diff --git a/apps/emqx/rebar.config b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
index 21b2fd292..75be887ad 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.9.6"}}},
     {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.15.0"}}},
     {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "2.8.1"}}},
-    {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.39.2"}}},
+    {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.39.3"}}},
     {emqx_http_lib, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqx_http_lib.git", {tag, "0.5.2"}}},
     {pbkdf2, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/erlang-pbkdf2.git", {tag, "2.0.4"}}},
     {recon, {git, "https://github.com/ferd/recon", {tag, "2.5.1"}}},
diff --git a/changes/ce/feat-10512.en.md b/changes/ce/feat-10512.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6c162742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/feat-10512.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Improved the storage format of Unicode characters in data files,
+Now we can store Unicode characters normally.
+For example: "SELECT * FROM \"t/1\" WHERE clientid = \"-测试专用-\""
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index cba1e957d..7f8549f11 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
       # in conflict by emqtt and hocon
       {:getopt, "1.0.2", override: true},
       {:snabbkaffe, github: "kafka4beam/snabbkaffe", tag: "1.0.7", override: true},
-      {:hocon, github: "emqx/hocon", tag: "0.39.2", override: true},
+      {:hocon, github: "emqx/hocon", tag: "0.39.3", override: true},
       {:emqx_http_lib, github: "emqx/emqx_http_lib", tag: "0.5.2", 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 10adb3848..2b6f1b53c 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     , {system_monitor, {git, "https://github.com/ieQu1/system_monitor", {tag, "3.0.3"}}}
     , {getopt, "1.0.2"}
     , {snabbkaffe, {git, "https://github.com/kafka4beam/snabbkaffe.git", {tag, "1.0.7"}}}
-    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.39.2"}}}
+    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.39.3"}}}
     , {emqx_http_lib, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqx_http_lib.git", {tag, "0.5.2"}}}
     , {esasl, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esasl", {tag, "0.2.0"}}}
     , {jose, {git, "https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose", {tag, "1.11.2"}}}