diff --git a/jjb/templates/versioning.yaml b/jjb/templates/versioning.yaml
index 9e2f164..5c56f33 100644
--- a/jjb/templates/versioning.yaml
+++ b/jjb/templates/versioning.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@
           git-url: '$GIT_URL/$GERRIT_PROJECT'
           refspec: '$GERRIT_REFSPEC'
           branch: '$GERRIT_BRANCH'
-          submodule-recursive: 'false'
+          submodule-disable: '{submodule-disable}'
+          submodule-recursive: '{submodule-recursive}'
+          submodule-timeout: '{submodule-timeout}'
           choosing-strategy: gerrit
           jenkins-ssh-credential: '{gerrit-ssh-credential}'
 
@@ -95,7 +97,9 @@
           git-url: '$GIT_URL/$GERRIT_PROJECT'
           refspec: '$GERRIT_REFSPEC'
           branch: '$GERRIT_BRANCH'
-          submodule-recursive: 'false'
+          submodule-disable: '{submodule-disable}'
+          submodule-recursive: '{submodule-recursive}'
+          submodule-timeout: '{submodule-timeout}'
           choosing-strategy: gerrit
           jenkins-ssh-credential: '{gerrit-ssh-credential}'