diff --git a/scripts/update-appup.sh b/scripts/update-appup.sh
index 8fb5310e6..df4f56e74 100755
--- a/scripts/update-appup.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-appup.sh
@@ -72,25 +72,7 @@ if [ "${SKIP_BUILD:-}" != 'yes' ]; then
     make "${PROFILE}"
 fi
 
-OTP_VSN="${OTP_VSN:-$(./scripts/get-otp-vsn.sh)}"
-
-SYSTEM="${SYSTEM:-$(./scripts/get-distro.sh)}"
-if [ -z "${ARCH:-}" ]; then
-    UNAME="$(uname -m)"
-    case "$UNAME" in
-        x86_64)
-            ARCH='amd64'
-            ;;
-        aarch64)
-            ARCH='arm64'
-            ;;
-        arm*)
-            ARCH='arm'
-            ;;
-    esac
-fi
-
-PACKAGE_NAME="${PROFILE}-${PREV_VERSION}-otp${OTP_VSN}-${SYSTEM}-${ARCH}.zip"
+PACKAGE_NAME="${PROFILE}-$(env PKG_VSN="$PREV_VERSION" ./scripts/pkg-full-vsn.sh).zip"
 DOWNLOAD_URL="https://www.emqx.com/downloads/${DIR}/v${PREV_VERSION}/${PACKAGE_NAME}"
 
 PREV_DIR_BASE="/tmp/emqx-appup-base"
diff --git a/src/emqx.appup.src b/src/emqx.appup.src
index 906c6507e..68ca21a3b 100644
--- a/src/emqx.appup.src
+++ b/src/emqx.appup.src
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 %% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
   [{"4.4.1",
-    [{load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_plugins,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {add_module,emqx_relup},
      {load_module,emqx_os_mon,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_pmon,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@
      {load_module,emqx_ctl,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.0",
-    [{add_module,emqx_relup},
+    [{load_module,emqx_plugins,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {add_module,emqx_relup},
      {load_module,emqx_pmon,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_cm,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_sys_mon,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -37,7 +39,8 @@
      {load_module,emqx_limiter,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
   [{"4.4.1",
-    [{load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_plugins,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {delete_module,emqx_relup},
      {load_module,emqx_os_mon,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_pmon,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -49,7 +52,8 @@
      {load_module,emqx_ctl,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.0",
-    [{delete_module,emqx_relup},
+    [{load_module,emqx_plugins,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {delete_module,emqx_relup},
      {load_module,emqx_pmon,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_cm,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_sys_mon,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},