diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
index 41a184e94..9f1f4d7bd 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
@@ -2,19 +2,29 @@
 %% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
   [{"4.4.10",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.9",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_sqltester,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.8",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_sqltester,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -22,7 +32,10 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<"4\\.4\\.[6-7]">>,
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_sqltester,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -32,7 +45,10 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_actions,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.5",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_sqltester,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -43,7 +59,10 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.4",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_sqltester,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -54,7 +73,9 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_actions,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.3",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_sqltester,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_actions,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -68,7 +89,9 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.2",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_actions,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_utils,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_maps,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -83,7 +106,9 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.1",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_actions,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_maps,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_cli,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -98,7 +123,9 @@
      {add_module,emqx_rule_date},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.0",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_actions,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_maps,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_cli,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -114,19 +141,29 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
   [{"4.4.10",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.9",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_sqltester,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.8",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_sqltester,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -134,7 +171,10 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<"4\\.4\\.[6-7]">>,
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_sqltester,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -144,7 +184,10 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_actions,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.5",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_sqltester,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -155,7 +198,10 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.4",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_sqltester,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -166,7 +212,9 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_actions,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.3",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_metrics,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_sqltester,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_actions,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -180,7 +228,9 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.2",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_actions,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_utils,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_maps,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -195,7 +245,9 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.1",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_actions,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_maps,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_cli,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -210,7 +262,9 @@
      {delete_module,emqx_rule_date},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.0",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_validator,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_actions,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_maps,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_cli,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
diff --git a/src/emqx.appup.src b/src/emqx.appup.src
index 8db8b0eaf..fff6ba87e 100644
--- a/src/emqx.appup.src
+++ b/src/emqx.appup.src
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 %% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
   [{"4.4.10",
-    [{load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_misc,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_connection,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_ws_connection,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_cm,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -278,7 +279,8 @@
      {load_module,emqx_limiter,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
   [{"4.4.10",
-    [{load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_misc,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_connection,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_ws_connection,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_cm,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},