diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 2a9e6225f..368666ff3 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     [{test,
         [{deps,
             [{bbmustache, "1.7.0"}, % hex
-             {emqtt, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqtt", {tag, "v1.0.1"}}},
+             {emqtt, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqtt", {branch, "develop"}}},
              {emqx_ct_helpers, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqx-ct-helpers", {branch, "develop"}}}
             ]}
         ]}