During February 2025, Nick Murphy enhanced the daos-stack/daos repository by developing a new approach to dependency management within the build system. He introduced a build flag that enables dependencies to be managed as Git submodules within a dedicated subdirectory, streamlining the integration process. By modifying the SCons-based build flow in Python, he ensured that versioning information in build.config is ignored for these dependencies, and relative symlinks are created in the build directory. This solution improved reproducibility and simplified configuration management, particularly for continuous integration workflows, demonstrating a focused application of build systems, dependency management, and Git submodules expertise.