diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index c03bbd1..b045114 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ For detailed help on each command, use:
     update_parser.add_argument("--system", action="store_true", help="Include system update commands")
     update_parser.add_argument("-q", "--quiet", action="store_true", help="Suppress warnings and info messages")
     update_parser.add_argument("--no-verification", action="store_true", default=False, help="Disable verification via commit/gpg")
+    update_parser.add_argument("--dependencies", action="store_true", help="Also pull and update dependencies")
 
     status_parser = subparsers.add_parser("status", help="Show status for repository/repositories or system")
     add_identifier_arguments(status_parser)
@@ -241,7 +242,17 @@ For detailed help on each command, use:
     elif args.command == "delete":
         delete_repos(selected,REPOSITORIES_BASE_DIR, ALL_REPOSITORIES, preview=args.preview)
     elif args.command == "update":
-        update_repos(selected,REPOSITORIES_BASE_DIR, BINARIES_DIRECTORY, ALL_REPOSITORIES, args.no_verification, system_update=args.system, preview=args.preview, quiet=args.quiet)
+        update_repos(
+            selected,
+            REPOSITORIES_BASE_DIR,
+            BINARIES_DIRECTORY,
+            ALL_REPOSITORIES,
+            args.no_verification,
+            system_update=args.system,
+            preview=args.preview,
+            quiet=args.quiet,
+            update_dependencies=args.dependencies
+        )
     elif args.command == "status":
         status_repos(selected,REPOSITORIES_BASE_DIR, ALL_REPOSITORIES, args.extra_args, list_only=args.list, system_status=args.system, preview=args.preview)
     elif args.command == "explore":
diff --git a/pkgmgr/install_repos.py b/pkgmgr/install_repos.py
index 36ed470..d05f427 100644
--- a/pkgmgr/install_repos.py
+++ b/pkgmgr/install_repos.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from pkgmgr.run_command import run_command
 from pkgmgr.verify import verify_repository
 from pkgmgr.clone_repos import clone_repos
 
-def install_repos(selected_repos, repositories_base_dir, bin_dir, all_repos, no_verification, preview=False, quiet=False, clone_mode: str = "ssh"):
+def install_repos(selected_repos, repositories_base_dir, bin_dir, all_repos, no_verification, preview=False, quiet=False, clone_mode: str = "ssh", update_dependencies: bool = True):
     """
     Install repositories by creating symbolic links, running setup commands, and
     installing additional packages if a requirements.yml or requirements.txt file is found.
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ def install_repos(selected_repos, repositories_base_dir, bin_dir, all_repos, no_
                 if "pkgmgr" in requirements:
                     pkgmgr_packages = requirements["pkgmgr"]
                     if pkgmgr_packages:
+                        if update_dependencies:
+                            cmd_pull = "pkgmgr pull " + " ".join(pkgmgr_packages)
+                            try:
+                                run_command(cmd_pull, preview=preview)
+                            except SystemExit as e:
+                                print(f"Warning: 'pkgmgr pull' command failed (exit code {e}). Ignoring error and continuing.")            
                         cmd = "pkgmgr install " + " ".join(pkgmgr_packages)
                         run_command(cmd, preview=preview)
                 # Install pip packages if defined.
diff --git a/pkgmgr/update_repos.py b/pkgmgr/update_repos.py
index 57ef16f..32a29a4 100644
--- a/pkgmgr/update_repos.py
+++ b/pkgmgr/update_repos.py
@@ -2,15 +2,22 @@ import sys
 from pkgmgr.pull_with_verification import pull_with_verification
 from pkgmgr.install_repos import install_repos
 
-def update_repos(selected_repos, repositories_base_dir, bin_dir, all_repos, no_verification, system_update=False, preview=False, quiet=False):
-    # Use pull_with_verification instead of the old git_default_exec.
+def update_repos(selected_repos, repositories_base_dir, bin_dir, all_repos, no_verification, system_update=False, preview=False, quiet=False, update_dependencies=False):
+    
     pull_with_verification(selected_repos, repositories_base_dir, all_repos, extra_args=[], no_verification=no_verification, preview=preview)
     
-    # Proceed with the installation process.
-    # Note: In the install process, we remove the --no-verification flag to avoid hash checks.
-    install_repos(selected_repos, repositories_base_dir, bin_dir, all_repos, no_verification=no_verification, preview=preview, quiet=quiet)
+    install_repos(
+        selected_repos,
+        repositories_base_dir,
+        bin_dir,
+        all_repos,
+        no_verification=no_verification,
+        preview=preview,
+        quiet=quiet,
+        update_dependencies=update_dependencies
+    )
     
     if system_update:
         from pkgmgr.run_command import run_command
         run_command("yay -Syu", preview=preview)
-        run_command("sudo pacman -Syyu", preview=preview)
+        run_command("sudo pacman -Syyu", preview=preview)
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