diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 422f1ce840571..024317cb26feb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 phpunit.xml
 autoload.php
-/vendor/
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d062a9f508127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[submodule "vendor/doctrine"]
+	path = vendor/doctrine
+	url = git://github.com/doctrine/doctrine2.git
+[submodule "vendor/doctrine-data-fixtures"]
+	path = vendor/doctrine-data-fixtures
+	url = git://github.com/doctrine/data-fixtures
+[submodule "vendor/doctrine-dbal"]
+	path = vendor/doctrine-dbal
+	url = git://github.com/doctrine/dbal.git
+[submodule "vendor/doctrine-common"]
+	path = vendor/doctrine-common
+	url = git://github.com/doctrine/common.git
+[submodule "vendor/doctrine-migrations"]
+	path = vendor/doctrine-migrations
+	url = git://github.com/doctrine/migrations.git
+[submodule "vendor/doctrine-mongodb"]
+	path = vendor/doctrine-mongodb
+	url = git://github.com/doctrine/mongodb-odm.git
+[submodule "vendor/swiftmailer"]
+	path = vendor/swiftmailer
+	url = git://github.com/swiftmailer/swiftmailer.git
+[submodule "vendor/twig"]
+	path = vendor/twig
+	url = git://github.com/fabpot/Twig.git
+[submodule "vendor/zend"]
+	path = vendor/zend
+	url = git://github.com/zendframework/zf2.git
diff --git a/install_vendors.sh b/install_vendors.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 64a3426c30cfb..0000000000000
--- a/install_vendors.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# initialization
-if [ -d "vendor" ]; then
-  rm -rf vendor/*
-else
-  mkdir vendor
-fi
-
-cd vendor
-
-# Doctrine ORM
-git clone git://github.com/doctrine/doctrine2.git doctrine
-
-# Doctrine Data Fixtures Extension
-git clone git://github.com/doctrine/data-fixtures doctrine-data-fixtures
-
-# Doctrine DBAL
-git clone git://github.com/doctrine/dbal.git doctrine-dbal
-
-# Doctrine Common
-git clone git://github.com/doctrine/common.git doctrine-common
-
-# Doctrine migrations
-git clone git://github.com/doctrine/migrations.git doctrine-migrations
-
-# Doctrine MongoDB
-git clone git://github.com/doctrine/mongodb-odm.git doctrine-mongodb
-
-# Swiftmailer
-git clone git://github.com/swiftmailer/swiftmailer.git swiftmailer
-
-# Twig
-git clone git://github.com/fabpot/Twig.git twig
-
-# Zend Framework
-git clone git://github.com/zendframework/zf2.git zend
diff --git a/update_vendors.sh b/update_vendors.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 8811598622e89..0000000000000
--- a/update_vendors.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-CURRENT=`pwd`/vendor
-
-# Doctrine ORM
-cd $CURRENT/doctrine && git pull
-
-# Doctrine Data Fixtures Extension
-cd $CURRENT/doctrine-data-fixtures && git pull
-
-# Doctrine DBAL
-cd $CURRENT/doctrine-dbal && git pull
-
-# Doctrine common
-cd $CURRENT/doctrine-common && git pull
-
-# Doctrine migrations
-cd $CURRENT/doctrine-migrations && git pull
-
-# Doctrine MongoDB
-cd $CURRENT/doctrine-mongodb && git pull
-
-# Swiftmailer
-cd $CURRENT/swiftmailer && git pull
-
-# Twig
-cd $CURRENT/twig && git pull
-
-# Zend Framework
-cd $CURRENT/zend && git pull
diff --git a/vendor/doctrine b/vendor/doctrine
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000000..6cd0fefef29ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/doctrine
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 6cd0fefef29ea81ad3149705cf94f972bb7a3f5a
diff --git a/vendor/doctrine-common b/vendor/doctrine-common
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000000..ecc8c93850080
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/doctrine-common
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit ecc8c938500809e3677a3167ff5cadb303c8da67
diff --git a/vendor/doctrine-data-fixtures b/vendor/doctrine-data-fixtures
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000000..e4799a18ad2f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/doctrine-data-fixtures
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit e4799a18ad2f1288d7274e2c10870a083b943f46
diff --git a/vendor/doctrine-dbal b/vendor/doctrine-dbal
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000000..e8734ad7d1012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/doctrine-dbal
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit e8734ad7d10129e43f70305a72977cd2f080076b
diff --git a/vendor/doctrine-migrations b/vendor/doctrine-migrations
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000000..75354d69f3125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/doctrine-migrations
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 75354d69f312594ccea9fa42a5df7dce0ca61e55
diff --git a/vendor/doctrine-mongodb b/vendor/doctrine-mongodb
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000000..e01c60df1cad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/doctrine-mongodb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit e01c60df1cad7a97688b4c78083ebc7f5e57c281
diff --git a/vendor/swiftmailer b/vendor/swiftmailer
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000000..b7a1167f10816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/swiftmailer
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit b7a1167f1081698c78568f267270a435d5dc9711
diff --git a/vendor/twig b/vendor/twig
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000000..1d2afa097fe9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/twig
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 1d2afa097fe9cffdf37322571c277ec186c520b2
diff --git a/vendor/zend b/vendor/zend
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000000..47332b12bf12a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/zend
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 47332b12bf12ac21223b9a3892b44382c4efae8a