# Help GitHub/Git submodule keeps linking to a commit that does not exist?

**URL:** https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/help-github-git-submodule-keeps-linking-to-a-commit-that-does-not-exist/56218
**Category:** Using Themes
**Tags:** configuration
**Created:** [November 6, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/help-github-git-submodule-keeps-linking-to-a-commit-that-does-not-exist/56218 "2025-11-06T16:32:25Z")
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### Author: ![penne-not-pasta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/penne-not-pasta/32/25323_2.png) [@penne-not-pasta](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/penne-not-pasta)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/help-github-git-submodule-keeps-linking-to-a-commit-that-does-not-exist/56218/1 "2025-11-06T16:32:25Z")

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im using this theme =\> [GitHub - michaelneuper/hugo-texify3: A LaTeX-style hugo theme with the gruvbox color scheme for personal blogging](https://github.com/michaelneuper/hugo-texify3) for my blog =\> [GitHub - penne-not-pasta/blog](https://github.com/penne-not-pasta/blog/tree/master)

and it keeps linking a commit that does not exist therefore causing my build to fail when trying to push to github pages. ive tried everything i know how to do and nothing works. please help 😥

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### Author: ![jmooring](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/jmooring/32/4214_2.png) [@jmooring](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/jmooring)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/help-github-git-submodule-keeps-linking-to-a-commit-that-does-not-exist/56218/2 "2025-11-06T16:52:37Z")

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Is this “solved” or not?

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### Author: ![penne-not-pasta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/penne-not-pasta/32/25323_2.png) [@penne-not-pasta](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/penne-not-pasta)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/help-github-git-submodule-keeps-linking-to-a-commit-that-does-not-exist/56218/3 "2025-11-06T16:53:52Z")

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Yes it is! i figured it out!

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### Author: ![system](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/help-github-git-submodule-keeps-linking-to-a-commit-that-does-not-exist/56218/4 "2025-11-08T16:54:22Z")

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