diff --git a/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook.app.src b/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook.app.src
index 39c408e20..cca972eeb 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, emqx_exhook,
  [{description, "EMQ X Extension for Hook"},
-  {vsn, "4.3.3"},
+  {vsn, "5.0.0"},
   {modules, []},
   {registered, []},
   {mod, {emqx_exhook_app, []}},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook_app.erl b/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook_app.erl
index b057ce463..9cbb2e1b8 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook_app.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook_app.erl
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 
 -include("emqx_exhook.hrl").
 
--emqx_plugin(extension).
-
 -define(CNTER, emqx_exhook_counter).
 
 -export([ start/2