diff --git a/charts/vela-workflow/crds/core.oam.dev_workflowstepdefinitions.yaml b/charts/vela-workflow/crds/core.oam.dev_workflowstepdefinitions.yaml
index aa94cfc..ce9b076 100644
--- a/charts/vela-workflow/crds/core.oam.dev_workflowstepdefinitions.yaml
+++ b/charts/vela-workflow/crds/core.oam.dev_workflowstepdefinitions.yaml
@@ -219,4 +219,4 @@ spec:
     served: true
     storage: true
     subresources:
-      status: {}
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+      status: {}
diff --git a/makefiles/const.mk b/makefiles/const.mk
index e611cfb..5d8f724 100644
--- a/makefiles/const.mk
+++ b/makefiles/const.mk
@@ -70,5 +70,9 @@ VELA_RUNTIME_ROLLOUT_TEST_IMAGE  ?= vela-runtime-rollout-test:$(GIT_COMMIT)
 RUNTIME_CLUSTER_CONFIG ?= /tmp/worker.client.kubeconfig
 RUNTIME_CLUSTER_NAME ?= worker
 
+# KubeVela version/branch to fetch workflowstepdefinitions CRD from
+KUBEVELA_VERSION ?= master
+KUBEVELA_RAW_URL = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubevela/kubevela/$(KUBEVELA_VERSION)/charts/vela-core/crds
+
 COMMON_CRD_FILES = \
   core.oam.dev_workflows.yaml
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diff --git a/makefiles/dependency.mk b/makefiles/dependency.mk
index 8d61b29..7ba2f27 100644
--- a/makefiles/dependency.mk
+++ b/makefiles/dependency.mk
@@ -107,10 +107,16 @@ $(ENVTEST): $(LOCALBIN)
 
 .PHONY: sync-crds
 PKG_MODULE = github.com/kubevela/pkg # fetch common crds from the pkg repo instead of generating locally
-sync-crds: ## Copy CRD from pinned module version in go.mod
+sync-crds: ## Copy CRD from pinned module version in go.mod and fetch workflowstepdefinitions from kubevela repo
+	@echo "Syncing CRDs from pkg module..."
 	@moddir=$$(go list -m -f '{{.Dir}}' $(PKG_MODULE) 2>/dev/null); \
 	mkdir -p config/crd/bases; \
 	for file in $(COMMON_CRD_FILES); do \
 		src="$$moddir/crds/$$file"; \
 		cp -f "$$src" "config/crd/bases/"; \
-	done
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+	done
+	@echo "Fetching workflowstepdefinitions CRD from kubevela repo ($(KUBEVELA_VERSION))..."
+	@curl -fsSL $(KUBEVELA_RAW_URL)/core.oam.dev_workflowstepdefinitions.yaml \
+		-o config/crd/bases/core.oam.dev_workflowstepdefinitions.yaml || \
+		(echo "Failed to fetch workflowstepdefinitions CRD from kubevela repo" && exit 1)
+	@echo "Successfully synced all CRDs"
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