diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f7b45a07ed..43bb6b9cf2 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ release-kvm-driver: install-kvm-driver checksum  ## Release KVM Driver
 	gsutil cp $(GOBIN)/docker-machine-driver-kvm2 gs://minikube/drivers/kvm/$(VERSION)/
 	gsutil cp $(GOBIN)/docker-machine-driver-kvm2.sha256 gs://minikube/drivers/kvm/$(VERSION)/
 
-site/themes/docsy/assets/vendor/bootstrap/package.js:
+site/themes/docsy/assets/vendor/bootstrap/package.js: ## update the website docsy theme git submodule 
 	git submodule update -f --init --recursive
 
 out/hugo/hugo:
diff --git a/site/config.toml b/site/config.toml
index 091e83fe83..23f8db88b6 100644
--- a/site/config.toml
+++ b/site/config.toml
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ github_project_repo = ""
 github_subdir = "site"
 
 # Google Custom Search Engine ID. Remove or comment out to disable search.
-gcs_engine_id = "005331096405080631692:s7c4yfpw9sy"
+# gcs_engine_id = "005331096405080631692:s7c4yfpw9sy"
+
+# enabling local search https://www.docsy.dev/docs/adding-content/navigation/#configure-local-search-with-lunr
+offlineSearch = true
 
 # User interface configuration
 [params.ui]
diff --git a/site/themes/docsy b/site/themes/docsy
index 493bb1a0af..3123298f5b 160000
--- a/site/themes/docsy
+++ b/site/themes/docsy
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 493bb1a0af92d1242f8396aeb1661dcd3a010db7
+Subproject commit 3123298f5b0f56b3315b55319e17a8fa6c9d98f9