diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 2804a427a072ccc363601b703488a17bb2ac4363..6069fbcb5b9f8b1d72a97361d7d73a99231e37f3 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@
 	path = UTIL_F2_XEM
 	url = https://github.com/JeffersonLab/UTIL_F2_XEM
 	branch = master
+[submodule "UTIL_ED"]
+	path = UTIL_ED
+	url = https://github.com/JeffersonLab/UTIL_ED
diff --git a/UTIL_ED b/UTIL_ED
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fcc5ca0cd2706b995f82e3a6f9ff2d7923e0deaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UTIL_ED
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit fcc5ca0cd2706b995f82e3a6f9ff2d7923e0deaa