diff --git a/.huskyrc.json b/.huskyrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2180fee97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.huskyrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "hooks": {
+    "post-checkout": "git config submodule.recurse true"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a00f418ac..4d576a2c52 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@
     "submodules:load": "git submodule init && git submodule update && yarn && yarn bootstrap",
     "submodules:unload": "git submodule deinit --all"
   },
-  "husky": {
-    "hooks": {
-      "post-checkout": "git config submodule.recurse true"
-    }
-  },
   "workspaces": {
     "packages": [
       "packages/backend-core",