diff --git a/cmake/vcpkg/bootstrap/vcpkg_bootstrap.cmake b/cmake/vcpkg/bootstrap/vcpkg_bootstrap.cmake
index ba599f4..c697a0c 100644
--- a/cmake/vcpkg/bootstrap/vcpkg_bootstrap.cmake
+++ b/cmake/vcpkg/bootstrap/vcpkg_bootstrap.cmake
@@ -22,14 +22,20 @@ endfunction()
 function(_vcpkg_checkout vcpkg_root vcpkg_ref)
   message(STATUS "vcpkg checkout to ${vcpkg_ref}")
 
-  execute_process(
-    COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} fetch origin ${vcpkg_ref}
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${vcpkg_root}
-    RESULT_VARIABLE result)
-
-  if(NOT result EQUAL "0")
+  if(EXISTS "${vcpkg_root}/.git/shallow")
     message(
-      FATAL_ERROR "${GIT_EXECUTABLE} fetch ${vcpkg_ref} failed with ${result}")
+      WARNING
+        "vcpkg is shallow now and unshallow to retrieve the Git tree object hash for a specific version port......"
+    )
+    execute_process(
+      COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} fetch --unshallow
+      WORKING_DIRECTORY ${vcpkg_root}
+      RESULT_VARIABLE result)
+
+    if(NOT result EQUAL "0")
+      message(
+        FATAL_ERROR "${GIT_EXECUTABLE} fetch --unshallow failed with ${result}")
+    endif()
   endif()
 
   execute_process(
@@ -47,7 +53,7 @@ endfunction()
 # clone
 function(_vcpkg_clone vcpkg_root vcpkg_repo vcpkg_ref)
   execute_process(
-    COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} clone ${vcpkg_repo} ${vcpkg_root} --depth=1
+    COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} clone ${vcpkg_repo} ${vcpkg_root}
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
     RESULT_VARIABLE result)
 
@@ -123,7 +129,7 @@ function(_vcpkg_upgrade vcpkg_root vcpkg_repo vcpkg_ref)
 
   message(STATUS "Upgrade vcpkg")
   message(STATUS "vcpkg current commit: ${current_git_hash}")
-  message(STATUS "vcpkg release:        ${vcpkg_ref}")
+  message(STATUS "vcpkg target commit:  ${vcpkg_ref}")
 
   execute_process(
     COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} remote set-url origin ${vcpkg_repo}
@@ -150,9 +156,7 @@ endfunction()
 
 # find root
 function(_vcpkg_find_root cache_dir_name out_vcpkg_root)
-  if(DEFINED ENV{VCPKG_ROOT} AND NOT "$ENV{VCPKG_ROOT}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(root "$ENV{VCPKG_ROOT}")
-  elseif("${__vcpkg_bootstrap_host}" STREQUAL "Windows")
+  if("${__vcpkg_bootstrap_host}" STREQUAL "Windows")
     set(root "$ENV{LOCALAPPDATA}/vcpkg/projects/${cache_dir_name}/cache")
   else()
     set(root "$ENV{HOME}/.cache/vcpkg/projects/${cache_dir_name}")
diff --git a/cmake/vcpkg/bootstrap/vcpkg_configure.cmake b/cmake/vcpkg/bootstrap/vcpkg_configure.cmake
index 2f63cc3..527c070 100644
--- a/cmake/vcpkg/bootstrap/vcpkg_configure.cmake
+++ b/cmake/vcpkg/bootstrap/vcpkg_configure.cmake
@@ -36,8 +36,26 @@ function(_vcpkg_export_mode)
   message(STATUS "Disable manifest mode for using vcpkg exported artifacts")
 endfunction()
 
