diff --git a/CHANGES-4.3.md b/CHANGES-4.3.md
index 733c51012..13efa6369 100644
--- a/CHANGES-4.3.md
+++ b/CHANGES-4.3.md
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ File format:
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
+- Fix HTTP client library to handle SSL socket passive signal. [#9145](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/9145)
+
 - Fix delayed publish inaccurate caused by os time change. [#8908](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/8908)
 
 - Hide redis password in error logs [#9071](https://github.com/emqx/emqx/pull/9071)
diff --git a/include/emqx_release.hrl b/include/emqx_release.hrl
index 65f08cc2b..9d1d693e9 100644
--- a/include/emqx_release.hrl
+++ b/include/emqx_release.hrl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 -ifndef(EMQX_ENTERPRISE).
 
--define(EMQX_RELEASE, {opensource, "4.4.10-alpha.2"}).
+-define(EMQX_RELEASE, {opensource, "4.4.10-alpha.3"}).
 
 -else.
 
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index c21ffa10c..1e661dc4e 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     [ {gpb, "4.11.2"} %% gpb only used to build, but not for release, pin it here to avoid fetching a wrong version due to rebar plugins scattered in all the deps
     , {redbug, "2.0.7"}
     , {ehttpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ehttpc", {tag, "0.2.0"}}}
-    , {gun, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gun", {tag, "1.3.7"}}}
+    , {gun, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gun", {tag, "1.3.8"}}}
     , {eredis_cluster, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/eredis_cluster", {tag, "0.7.4"}}}
     , {gproc, {git, "https://github.com/uwiger/gproc", {tag, "0.9.0"}}}
     , {jiffy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/jiffy", {tag, "1.0.5"}}}