diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d4cce2338..6ae33d8f9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,6 @@ xrefr
 etc/emqx.conf.rendered
 Mnesia.*/
 *.DS_Store
+_checkouts
+rebar.config.rendered
+/rebar3
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 21179c5ea..b047ea8ef 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
-REBAR = $(CURDIR)/rebar3
+REBAR_VERSION = 3.13.2-emqx-1
+REBAR = ./rebar3
 
 PROFILE ?= emqx
 PROFILES := emqx emqx-edge
 PKG_PROFILES := emqx-pkg emqx-edge-pkg
 
-export DEFAULT_VSN ?= $(shell ./get-lastest-tag.escript)
-ifneq ($(shell echo $(DEFAULT_VSN) | grep -oE "^[ev0-9]+\.[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?"),)
-	export PKG_VSN := $(patsubst v%,%,$(patsubst e%,%,$(DEFAULT_VSN)))
-else
-	export PKG_VSN := $(patsubst v%,%,$(DEFAULT_VSN))
-endif
-
 .PHONY: default
 default: $(REBAR) $(PROFILE)
 
 .PHONY: all
 all: $(REBAR) $(PROFILES)
 
+.PHONY: ensure-rebar3
+ensure-rebar3:
+	@./ensure-rebar3.sh $(REBAR_VERSION)
+
+$(REBAR): ensure-rebar3
+
 .PHONY: distclean
 distclean:
 	@rm -rf _build
@@ -34,11 +34,15 @@ endif
 $(PROFILES:%=build-%): $(REBAR)
 	$(REBAR) as $(@:build-%=%) compile
 
+# rebar clean
 .PHONY: clean $(PROFILES:%=clean-%)
-clean: $(PROFILES:%=clean-%)
+clean: $(PROFILES:%=clean-%) clean-stamps
 $(PROFILES:%=clean-%): $(REBAR)
-	@rm -rf _build/$(@:clean-%=%)
-	@rm -rf _build/$(@:clean-%=%)+test
+	$(REBAR) as $(@:clean-%=%) clean
+
+.PHONY: clean-stamps
+clean-stamps:
+	find -L _build -name '.stamp' -type f | xargs rm -f
 
 .PHONY: deps-all
 deps-all: $(REBAR) $(PROFILES:%=deps-%) $(PKG_PROFILES:%=deps-%)
diff --git a/apps/emqx_exhook/rebar.config b/apps/emqx_exhook/rebar.config
index 0019ca245..1db04037f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_exhook/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx_exhook/rebar.config
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %%-*- mode: erlang -*-
 {plugins,
  [rebar3_proper,
-  {grpcbox_plugin, {git, "https://github.com/HJianBo/grpcbox_plugin", {branch, "master"}}}
+  {grpcbox_plugin, {git, "https://github.com/zmstone/grpcbox_plugin", {branch, "master"}}}
 ]}.
 
 {deps,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_exproto/rebar.config b/apps/emqx_exproto/rebar.config
index e989b5aeb..bfc87e92c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_exproto/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx_exproto/rebar.config
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
             {parse_transform}]}.
 
 {plugins,
- [{grpcbox_plugin, {git, "https://github.com/HJianBo/grpcbox_plugin", {branch, "master"}}}
+ [{grpcbox_plugin, {git, "https://github.com/zmstone/grpcbox_plugin", {branch, "master"}}}
  ]}.
 
