diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 7074403c9..8f8040565 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "src/ext/rust"]
 	path = src/ext/rust
-	url = https://git.torproject.org/user/sebastian/tor-rust-dependencies
+	url = https://git.torproject.org/tor-rust-dependencies
diff --git a/changes/ticket25323 b/changes/ticket25323
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..836825de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ticket25323
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Code simplification and refactoring:
+    - Update the "rust dependencies" submodule to be an project-level
+      repository, rather than a user repository. Closes ticket 25323.
+