diff --git a/apps/emqx/rebar.config b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
index bb3a588a9..a8462ad82 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     , {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.8.2"}}}
     , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.10.8"}}}
     , {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "2.5.1"}}}
-    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.15.0"}}}
+    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.17.0"}}}
     , {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, "0.14.1"}}}
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 1abeef9a6..7210f11b0 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     , {observer_cli, "1.7.1"} % NOTE: depends on recon 2.5.x
     , {getopt, "1.0.2"}
     , {snabbkaffe, {git, "https://github.com/kafka4beam/snabbkaffe.git", {tag, "0.14.1"}}}
-    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.15.0"}}}
+    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.17.0"}}}
     , {emqx_http_lib, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqx_http_lib.git", {tag, "0.4.0"}}}
     , {esasl, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esasl", {tag, "0.2.0"}}}
     , {jose, {git, "https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose", {tag, "1.11.1"}}}