diff --git a/apps/emqx/rebar.config b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
index 2ee2b4ac5..a0b085adc 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     {gproc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gproc", {tag, "0.9.0.1"}}},
     {cowboy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cowboy", {tag, "2.9.2"}}},
     {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.9.6"}}},
-    {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.15.5"}}},
+    {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.15.6"}}},
     {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "2.8.1"}}},
     {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.39.13"}}},
     {emqx_http_lib, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqx_http_lib.git", {tag, "0.5.2"}}},
diff --git a/changes/ce/feat-11291.en.md b/changes/ce/feat-11291.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82f49a65f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/feat-11291.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Updated RocksDB version to 1.8.0-emqx-1 via ekka update to 0.15.6.
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 548e32d36..c77bc7ee8 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
       {:jiffy, github: "emqx/jiffy", tag: "1.0.5", override: true},
       {:cowboy, github: "emqx/cowboy", tag: "2.9.2", override: true},
       {:esockd, github: "emqx/esockd", tag: "5.9.6", override: true},
-      {:rocksdb, github: "emqx/erlang-rocksdb", tag: "1.7.2-emqx-11", override: true},
-      {:ekka, github: "emqx/ekka", tag: "0.15.5", override: true},
+      {:rocksdb, github: "emqx/erlang-rocksdb", tag: "1.8.0-emqx-1", override: true},
+      {:ekka, github: "emqx/ekka", tag: "0.15.6", override: true},
       {:gen_rpc, github: "emqx/gen_rpc", tag: "2.8.1", override: true},
       {:grpc, github: "emqx/grpc-erl", tag: "0.6.8", override: true},
       {:minirest, github: "emqx/minirest", tag: "1.3.11", override: true},
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 0f6864c5e..ea13c6caf 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
     , {jiffy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/jiffy", {tag, "1.0.5"}}}
     , {cowboy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cowboy", {tag, "2.9.2"}}}
     , {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.9.6"}}}
-    , {rocksdb, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/erlang-rocksdb", {tag, "1.7.2-emqx-11"}}}
-    , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.15.5"}}}
+    , {rocksdb, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/erlang-rocksdb", {tag, "1.8.0-emqx-1"}}}
+    , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.15.6"}}}
     , {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "2.8.1"}}}
     , {grpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/grpc-erl", {tag, "0.6.8"}}}
     , {minirest, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/minirest", {tag, "1.3.11"}}}