diff --git a/apps/emqx_auth_jwt/src/emqx_auth_jwt.appup.src b/apps/emqx_auth_jwt/src/emqx_auth_jwt.appup.src
index 684b4fa93..dca3ef2c1 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_auth_jwt/src/emqx_auth_jwt.appup.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_auth_jwt/src/emqx_auth_jwt.appup.src
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 %% -*-: erlang -*-
 {VSN,
  [
-    {<<"4\\.3\\.[0-1]">>, [
+    {<<"4\\.4\\.0">>, [
       {load_module, emqx_auth_jwt_svr, brutal_purge, soft_purge, []}
     ]},
     {<<".*">>, []}
  ],
  [
-    {<<"4\\.3\\.[0-1]">>, [
+    {<<"4\\.4\\.0">>, [
       {load_module, emqx_auth_jwt_svr, brutal_purge, soft_purge, []}
     ]},
     {<<".*">>, []}
diff --git a/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook.appup.src b/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook.appup.src
index a5e90bbba..05590198e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook.appup.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook.appup.src
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
   [{"4.4.0",
     [{load_module,emqx_exhook_sup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_exhook_server,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_exhook_mngr,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+     {update, emqx_exhook_mngr, {advanced, ["4.4.0"]}}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
   [{"4.4.0",
     [{load_module,emqx_exhook_sup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_exhook_server,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_exhook_mngr,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+     {update, emqx_exhook_mngr, {advanced, ["4.4.0"]}}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}]}.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook_mngr.erl b/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook_mngr.erl
index c0748f20b..b3d7ea089 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook_mngr.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook_mngr.erl
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ terminate(_Reason, State = #state{running = Running}) ->
 %% in the emqx_exhook:v4.3.5, we have added one new field in the state last:
 %%  - hooks_options :: map()
 code_change({down, _Vsn}, State, [ToVsn]) ->
-    case re:run(ToVsn, "4\\.3\\.[0-4]") of
+    case re:run(ToVsn, "4\\.4\\.0") of
         {match, _} ->
             NState = list_to_tuple(
                        lists:droplast(
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ code_change({down, _Vsn}, State, [ToVsn]) ->
             {ok, State}
     end;
 code_change(_Vsn, State, [FromVsn]) ->
-    case re:run(FromVsn, "4\\.3\\.[0-4]") of
+    case re:run(FromVsn, "4\\.4\\.0") of
         {match, _} ->
             NState = list_to_tuple(
                        tuple_to_list(State) ++ [?DEFAULT_HOOK_OPTS]),