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 0028cc988..d5b2c6319 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 %% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
   [{"4.4.1",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_utils,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
   [{"4.4.1",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_utils,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},