diff --git a/apps/emqx_exhook/rebar.config b/apps/emqx_exhook/rebar.config
index 3529b6314..b0ae674f0 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_exhook/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx_exhook/rebar.config
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
   {grpc_plugin, {git, "https://github.com/HJianBo/grpc_plugin", {tag, "v0.10.2"}}}
 ]}.
 
-{deps,
- [{grpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/grpc-erl", {tag, "0.6.3"}}}
-]}.
+{deps, []}.
 
 {grpc,
  [{protos, ["priv/protos"]},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_exproto/rebar.config b/apps/emqx_exproto/rebar.config
index 4ad1aa192..74f5b6413 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_exproto/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx_exproto/rebar.config
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
   {grpc_plugin, {git, "https://github.com/HJianBo/grpc_plugin", {tag, "v0.10.2"}}}
 ]}.
 
-{deps,
- [{grpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/grpc-erl", {tag, "0.6.3"}}}
- ]}.
+{deps, []}.
 
 {grpc,
  [{type, all},
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 2307f3620..d3b6bef27 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     , {lc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/lc.git", {tag, "0.3.1"}}}
     , {mongodb, {git,"https://github.com/emqx/mongodb-erlang", {tag, "v3.0.13"}}}
     , {epgsql, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/epgsql.git", {tag, "4.6.0"}}}
+    , {grpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/grpc-erl", {tag, "0.6.5"}}}
     ]}.
 
 {xref_ignores,