diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml b/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
index 5934ea67783c18..21836a7853c08a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: west setup
       run: |
         west init -l .
+        west update bsim
 
     - name: build-docs
       run: |
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: west setup
       run: |
         west init -l .
+        west update bsim
 
     - name: build-docs
       run: |
diff --git a/west.yml b/west.yml
index 84ce321c3cbf0f..5e476ffe4c7861 100644
--- a/west.yml
+++ b/west.yml
@@ -22,9 +22,16 @@ manifest:
     - name: upstream
       url-base: https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos
 
+  group-filter: [-babblesim]
+
   #
   # Please add items below based on alphabetical order
   projects:
+    - name: bsim
+      repo-path: babblesim-manifest
+      revision: 908ffde6298a937c6549dbfa843a62caab26bfc5
+      import:
+        path-prefix: tools
     - name: canopennode
       revision: dec12fa3f0d790cafa8414a4c2930ea71ab72ffd
       path: modules/lib/canopennode