diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 6a111cdb..88e229ab 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "vendor/opentelemetry-proto"]
-	path = vendor/opentelemetry-proto
 	url = https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-proto
+	path = vendor/opentelemetry-proto