diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.app.src b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.app.src
index e679244b2..fed58a48d 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, emqx_rule_engine,
  [{description, "EMQX Rule Engine"},
-  {vsn, "4.4.19"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
+  {vsn, "4.4.20"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
   {modules, []},
   {registered, [emqx_rule_engine_sup, emqx_rule_registry, emqx_rule_engine_jwt_sup]},
   {applications, [kernel,stdlib,rulesql,getopt,jose,uuid]},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
index 6cd923618..f53e60995 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 %% -*- mode: erlang -*-
 %% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
-  [{"4.4.18",
+  [{"4.4.19",[{load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+   {"4.4.18",
     [{load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_utils,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_sqltester,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -357,7 +358,8 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
-  [{"4.4.18",
+  [{"4.4.19",[{load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+   {"4.4.18",
     [{load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_utils,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_sqltester,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
diff --git a/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.app.src b/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.app.src
index a224d70ef..5be336271 100644
--- a/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.app.src
+++ b/lib-ce/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, emqx_dashboard,
  [{description, "EMQX Web Dashboard"},
-  {vsn, "4.4.18"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
+  {vsn, "4.4.19"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
   {modules, []},
   {registered, [emqx_dashboard_sup]},
   {applications, [kernel,stdlib,mnesia,minirest]},
diff --git a/src/emqx.app.src b/src/emqx.app.src
index 3ccbab2a7..88cce2618 100644
--- a/src/emqx.app.src
+++ b/src/emqx.app.src
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   %% the emqx `release' version, which in turn is comprised of several
   %% apps, one of which is this.  See `emqx_release.hrl' for more
   %% info.
-  {vsn, "4.4.19"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
+  {vsn, "4.4.20"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
   {modules, []},
   {registered, []},
   {applications, [ kernel
diff --git a/src/emqx.appup.src b/src/emqx.appup.src
index effdab40f..8414999d7 100644
--- a/src/emqx.appup.src
+++ b/src/emqx.appup.src
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 %% -*- mode: erlang -*-
 %% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
-  [{"4.4.18",
+  [{"4.4.19",
+    [{load_module,emqx_relup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+   {"4.4.18",
     [{load_module,emqx_plugins,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_hooks,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_zone,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -646,7 +649,10 @@
      {apply,{application,set_env,
                          [gen_rpc,insecure_auth_fallback_allowed,true]}}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
-  [{"4.4.18",
+  [{"4.4.19",
+    [{load_module,emqx_relup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+   {"4.4.18",
     [{load_module,emqx_plugins,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_hooks,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_zone,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},