diff --git a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
index 3ec5ca6a5..d35df9c92 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
 %% `apps/emqx/src/bpapi/README.md'
 
 %% Opensource edition
--define(EMQX_RELEASE_CE, "5.5.1-rc.4").
+-define(EMQX_RELEASE_CE, "5.5.1").
 
 %% Enterprise edition
--define(EMQX_RELEASE_EE, "5.5.1-rc.4").
+-define(EMQX_RELEASE_EE, "5.5.1").
 
 %% The HTTP API version
 -define(EMQX_API_VERSION, "5.0").
diff --git a/deploy/charts/emqx-enterprise/Chart.yaml b/deploy/charts/emqx-enterprise/Chart.yaml
index 054ca4c32..014a37fd6 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/emqx-enterprise/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/emqx-enterprise/Chart.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ type: application
 
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
-version: 5.5.1-rc.4
+version: 5.5.1
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application.
-appVersion: 5.5.1-rc.4
+appVersion: 5.5.1
diff --git a/deploy/charts/emqx/Chart.yaml b/deploy/charts/emqx/Chart.yaml
index 78e02af81..8b60276ed 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/emqx/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/emqx/Chart.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ type: application
 
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
-version: 5.5.1-rc.4
+version: 5.5.1
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application.
-appVersion: 5.5.1-rc.4
+appVersion: 5.5.1
diff --git a/scripts/git-hook-pre-commit.sh b/scripts/git-hook-pre-commit.sh
index aeb8186cf..ab9aeb5d4 100755
--- a/scripts/git-hook-pre-commit.sh
+++ b/scripts/git-hook-pre-commit.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+if [ -n "$FORCE" ]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 OPT="${1:--c}"
 
 # mix format check is quite fast