diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f04f2fd77..533af9c05 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ endif
 
 # Dashboard version
 # from https://github.com/emqx/emqx-dashboard5
-export EMQX_DASHBOARD_VERSION ?= v1.3.0
-export EMQX_EE_DASHBOARD_VERSION ?= e1.1.0-beta.7
+export EMQX_DASHBOARD_VERSION ?= v1.3.0-1
+export EMQX_EE_DASHBOARD_VERSION ?= e1.1.0-beta.9
 
 # `:=` should be used here, otherwise the `$(shell ...)` will be executed every time when the variable is used
 # In make 4.4+, for backward-compatibility the value from the original environment is used.
diff --git a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
index fe37a75ff..f23916960 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 -define(EMQX_RELEASE_CE, "5.1.0-alpha.5").
 
 %% Enterprise edition
--define(EMQX_RELEASE_EE, "5.1.0-alpha.7").
+-define(EMQX_RELEASE_EE, "5.1.0-alpha.8").
 
 %% The HTTP API version
 -define(EMQX_API_VERSION, "5.0").
diff --git a/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_cli.erl b/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_cli.erl
index 70e9c3a5e..7e5a5b891 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_cli.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_cli.erl
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ drop_hidden_roots(Conf) ->
     lists:foldl(fun(K, Acc) -> maps:remove(K, Acc) end, Conf, hidden_roots()).
 
 hidden_roots() ->
-    [<<"trace">>, <<"stats">>, <<"broker">>, <<"persistent_session_store">>].
+    [<<"trace">>, <<"stats">>, <<"broker">>, <<"persistent_session_store">>, <<"plugins">>].
 
 get_config(Key) ->
     case emqx:get_raw_config([Key], undefined) of