diff --git a/updater/bumpkgrel.py b/updater/bumpkgrel.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..990284b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/updater/bumpkgrel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+from lilac2.api import update_pkgrel
+import argparse
+import os
+
+
+def main(file, path):
+    current_dir = os.getcwd()
+    with open(file, "r") as f:
+        for pkgname in f.readlines():
+            pkgname = pkgname.strip()
+            if not pkgname.startswith("r-"):
+                pkgname = "r-" + pkgname.lower()
+            os.chdir(f"{path}/{pkgname}")
+            update_pkgrel()
+            os.chdir(current_dir)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description='update pkgrel for a list of R packages',
+        formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-f', '--file', help='file contains pkgname, one per line, CRAN name style or aur name style are both ok')
+    parser.add_argument('-b', '--bioarch-path',
+                        help='path to BioArchLinux', default='BioArchLinux')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    if not args.file:
+        parser.print_help()
+        exit(1)
+
+    main(args.file, args.bioarch_path)
diff --git a/updater/readme.md b/updater/readme.md
index 79f83ed..3a05da6 100644
--- a/updater/readme.md
+++ b/updater/readme.md
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ For usage, run with argument `-h`.
 - [ ] Support packages hosted in github.
 - [ ] Clean codes
 - [ ] merger `pkg_archiver` into `depends_updater`
-- [ ] merge `sync_meta_data` into `dbmanager`
+- [ ] generate PKGBUILD for missing dependencies `depends_updater`
+- [x] merge `sync_meta_data` into `dbmanager`