diff --git a/apps/emqx/rebar.config b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
index add05186c..5a68f658e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     , {jiffy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/jiffy", {tag, "1.0.5"}}}
     , {cowboy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cowboy", {tag, "2.8.2"}}}
     , {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.8.0"}}}
-    , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.10.2"}}}
+    , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.10.3"}}}
     , {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "2.5.1"}}}
     , {cuttlefish, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cuttlefish", {tag, "v4.0.1"}}} %% todo delete when plugins use hocon
     , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.9.6"}}}
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 2a58dc142..ed9874fd8 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     , {jiffy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/jiffy", {tag, "1.0.5"}}}
     , {cowboy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cowboy", {tag, "2.8.2"}}}
     , {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.8.0"}}}
-    , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.10.2"}}}
+    , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.10.3"}}}
     , {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "2.5.1"}}}
     , {cuttlefish, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cuttlefish", {tag, "v4.0.1"}}} % TODO: delete when all apps moved to hocon
     , {minirest, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/minirest", {tag, "1.1.1"}}}