diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 0bdfb42..ab386a2 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 [submodule "backend-core"]
 	path = backend-core
 	url = git@makerforce.io:beep/backend-core.git
-[submodule "backend-protobuf"]
-	path = backend-protobuf
-	url = git@makerforce.io:beep/backend-protobuf.git
 [submodule "backend-publish"]
 	path = backend-publish
 	url = git@makerforce.io:beep/backend-publish.git
diff --git a/backend-bite b/backend-bite
index 863d441..ec30535 160000
--- a/backend-bite
+++ b/backend-bite
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 863d44134a55658f9d18107e9e41782620d506a0
+Subproject commit ec305353875029477f9d19d24bb829f4b1c0b9de
diff --git a/backend-protobuf b/backend-protobuf
deleted file mode 160000
index 42f41d0..0000000
--- a/backend-protobuf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 42f41d05c6ee486da3beb8a489192077765e8c3a
diff --git a/backend-publish b/backend-publish
index c782dfc..d105441 160000
--- a/backend-publish
+++ b/backend-publish
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c782dfc9c0c331d1de85be0b0c42a84ef3b14bab
+Subproject commit d105441d41d01ba590c9ce4c26dfb4a763ca5125
diff --git a/backend-store b/backend-store
index 140433f..01a6b67 160000
--- a/backend-store
+++ b/backend-store
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 140433f7205b28a549ffea1bb756fb91c72db223
+Subproject commit 01a6b678abfc5b42edb42abb120cd38ddc6f0754
diff --git a/backend-subscribe b/backend-subscribe
index d42355d..5efeab4 160000
--- a/backend-subscribe
+++ b/backend-subscribe
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d42355dd651aa2e75ccdb9d806a3f3a43deaee49
+Subproject commit 5efeab4699d824722e14d7900c6b9d38675c9b93
diff --git a/backend-transcription b/backend-transcription
index 0cd88a4..b5b09fc 160000
--- a/backend-transcription
+++ b/backend-transcription
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0cd88a43928cad1538acee4bc05017122b798cff
+Subproject commit b5b09fc8150d87b2953eeb758ff073462dc50aec