diff --git a/livox_ros_driver/CMakeLists.txt b/livox_ros_driver/CMakeLists.txt
index 84c9370..8fc27fe 100755
--- a/livox_ros_driver/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/livox_ros_driver/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,37 +43,17 @@ find_library(LIVOX_SDK_LIBRARY liblivox_sdk_static.a /usr/local/lib)
 if((NOT LIVOX_SDK_LIBRARY) OR (NOT EXISTS ${LIVOX_SDK_LIBRARY}))
 	# couldn't find the livox sdk library
 	message("Coudn't find livox sdk library")
-
-	include_directories(
-						./
-						${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Livox-SDK/sdk_core/include
-						)
-	link_directories(
-						./
-						${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Livox-SDK/build/sdk_core
-						)
-
-	# clone livox sdk source code from github
-	execute_process(COMMAND mkdir -p ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Livox-SDK OUTPUT_VARIABLE cmd_res)
-	message("Try to pull the livox sdk source code from github")
-	FOREACH(res ${cmd_res})
-		MESSAGE(${res})
-	ENDFOREACH()
-
-	execute_process(COMMAND git clone https://github.com/Livox-SDK/Livox-SDK.git ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Livox-SDK OUTPUT_VARIABLE cmd_res)
-	FOREACH(res ${cmd_res})
-		MESSAGE(${res})
-	ENDFOREACH()
-
-	execute_process(COMMAND cmake .. WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Livox-SDK/build OUTPUT_VARIABLE cmd_res)
-	FOREACH(res ${cmd_res})
-		MESSAGE(${res})
-	ENDFOREACH()
-
-	execute_process(COMMAND make WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Livox-SDK/build OUTPUT_VARIABLE cmd_res)
-	FOREACH(res ${cmd_res})
-		MESSAGE(${res})
-	ENDFOREACH()
+	include(ExternalProject)
+	ExternalProject_Add(
+		Livox-SDK
+		GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/Livox-SDK/Livox-SDK.git
+		TIMEOUT 15
+		CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
+		BUILD_COMMAND ""
+		INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+		UPDATE_COMMAND ""
+		PATCH_COMMAND ""
+	)
 
 else()
 	message("find livox sdk library success")