diff --git a/pkg/models/devops/devops.go b/pkg/models/devops/devops.go
index 0dd59097cce0703e834297e564f5892a118e5878..804e806823cb74ef7087bc6c160bd828f37d298a 100644
--- a/pkg/models/devops/devops.go
+++ b/pkg/models/devops/devops.go
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ func (d devopsOperator) DeleteCredentialObj(projectName string, secret string) e
 
 func (d devopsOperator) UpdateCredentialObj(projectName string, secret *v1.Secret) (*v1.Secret, error) {
 	projectObj, err := d.ksInformers.Devops().V1alpha3().DevOpsProjects().Lister().Get(projectName)
+	secret.Annotations[devopsv1alpha3.CredentialAutoSyncAnnoKey] = "true"
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}