diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index fe5ed96937..b86d0f3be7 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@
 	path = packages/external-plugins/oscd-template-generator
 	url = https://github.com/OpenEnergyTools/oscd-template-generator
 	branch = deploy
+[submodule "packages/external-plugins/scl-template-update"]
+	path = packages/external-plugins/scl-template-update
+	url = https://github.com/OpenEnergyTools/scl-template-update
+	branch = deploy
diff --git a/packages/compas-open-scd/public/js/plugins.js b/packages/compas-open-scd/public/js/plugins.js
index 3c51012c94..e4829434b0 100644
--- a/packages/compas-open-scd/public/js/plugins.js
+++ b/packages/compas-open-scd/public/js/plugins.js
@@ -143,6 +143,14 @@ export const officialPlugins = [
     kind: 'editor',
     requireDoc: true
   },
+  {
+    name: 'Template Update',
+    src: '/external-plugins/scl-template-update/scl-template-update.js',
+    icon: 'copy_all',
+    activeByDefault: false,
+    kind: 'editor',
+    requireDoc: true
+  },
   {
     name: 'Open project',
     src: '/src/menu/CompasOpen.js',
diff --git a/packages/external-plugins/scl-template-update b/packages/external-plugins/scl-template-update
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..8f587d0608
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/external-plugins/scl-template-update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 8f587d06086d9bd7953dbb118b3f49ff8cb19e98