diff --git a/apps/emqx/rebar.config b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
index 8fe62918f..d0b65df28 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.10.3"}}}
     , {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "2.5.1"}}}
     , {cuttlefish, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cuttlefish", {tag, "v4.0.1"}}} %% todo delete when plugins use hocon
-    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.10.1"}}}
+    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.10.3"}}}
     , {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, "0.13.0"}}}