diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4318fd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "ethereum-plugin-sdk"]
+	path = ethereum-plugin-sdk
+	url = git@github.com:LedgerHQ/ethereum-plugin-sdk.git
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6272f78..9417200 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -325,6 +325,13 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET_NAME),TARGET_NANOX)
 SDK_SOURCE_PATH  += lib_blewbxx lib_blewbxx_impl
 endif
 
+### initialize plugin SDK submodule if needed, and rebuild it
+ifneq ($(shell git submodule status | grep '^[-+]'),)
+$(info INFO: Need to reinitialize git submodules)
+$(shell git submodule update --init)
+endif
+$(shell python3 ethereum-plugin-sdk/build_sdk.py)
+
 load: all
 	python3 -m ledgerblue.loadApp $(APP_LOAD_PARAMS)
 
diff --git a/ethereum-plugin-sdk b/ethereum-plugin-sdk
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..b405ade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethereum-plugin-sdk
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit b405ade018a735fa40c5d9bd76d964996c7f5bc2