diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1e67045..6630775 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /bld/
 /pkg/
 /src/
-/subprojects/
+/subprojects/*
+!/subprojects/*.wrap
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1619bac..f61d195 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,18 +90,6 @@ Available modules:
 
 ## Installation
 
-If you have not installed [tllist](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/tllist)
-and [fcft](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fcft) as system libraries, clone
-them into the `subprojects` directory:
-
-```sh
-mkdir -p subprojects
-pushd subprojects
-git clone https://codeberg.org/dnkl/tllist.git
-git clone https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fcft.git
-popd
-```
-
 To build, first, create a build directory, and switch to it:
 ```sh
 mkdir -p bld/release && cd bld/release
diff --git a/subprojects/fcft.wrap b/subprojects/fcft.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2709d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/fcft.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[wrap-git]
+url = https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fcft.git
+revision = master
diff --git a/subprojects/tllist.wrap b/subprojects/tllist.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75f395a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/tllist.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[wrap-git]
+url = https://codeberg.org/dnkl/tllist.git
+revision = master