diff --git a/apps/emqx/rebar.config b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
index 61355ea37..78d05b194 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     , {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.9.0"}}}
     , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.11.3"}}}
     , {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "2.8.0"}}}
-    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.23.0"}}}
+    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.24.0"}}}
     , {pbkdf2, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/erlang-pbkdf2.git", {tag, "2.0.4"}}}
     , {recon, {git, "https://github.com/ferd/recon", {tag, "2.5.1"}}}
     , {snabbkaffe, {git, "https://github.com/kafka4beam/snabbkaffe.git", {tag, "0.16.0"}}}
diff --git a/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf.erl b/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf.erl
index 3100833f0..13f298731 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf.erl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 -export([update/3, update/4]).
 -export([remove/2, remove/3]).
 -export([reset/2, reset/3]).
--export([gen_doc/1]).
+-export([dump_schema/1]).
 
 %% for rpc
 -export([get_node_and_config/1]).
@@ -121,20 +121,31 @@ reset(Node, KeyPath, Opts) when Node =:= node() ->
 reset(Node, KeyPath, Opts) ->
     emqx_conf_proto_v1:reset(Node, KeyPath, Opts).
 
+%% @doc Called from build script.
+-spec dump_schema(file:name_all()) -> ok.
+dump_schema(Dir) ->
+    SchemaJsonFile = filename:join([Dir, "schema.json"]),
+    JsonMap = hocon_schema_json:gen(emqx_conf_schema),
+    IoData = jsx:encode(JsonMap, [space, {indent, 4}]),
+    io:format(user, "===< Generating: ~s~n", [SchemaJsonFile]),
+    ok = file:write_file(SchemaJsonFile, IoData),
+    SchemaMarkdownFile = filename:join([Dir, "config.md"]),
+    io:format(user, "===< Generating: ~s~n", [SchemaMarkdownFile ]),
+    ok = gen_doc(SchemaMarkdownFile).
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Internal functions
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 -spec gen_doc(file:name_all()) -> ok.
 gen_doc(File) ->
     Version = emqx_release:version(),
     Title = "# EMQ X " ++ Version ++ " Configuration",
     BodyFile = filename:join([code:lib_dir(emqx_conf), "etc", "emqx_conf.md"]),
     {ok, Body} = file:read_file(BodyFile),
-    Doc = hocon_schema_doc:gen(emqx_conf_schema, #{title => Title,
-                                                   body => Body}),
+    Doc = hocon_schema_md:gen(emqx_conf_schema, #{title => Title, body => Body}),
     file:write_file(File, Doc).
 
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% Internal functions
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 check_cluster_rpc_result(Result) ->
     case Result of
         {ok, _TnxId, Res} -> Res;
diff --git a/apps/emqx_prometheus/rebar.config b/apps/emqx_prometheus/rebar.config
index 051dc4e4d..915511510 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_prometheus/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx_prometheus/rebar.config
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  [ {emqx, {path, "../emqx"}},
    %% FIXME: tag this as v3.1.3
    {prometheus, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/prometheus.erl", {ref, "9994c76adca40d91a2545102230ccce2423fd8a7"}}},
-   {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.23.0"}}},
+   {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.24.0"}}},
    {minirest, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/minirest", {tag, "1.2.11"}}}
  ]}.
 
diff --git a/build b/build
index e66df1f17..f88d18cac 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -69,9 +69,8 @@ make_doc() {
     libs_dir2="$("$FIND" "_build/$PROFILE/lib/" -maxdepth 2 -name ebin -type d)"
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
     erl -noshell -pa $libs_dir1 $libs_dir2 -eval \
-        "F = filename:join(['_build', '${PROFILE}', lib, emqx_dashboard, priv, www, static, 'config.md']), \
-         io:format(\"===< Generating: ~s~n\", [F]),
-         ok = emqx_conf:gen_doc(F), \
+        "Dir = filename:join(['_build', '${PROFILE}', lib, emqx_dashboard, priv, www, static]), \
+         ok = emqx_conf:dump_schema(Dir), \
          halt(0)."
 }
 
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index aaa2771db..c0cb780a7 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
       # in conflict by emqtt and hocon
       {:getopt, "1.0.2", override: true},
       {:snabbkaffe, github: "kafka4beam/snabbkaffe", tag: "0.16.0", override: true},
-      {:hocon, github: "emqx/hocon", tag: "0.23.0", override: true},
+      {:hocon, github: "emqx/hocon", tag: "0.24.0", override: true},
       {:emqx_http_lib, github: "emqx/emqx_http_lib", tag: "0.4.1", override: true},
       {:esasl, github: "emqx/esasl", tag: "0.2.0"},
       {:jose, github: "potatosalad/erlang-jose", tag: "1.11.2"},
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index b9b871724..2c89e443d 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     , {system_monitor, {git, "https://github.com/k32/system_monitor", {tag, "2.2.1"}}}
     , {getopt, "1.0.2"}
     , {snabbkaffe, {git, "https://github.com/kafka4beam/snabbkaffe.git", {tag, "0.16.0"}}}
-    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.23.0"}}}
+    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.24.0"}}}
     , {emqx_http_lib, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqx_http_lib.git", {tag, "0.4.1"}}}
     , {esasl, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esasl", {tag, "0.2.0"}}}
     , {jose, {git, "https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose", {tag, "1.11.2"}}}