bba 100644
--- a/koch.nim
+++ b/koch.nim
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 const
   # examples of possible values for repos: Head, ea82b54
-  NimbleStableCommit = "42ef70c2102a942c46f13eb76872326edd525cec"    # 0.22.3
+  NimbleStableCommit = "0d2504644fee2b2881a7b1f0c54ba0cb08c22978"    # 0.24.0
   AtlasStableCommit = "aa6fb162006f3015aa84c4305e15cb4d230f5ad6"     # 0.14.7
   ChecksumsStableCommit = "5c132cd332cce5d64a0da9ac3e4c9664313dccb4" # 0.2.2
   SatStableCommit = "9d52513b3c68bfb929dbd687d4fb2836cfee6936"
diff --git a/tools/deps.nim b/tools/deps.nim
index 5160358aab..9bc25fe7b2 100644
--- a/tools/deps.nim
+++ b/tools/deps.nim
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ proc updateSubmodules*(dir: string, allowBundled = false) =
     let oldDir = getCurrentDir()
     setCurrentDir(dir)
     try:
-      exec "git submodule update --init"
+      exec "git submodule update --init --recursive"
     finally:
       setCurrentDir(oldDir)
   elif allowBundled: