diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml
index 78322acf38..5320ad5094 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build TarGz
         run: |
-          ./gradlew --build-cache releaseTarGz
+          ./gradlew --build-cache --refresh-dependencies clean releaseTarGz
 
       # docker image release
       - name: Cp TarGz to Docker Path
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-release.yml b/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
index 2601efb92f..6ae10e14eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-release.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build TarGz
         run: |
-          ./gradlew --build-cache releaseTarGz
+          ./gradlew --build-cache --refresh-dependencies clean releaseTarGz
 
       - name: GitHub Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e.yml
index 8ec1a1b62c..d637ccaebe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-e2e.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       TC_GENERAL_MIRROR_URL: "mirrors.ustc.edu.cn"
       ESK_TEST_YML: "tests/kos_test_suite.yml"
+      DUCKER_TEST_OPTIONS: "-f"
       # fail fast
       # _DUCKTAPE_OPTIONS: "--exit-first"
     steps:
diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
index b5e4401c1a..530efb44b7 100644
--- a/tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/README.md
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ ESK_TEST_YML="tests/esk_test_suite.yml" bash tests/docker/run_tests.sh
 ```
 All included or excluded E2E tests can be found in `tests/esk_test_suite.yml` file.
 
+* Force update dependencies and run AutoMQ for Apache Kafka E2E tests:
+```
+ESK_TEST_YML="tests/esk_test_suite.yml" DUCKER_TEST_OPTIONS="-f" bash tests/docker/run_tests.sh
+```
+
 * Notes
   - The scripts to run tests creates and destroys docker network named *knw*.
    This network can't be used for any other purpose.
diff --git a/tests/docker/ducker-ak b/tests/docker/ducker-ak
index 4fc5711887..b4541daad9 100755
--- a/tests/docker/ducker-ak
+++ b/tests/docker/ducker-ak
@@ -485,9 +485,11 @@ ducker_test() {
         die "ducker_test: the ducker01 instance appears to be down. Did you run 'ducker up'?"
     declare -a test_name_args=()
     local debug=0
+    local force_update_snapshot=0
     while [[ $# -ge 1 ]]; do
         case "${1}" in
             -d|--debug) debug=1; shift;;
+            -f|--force-update-snapshot) force_update_snapshot=1; shift;;
             --) shift; break;;
             *) test_name_args+=("${1}"); shift;;
         esac
@@ -509,7 +511,11 @@ ducker_test() {
     done
     
     must_pushd "${kafka_dir}"
-    (test -f ./gradlew || gradle) && ./gradlew systemTestLibs
+    if [[ "${force_update_snapshot}" -eq 1 ]]; then
+        (test -f ./gradlew || gradle) && ./gradlew --refresh-dependencies clean systemTestLibs
+    else
+        (test -f ./gradlew || gradle) && ./gradlew systemTestLibs
+    fi
     must_popd
     if [[ "${debug}" -eq 1 ]]; then
         local ducktape_cmd="python3 -m debugpy --listen 0.0.0.0:${debugpy_port} --wait-for-client /usr/local/bin/ducktape"
diff --git a/tests/docker/run_tests.sh b/tests/docker/run_tests.sh
index 86734bc3b0..be7bd271d0 100755
--- a/tests/docker/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/docker/run_tests.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ TC_PATHS=${TC_PATHS:-${ESK_TEST_YML:-./kafkatest/}}
 TC_GENERAL_MIRROR_URL=${TC_GENERAL_MIRROR_URL:-""}
 TC_BASE_IMAGE=${TC_BASE_IMAGE:-"automqinc/kos_e2e_base:3.4.0"}
 REBUILD=${REBUILD:f}
+DUCKER_TEST_OPTIONS=${DUCKER_TEST_OPTIONS:-""}
 
 die() {
     echo $@
@@ -41,4 +42,8 @@ fi
 
 [[ -n ${_DUCKTAPE_OPTIONS} ]] && _DUCKTAPE_OPTIONS="-- ${_DUCKTAPE_OPTIONS}"
 
-${SCRIPT_DIR}/ducker-ak test ${TC_PATHS} ${_DUCKTAPE_OPTIONS} || die "ducker-ak test failed"
+if [ -n "${DUCKER_TEST_OPTIONS}" ]; then
+    ${SCRIPT_DIR}/ducker-ak test "${DUCKER_TEST_OPTIONS}" ${TC_PATHS} ${_DUCKTAPE_OPTIONS} || die "ducker-ak test failed"
+else
+    ${SCRIPT_DIR}/ducker-ak test ${TC_PATHS} ${_DUCKTAPE_OPTIONS} || die "ducker-ak test failed"
+fi