diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.app.src b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.app.src
index c353742ae..cad752886 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.app.src
@@ -5,7 +5,16 @@
     {vsn, "5.0.28"},
     {modules, []},
     {registered, [emqx_rule_engine_sup, emqx_rule_engine]},
-    {applications, [kernel, stdlib, rulesql, getopt, emqx_ctl, uuid]},
+    {applications, [
+        kernel,
+        stdlib,
+        rulesql,
+        getopt,
+        uuid,
+        emqx,
+        emqx_utils,
+        emqx_ctl
+    ]},
     {mod, {emqx_rule_engine_app, []}},
     {env, []},
     {licenses, ["Apache-2.0"]},
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 3817b5121..409c29924 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
             :emqx_management,
             :emqx_retainer,
             :emqx_prometheus,
+            :emqx_rule_engine,
             :emqx_auto_subscribe,
             :emqx_slow_subs,
             :emqx_plugins,