diff --git a/apps/emqx/rebar.config b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
index 88e0e623f..61355ea37 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     , {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.9.0"}}}
     , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.11.3"}}}
     , {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "2.8.0"}}}
-    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.22.2"}}}
+    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.23.0"}}}
     , {pbkdf2, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/erlang-pbkdf2.git", {tag, "2.0.4"}}}
     , {recon, {git, "https://github.com/ferd/recon", {tag, "2.5.1"}}}
     , {snabbkaffe, {git, "https://github.com/kafka4beam/snabbkaffe.git", {tag, "0.16.0"}}}
diff --git a/apps/emqx_prometheus/rebar.config b/apps/emqx_prometheus/rebar.config
index eccd78543..1de169172 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_prometheus/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx_prometheus/rebar.config
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  [ {emqx, {path, "../emqx"}},
    %% FIXME: tag this as v3.1.3
    {prometheus, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/prometheus.erl", {ref, "9994c76adca40d91a2545102230ccce2423fd8a7"}}},
-   {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.22.2"}}},
+   {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.23.0"}}},
    {minirest, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/minirest", {tag, "1.2.10"}}}
  ]}.
 
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index ccff14df2..320b7365a 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
       # in conflict by emqtt and hocon
       {:getopt, "1.0.2", override: true},
       {:snabbkaffe, github: "kafka4beam/snabbkaffe", tag: "0.16.0", override: true},
-      {:hocon, github: "emqx/hocon", tag: "0.22.2", override: true},
+      {:hocon, github: "emqx/hocon", tag: "0.23.0", override: true},
       {:emqx_http_lib, github: "emqx/emqx_http_lib", tag: "0.4.1", 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 0de866c5f..2a6d00696 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     , {system_monitor, {git, "https://github.com/k32/system_monitor", {tag, "2.2.1"}}}
     , {getopt, "1.0.2"}
     , {snabbkaffe, {git, "https://github.com/kafka4beam/snabbkaffe.git", {tag, "0.16.0"}}}
-    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.22.2"}}}
+    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.23.0"}}}
     , {emqx_http_lib, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqx_http_lib.git", {tag, "0.4.1"}}}
     , {esasl, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esasl", {tag, "0.2.0"}}}
     , {jose, {git, "https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose", {tag, "1.11.2"}}}