diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-citation.yml b/.github/workflows/update-citation.yml
index efc7f8c1..2916f213 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-citation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-citation.yml
@@ -1,51 +1,36 @@
-import os
-import requests
-import yaml
-
-# Repository details
-repo_owner = os.getenv("GITHUB_REPOSITORY").split('/')[0]
-repo_name = os.getenv("GITHUB_REPOSITORY").split('/')[1]
-token = os.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
-
-# GitHub API URL
-api_url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{repo_owner}/{repo_name}/contributors"
-
-# Fetch contributors
-response = requests.get(api_url, headers={"Authorization": f"token {token}"})
-if response.status_code != 200:
-    raise Exception(f"Failed to fetch contributors: {response.json()}")
-
-contributors = response.json()
-
-# Extract contributor details
-new_authors = []
-for contributor in contributors:
-    new_authors.append({
-        "name": contributor.get("login"),
-        "orcid": None  # ORCID integration can be added here
-    })
-
-# Load existing CITATION.cff
-citation_file = "CITATION.cff"
-if os.path.exists(citation_file):
-    with open(citation_file, "r") as file:
-        citation_data = yaml.safe_load(file)
-else:
-    citation_data = {
-        "cff-version": "1.2.0",
-        "message": "If you use this software, please cite it using this metadata.",
-    }
-
-# Update authors
-citation_data["authors"] = new_authors
-
-# Optionally update other fields
-citation_data["title"] = citation_data.get("title", repo_name)
-citation_data["version"] = "1.0.0"  # Update dynamically if needed
-citation_data["date-released"] = "2024-11-29"  # Update dynamically
-
-# Write back to CITATION.cff
-with open(citation_file, "w") as file:
-    yaml.dump(citation_data, file, sort_keys=False)
-
-print("CITATION.cff updated successfully.")
+name: Update CITATION.cff
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual trigger
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main  # Run on pushes to main branch
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 0 * * *"  # Run daily
+
+jobs:
+  update-citation:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Setup Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.x"
+
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      run: pip install requests pyyaml
+
+    - name: Update CITATION.cff
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      run: python .github/scripts/update_citation.py
+
+    - name: Commit and Push Changes
+      uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+      with:
+        commit_message: "Update CITATION.cff with latest contributors"
+        file_pattern: "CITATION.cff"