diff --git a/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/rebar.config b/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/rebar.config
index 7086a2f29..383ce1ba0 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/rebar.config
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 %% -*- mode: erlang -*-
 
-{deps, [
-    {emqx, {path, "../emqx"}}
-]}.
+{deps,
+    [{emqx, {path, "../emqx"}}
+    %% trace
+    , {opentelemetry_api, {git_subdir, "https://github.com/emqx/opentelemetry-erlang", {tag, "v1.4.3-emqx"}, "apps/opentelemetry_api"}}
+    , {opentelemetry, {git_subdir, "https://github.com/emqx/opentelemetry-erlang", {tag, "v1.4.3-emqx"}, "apps/opentelemetry"}}
+    %% log metrics
+    , {opentelemetry_experimental, {git_subdir, "https://github.com/emqx/opentelemetry-erlang", {tag, "v1.4.3-emqx"}, "apps/opentelemetry_experimental"}}
+    , {opentelemetry_api_experimental, {git_subdir, "https://github.com/emqx/opentelemetry-erlang", {tag, "v1.4.3-emqx"}, "apps/opentelemetry_api_experimental"}}
+    %% export
+    , {opentelemetry_exporter, {git_subdir, "https://github.com/emqx/opentelemetry-erlang", {tag, "v1.4.3-emqx"}, "apps/opentelemetry_exporter"}}
+    ]}.
 
 {edoc_opts, [{preprocess, true}]}.
 {erl_opts, [
diff --git a/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_opentelemetry.app.src b/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_opentelemetry.app.src
index 134ef2a44..13c4f73fa 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_opentelemetry.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_opentelemetry/src/emqx_opentelemetry.app.src
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
         %% otel metrics depend on emqx_mgmt_cache
         emqx_management
     ]},
+    {included_applications, [
+        opentelemetry,
+        opentelemetry_api,
+        opentelemetry_api_experimental,
+        opentelemetry_experimental,
+        opentelemetry_exporter
+    ]},
     {env, []},
     {modules, []},
     {licenses, ["Apache 2.0"]},
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 159b105a5..dc512399c 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -98,37 +98,7 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
       # set by hackney (dependency)
       {:ssl_verify_fun, "1.1.7", override: true},
       {:uuid, github: "okeuday/uuid", tag: "v2.0.6", override: true},
-      {:quickrand, github: "okeuday/quickrand", tag: "v2.0.6", override: true},
-      {:opentelemetry_api,
-       github: "emqx/opentelemetry-erlang",
-       sparse: "apps/opentelemetry_api",
-       tag: "v1.4.2-emqx",
-       override: true,
-       runtime: false},
-      {:opentelemetry,
-       github: "emqx/opentelemetry-erlang",
-       sparse: "apps/opentelemetry",
-       tag: "v1.4.2-emqx",
-       override: true,
-       runtime: false},
-      {:opentelemetry_api_experimental,
-       github: "emqx/opentelemetry-erlang",
-       sparse: "apps/opentelemetry_api_experimental",
-       tag: "v1.4.2-emqx",
-       override: true,
-       runtime: false},
-      {:opentelemetry_experimental,
-       github: "emqx/opentelemetry-erlang",
-       sparse: "apps/opentelemetry_experimental",
-       tag: "v1.4.2-emqx",
-       override: true,
-       runtime: false},
-      {:opentelemetry_exporter,
-       github: "emqx/opentelemetry-erlang",
-       sparse: "apps/opentelemetry_exporter",
-       tag: "v1.4.2-emqx",
-       override: true,
-       runtime: false}
+      {:quickrand, github: "okeuday/quickrand", tag: "v2.0.6", override: true}
     ] ++
       emqx_apps(profile_info, version) ++
       enterprise_deps(profile_info) ++ bcrypt_dep() ++ jq_dep() ++ quicer_dep()
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index eec2d505a..2207f426d 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -84,14 +84,6 @@
     %% in conflict by erlavro and rocketmq
     , {jsone, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/jsone.git", {tag, "1.7.1"}}}
     , {uuid, {git, "https://github.com/okeuday/uuid.git", {tag, "v2.0.6"}}}
-    %% trace
-    , {opentelemetry_api, {git_subdir, "https://github.com/emqx/opentelemetry-erlang", {tag, "v1.4.2-emqx"}, "apps/opentelemetry_api"}}
-    , {opentelemetry, {git_subdir, "https://github.com/emqx/opentelemetry-erlang", {tag, "v1.4.2-emqx"}, "apps/opentelemetry"}}
-    %% log metrics
-    , {opentelemetry_experimental, {git_subdir, "https://github.com/emqx/opentelemetry-erlang", {tag, "v1.4.2-emqx"}, "apps/opentelemetry_experimental"}}
-    , {opentelemetry_api_experimental, {git_subdir, "https://github.com/emqx/opentelemetry-erlang", {tag, "v1.4.2-emqx"}, "apps/opentelemetry_api_experimental"}}
-    %% export
-    , {opentelemetry_exporter, {git_subdir, "https://github.com/emqx/opentelemetry-erlang", {tag, "v1.4.2-emqx"}, "apps/opentelemetry_exporter"}}
     , {ssl_verify_fun, "1.1.7"}
     ]}.