+macro(detect_vcpkg)
+  # Respect environment variable VCPKG_ROOT and VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT if set
+  if(DEFINED ENV{VCPKG_ROOT} AND NOT "$ENV{VCPKG_ROOT}" STREQUAL "")
+    set(_VCPKG_ROOT
+        "$ENV{VCPKG_ROOT}"
+        CACHE PATH "Vcpkg root directory" FORCE)
+  elseif(DEFINED ENV{VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}
+         AND NOT "$ENV{VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}" STREQUAL "")
+    set(_VCPKG_ROOT
+        "$ENV{VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}"
+        CACHE PATH "Vcpkg root directory" FORCE)
+  else()
+    unset(_VCPKG_ROOT CACHE)
+  endif()
+endmacro()
+
 # bootstrap and configure vcpkg
 macro(vcpkg_configure)
+  detect_vcpkg()
+
   if(NOT VCPKG_EXPORT_MODE)
     _vcpkg_bootstrap(${ARGN})
     _vcpkg_skip_install_on_reconfigure()
diff --git a/cmake/vcpkg/vcpkg.toolchain.cmake b/cmake/vcpkg/vcpkg.toolchain.cmake
index aae0787..149df3a 100644
--- a/cmake/vcpkg/vcpkg.toolchain.cmake
+++ b/cmake/vcpkg/vcpkg.toolchain.cmake
@@ -19,29 +19,13 @@ unset(IN_TRY_COMPILE)
 # Load the common settings
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/scripts/build_type.cmake)
 
-# Vcpkg build environment
-file(READ ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/vcpkg.json _vcpkg_json)
-string(JSON _builtin_baseline GET ${_vcpkg_json} builtin-baseline)
-
-# Respect environment variable VCPKG_ROOT and VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT if set
-if(DEFINED ENV{VCPKG_ROOT} AND NOT "$ENV{VCPKG_ROOT}" STREQUAL "")
-  set(_VCPKG_ROOT
-      "$ENV{VCPKG_ROOT}"
-      CACHE PATH "Vcpkg root directory" FORCE)
-elseif(DEFINED ENV{VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}
-       AND NOT "$ENV{VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}" STREQUAL "")
-  set(_VCPKG_ROOT
-      "$ENV{VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}"
-      CACHE PATH "Vcpkg root directory" FORCE)
-else()
-  unset(_VCPKG_ROOT CACHE)
-endif()
-
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/bootstrap/vcpkg-config.cmake)
 
 set(VCPKG_VERBOSE
     ON
     CACHE BOOL "Vcpkg VCPKG_VERBOSE")
 
+file(READ ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/vcpkg.json _vcpkg_json)
+string(JSON _builtin_baseline GET ${_vcpkg_json} builtin-baseline)
 vcpkg_configure(CACHE_DIR_NAME ss-pybind11 REPO
                 https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git REF ${_builtin_baseline})
diff --git a/template/cmake/vcpkg/bootstrap/vcpkg_bootstrap.cmake b/template/cmake/vcpkg/bootstrap/vcpkg_bootstrap.cmake
index ba599f4..c697a0c 100644
--- a/template/cmake/vcpkg/bootstrap/vcpkg_bootstrap.cmake
+++ b/template/cmake/vcpkg/bootstrap/vcpkg_bootstrap.cmake
@@ -22,14 +22,20 @@ endfunction()
 function(_vcpkg_checkout vcpkg_root vcpkg_ref)
   message(STATUS "vcpkg checkout to ${vcpkg_ref}")
 
-  execute_process(
-    COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} fetch origin ${vcpkg_ref}
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${vcpkg_root}
-    RESULT_VARIABLE result)
-
-  if(NOT result EQUAL "0")
+  if(EXISTS "${vcpkg_root}/.git/shallow")
     message(
-      FATAL_ERROR "${GIT_EXECUTABLE} fetch ${vcpkg_ref} failed with ${result}")
+      WARNING
+        "vcpkg is shallow now and unshallow to retrieve the Git tree object hash for a specific version port......"
+    )
+    execute_process(
+      COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} fetch --unshallow
+      WORKING_DIRECTORY ${vcpkg_root}
+      RESULT_VARIABLE result)
+
+    if(NOT result EQUAL "0")
+      message(
+        FATAL_ERROR "${GIT_EXECUTABLE} fetch --unshallow failed with ${result}")
+    endif()
   endif()
 
   execute_process(
@@ -47,7 +53,7 @@ endfunction()
 # clone
 function(_vcpkg_clone vcpkg_root vcpkg_repo vcpkg_ref)
   execute_process(
-    COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} clone ${vcpkg_repo} ${vcpkg_root} --depth=1
+    COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} clone ${vcpkg_repo} ${vcpkg_root}
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
     RESULT_VARIABLE result)
 
@@ -123,7 +129,7 @@ function(_vcpkg_upgrade vcpkg_root vcpkg_repo vcpkg_ref)
 
   message(STATUS "Upgrade vcpkg")
   message(STATUS "vcpkg current commit: ${current_git_hash}")
-  message(STATUS "vcpkg release:        ${vcpkg_ref}")
+  message(STATUS "vcpkg target commit:  ${vcpkg_ref}")
 
   execute_process(
     COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} remote set-url origin ${vcpkg_repo}
@@ -150,9 +156,7 @@ endfunction()
 
