diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-go-dep.yml b/.github/workflows/update-go-dep.yml
index 9e8a038a..442a5be9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-go-dep.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-go-dep.yml
@@ -11,43 +11,31 @@ jobs:
   update_golang_deps:
     name: Update Golang Dependencies
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      GOPRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.XDT_REPO_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      GOPRIVATE: "github.com/ease-lab/vhive-xdt"
     steps:
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+      - name: Setup Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.21
+          go-version: '1.21'
 
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Checkout code into go module directory
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: main
 
-      - name: Find all go.mod files
-        run: |
-          PATHS=$(find . -type f -name go.mod -printf '%h ')
+      - run: git config --global url."https://ease-lab:$(echo $GOPRIVATE_KEY)@github.com/ease-lab/vhive-xdt".insteadOf "https://github.com/ease-lab/vhive-xdt"
 
 
-      - name: Upgrade the Golang Dependencies for all mod files
-        id: detect-and-update
+      - name: Find all go.mod files
         run: |
-
-          for p in $PATHS;
-          do
-
-            echo "Update dependencies in $p"
-            go get -u ./...
-
-            output=$(git status -s)
-            if [ -z "${output}" ]; then
-              exit 0
-            fi
-
-            go mod tidy
-          done
+          ./utils/update_go_dependencies.sh
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4
         with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.ENABLE_AUTOMERGE_TOKEN }}
           branch: "upgrade-go-deps-on-main"
           commit-message: "Upgrade go deps"
           signoff: true
diff --git a/utils/update_go_dependencies.sh b/utils/update_go_dependencies.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a5ef9035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/update_go_dependencies.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# MIT License
+#
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+# copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+set -e
+
+PATHS=$(find . -type f -name go.mod -printf '%h ')
+
+for p in $PATHS;
+do
+
+    pushd $p
+
+    echo "Update dependencies in $p"
+    go get -u ./...   || true
+
+    go mod tidy  || true
+
+    popd
+
+done
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