 {deps,
diff --git a/ensure-rebar3.sh b/ensure-rebar3.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5eaaca164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ensure-rebar3.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+VERSION="$1"
+
+download() {
+    curl -L "https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/packages.emqx/rebar/rebar3-${VERSION}" -o ./rebar3
+}
+
+version() {
+    ./rebar3 -v | grep -v '===' | grep 'rebar.*Erlang' | awk '{print $2}'
+}
+
+if [ -f 'rebar3' ] && [ "$(version)" == "$VERSION" ]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+download
+chmod +x ./rebar3
diff --git a/get-lastest-tag.escript b/get-lastest-tag.escript
deleted file mode 100755
index 5eb942b79..000000000
--- a/get-lastest-tag.escript
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env escript
-%% -*- mode: erlang;erlang-indent-level: 4;indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
-%% ex: ft=erlang ts=4 sw=4 et
-%% -------------------------------------------------------------------
-%%
-%% nodetool: Helper Script for interacting with live nodes
-%%
-%% -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-main(_Args) ->
-    io:format(getRef()).
-
-comparingFun([C1|R1], [C2|R2]) when is_list(C1), is_list(C2);
-                                    is_integer(C1), is_integer(C2) -> C1 < C2 orelse comparingFun(R1, R2);
-comparingFun([C1|R1], [C2|R2]) when is_integer(C1), is_list(C2)    -> comparingFun(R1, R2);
-comparingFun([C1|_R1], [C2|_R2]) when is_list(C1), is_integer(C2)    -> true;
-comparingFun(_, _) -> false.
-
-sortFun(T1, T2) ->
-    C = fun(T) ->
-          [case catch list_to_integer(E) of
-              I when is_integer(I) -> I;
-              _ -> E
-            end || E <- re:split(string:sub_string(T, 2), "[.-]", [{return, list}])]
-        end,
-    comparingFun(C(T1), C(T2)).
-
-latestTag(BranchName) ->
-    Tag = os:cmd("git describe --abbrev=1 --tags --always") -- "\n",
-    LatestTagCommitId = os:cmd(io_lib:format("git rev-parse --short ~s", [Tag])) -- "\n",
-    case string:tokens(os:cmd(io_lib:format("git tag -l \"v*\" --points-at ~s", [LatestTagCommitId])), "\n") of
-        [] -> BranchName ++ "-" ++ LatestTagCommitId;
-        Tags ->
-            lists:last(lists:sort(fun(T1, T2) -> sortFun(T1, T2) end, Tags))
-    end.
-
-branch() ->
-    case os:getenv("GITHUB_RUN_ID") of
-           false -> os:cmd("git branch | grep -e '^*' | cut -d' ' -f 2") -- "\n";
-           _ -> re:replace(os:getenv("GITHUB_REF"), "^refs/heads/|^refs/tags/", "", [global, {return ,list}])
-    end.
-
-getRef() ->
-    case re:run(branch(), "master|^dev/|^hotfix/", [{capture, none}]) of
-        match -> branch();
-        _ -> latestTag(branch())
-    end.
diff --git a/mods/mod_project.erl b/mods/mod_project.erl
index df60cada1..ca5b23278 100644
--- a/mods/mod_project.erl
+++ b/mods/mod_project.erl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 get_vsn(_Conf) ->
   PkgVsn = case os:getenv("PKG_VSN") of
-    false -> error({env_undefined, "PKG_VSN"});
+    false -> os:cmd("git describe --tags");
     Vsn -> Vsn
   end,
   re:replace(PkgVsn, "v", "", [{return ,list}]).
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index d555ecf8a..57928cef0 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {minimum_otp_vsn, "21.3"}.
-{plugins,[{relup_helper,{git,"https://github.com/emqx/relup_helper",
-                             {branch,"master"}}}]}.
+{plugins,[ {relup_helper,{git,"https://github.com/emqx/relup_helper", {branch,"master"}}}
+         , {coveralls, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/coveralls-erl", {branch, "github"}}}
+         ]}.
 {edge_relx_overlay,[]}.
 {edoc_opts,[{preprocess,true}]}.
 {erl_opts,[warn_unused_vars,warn_shadow_vars,warn_unused_import,
@@ -51,13 +52,7 @@
                {overlay, ["${BASIC_OVERLAYS}", "${EDGE_OVERLAYS}"]},
                {overlay_vars,["vars/vars-edge.config","vars/vars-pkg.config"]}]}]},
      {test,
-        [
-          {plugins, [
-            rebar3_proper,
-            {coveralls,
-              {git, "https://github.com/emqx/coveralls-erl",
-                {branch, "github"}}}]},
-          {deps,
+        [{deps,
           [ {bbmustache, "1.7.0"},
             {emqtt, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqtt", {tag, "1.2.0"}}},
             {emqx_ct_helpers, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqx-ct-helpers", {tag, "1.3.0"}}},
@@ -167,11 +162,11 @@
     , {template, "data/loaded_plugins.tmpl", "data/loaded_plugins"}
     , {template, "data/loaded_modules.tmpl", "data/loaded_modules"}
     , {template,"data/emqx_vars","releases/emqx_vars"}
-    , {copy,"{{lib_dirs}}/cuttlefish/cuttlefish","bin/"}
+    , {copy,"_checkouts/cuttlefish/cuttlefish","bin/"}
     , {copy,"bin/*","bin/"}
     , {template,"etc/*.conf","etc/"}
     , {template,"etc/emqx.d/*.conf","etc/emqx.d/"}
-    , {copy,"{{lib_dirs}}/emqx/priv/emqx.schema","releases/{{rel_vsn}}/"}
+    , {copy,"_checkouts/emqx/priv/emqx.schema","releases/{{rel_vsn}}/"}
     , {copy, "etc/certs","etc/"}
     , "${RELUP_OVERLAYS}"
     ]
@@ -184,7 +179,7 @@
     , {copy,"bin/emqx_ctl","bin/emqx_ctl-{{rel_vsn}}"}
     , {copy,"bin/install_upgrade.escript", "bin/install_upgrade.escript-{{rel_vsn}}"}
     , {copy,"bin/nodetool","bin/nodetool-{{rel_vsn}}"}
-    , {copy,"{{lib_dirs}}/cuttlefish/cuttlefish","bin/cuttlefish-{{rel_vsn}}"}
+    , {copy,"_checkouts/cuttlefish/cuttlefish","bin/cuttlefish-{{rel_vsn}}"}
     ]
   },
 
diff --git a/rebar3 b/rebar3
deleted file mode 100755
index be1577243..000000000
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