 # find root
 function(_vcpkg_find_root cache_dir_name out_vcpkg_root)
-  if(DEFINED ENV{VCPKG_ROOT} AND NOT "$ENV{VCPKG_ROOT}" STREQUAL "")
-    set(root "$ENV{VCPKG_ROOT}")
-  elseif("${__vcpkg_bootstrap_host}" STREQUAL "Windows")
+  if("${__vcpkg_bootstrap_host}" STREQUAL "Windows")
     set(root "$ENV{LOCALAPPDATA}/vcpkg/projects/${cache_dir_name}/cache")
   else()
     set(root "$ENV{HOME}/.cache/vcpkg/projects/${cache_dir_name}")
diff --git a/template/cmake/vcpkg/bootstrap/vcpkg_configure.cmake b/template/cmake/vcpkg/bootstrap/vcpkg_configure.cmake
index 2f63cc3..527c070 100644
--- a/template/cmake/vcpkg/bootstrap/vcpkg_configure.cmake
+++ b/template/cmake/vcpkg/bootstrap/vcpkg_configure.cmake
@@ -36,8 +36,26 @@ function(_vcpkg_export_mode)
   message(STATUS "Disable manifest mode for using vcpkg exported artifacts")
 endfunction()
 
+macro(detect_vcpkg)
+  # Respect environment variable VCPKG_ROOT and VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT if set
+  if(DEFINED ENV{VCPKG_ROOT} AND NOT "$ENV{VCPKG_ROOT}" STREQUAL "")
+    set(_VCPKG_ROOT
+        "$ENV{VCPKG_ROOT}"
+        CACHE PATH "Vcpkg root directory" FORCE)
+  elseif(DEFINED ENV{VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}
+         AND NOT "$ENV{VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}" STREQUAL "")
+    set(_VCPKG_ROOT
+        "$ENV{VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}"
+        CACHE PATH "Vcpkg root directory" FORCE)
+  else()
+    unset(_VCPKG_ROOT CACHE)
+  endif()
+endmacro()
+
 # bootstrap and configure vcpkg
 macro(vcpkg_configure)
+  detect_vcpkg()
+
   if(NOT VCPKG_EXPORT_MODE)
     _vcpkg_bootstrap(${ARGN})
     _vcpkg_skip_install_on_reconfigure()
diff --git a/template/cmake/vcpkg/vcpkg.toolchain.cmake.jinja b/template/cmake/vcpkg/vcpkg.toolchain.cmake.jinja
index 690c74f..f9a795e 100644
--- a/template/cmake/vcpkg/vcpkg.toolchain.cmake.jinja
+++ b/template/cmake/vcpkg/vcpkg.toolchain.cmake.jinja
@@ -19,29 +19,13 @@ unset(IN_TRY_COMPILE)
 # Load the common settings
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/scripts/build_type.cmake)
 
-# Vcpkg build environment
-file(READ ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/vcpkg.json _vcpkg_json)
-string(JSON _builtin_baseline GET ${_vcpkg_json} builtin-baseline)
-
-# Respect environment variable VCPKG_ROOT and VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT if set
-if(DEFINED ENV{VCPKG_ROOT} AND NOT "$ENV{VCPKG_ROOT}" STREQUAL "")
-  set(_VCPKG_ROOT
-      "$ENV{VCPKG_ROOT}"
-      CACHE PATH "Vcpkg root directory" FORCE)
-elseif(DEFINED ENV{VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}
-       AND NOT "$ENV{VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}" STREQUAL "")
-  set(_VCPKG_ROOT
-      "$ENV{VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}"
-      CACHE PATH "Vcpkg root directory" FORCE)
-else()
-  unset(_VCPKG_ROOT CACHE)
-endif()
-
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/bootstrap/vcpkg-config.cmake)
 
 set(VCPKG_VERBOSE
     ON
     CACHE BOOL "Vcpkg VCPKG_VERBOSE")
 
+file(READ ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/vcpkg.json _vcpkg_json)
+string(JSON _builtin_baseline GET ${_vcpkg_json} builtin-baseline)
 vcpkg_configure(CACHE_DIR_NAME {{ repo_name}} REPO
                 https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git REF ${_builtin_baseline})