diff --git a/apps/emqx/rebar.config b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
index 7997f0540..1dd82ceaa 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
            [ meck
            , {bbmustache,"1.10.0"}
            , {emqx_ct_helpers, {git,"https://github.com/emqx/emqx-ct-helpers", {branch,"hocon"}}}
-           %, {emqtt, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqtt", {tag, "1.4.1"}}}
-           , {emqtt, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqtt", {branch, "main"}}}
+           , {emqtt, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqtt", {tag, "1.4.2"}}}
            ]},
          {extra_src_dirs, [{"test",[recursive]}]}
        ]}
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 120029643..ae87d37bd 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     , {ecpool, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ecpool", {tag, "0.5.1"}}}
     , {replayq, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/replayq", {tag, "0.3.2"}}}
     , {pbkdf2, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/erlang-pbkdf2.git", {branch, "2.0.4"}}}
-    , {emqtt, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqtt", {tag, "1.4.1"}}}
+    , {emqtt, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqtt", {tag, "1.4.2"}}}
     , {rulesql, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/rulesql", {tag, "0.1.2"}}}
     , {recon, {git, "https://github.com/ferd/recon", {tag, "2.5.1"}}}
     , {observer_cli, "1.6.1"} % NOTE: depends on recon 2.5.1