diff --git a/dot_zshrc.tmpl b/dot_zshrc.tmpl
index 3dfe9ad..c78246a 100644
--- a/dot_zshrc.tmpl
+++ b/dot_zshrc.tmpl
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
 # alias ohmyzsh="mate ~/.oh-my-zsh"
 
 alias bw='NODE_OPTIONS="--no-deprecation" bw'
+alias bwu="export BW_SESSION=$(bw unlock --raw)"
+
 export NODE_OPTIONS="--no-deprecation"
 
 # To customize prompt, run `p10k configure` or edit ~/.p10k.zsh.
diff --git a/run_before_update_unlock_bitwarden.sh.tmpl b/run_before_update_unlock_bitwarden.sh.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..271243e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_before_update_unlock_bitwarden.sh.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Function to check if Bitwarden CLI is installed
+is_bw_installed() {
+    command -v bw >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+# Function to unlock the Bitwarden vault
+unlock_vault() {
+    echo "Unlocking Bitwarden vault..."
+    BW_SESSION=$(bw unlock --raw)
+    export BW_SESSION
+    if [ -n "$BW_SESSION" ]; then
+        echo "Vault unlocked successfully."
+	bw sync
+    else
+        echo "Failed to unlock vault."
+    fi
+}
+
+# Check if Bitwarden CLI is installed
+if is_bw_installed; then
+    unlock_vault
+else
+    echo "Bitwarden CLI is not installed, doing nothing."
+fi
+