diff --git a/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer.app.src b/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer.app.src
index 05920e985..80ec02c73 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, emqx_retainer,
  [{description, "EMQ X Retainer"},
-  {vsn, "4.3.3"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
+  {vsn, "4.3.4"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
   {modules, []},
   {registered, [emqx_retainer_sup]},
   {applications, [kernel,stdlib]},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer.appup.src b/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer.appup.src
index 45ec6420c..18f047119 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer.appup.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer.appup.src
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 %% -*- mode: erlang -*-
+%% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
-  [{"4.3.2",
-    [{load_module,emqx_retainer_cli,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+  [{"4.3.3",[{load_module,emqx_retainer_sup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+   {"4.3.2",
+    [{load_module,emqx_retainer_sup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_retainer_cli,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<"4\\.3\\.[0-1]">>,
-    [{load_module,emqx_retainer_cli,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_retainer_sup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_retainer_cli,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_retainer,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
-  [{"4.3.2",
-    [{load_module,emqx_retainer_cli,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+  [{"4.3.3",[{load_module,emqx_retainer_sup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+   {"4.3.2",
+    [{load_module,emqx_retainer_sup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_retainer_cli,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<"4\\.3\\.[0-1]">>,
-    [{load_module,emqx_retainer_cli,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_retainer_sup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_retainer_cli,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_retainer,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}]}.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer_sup.erl b/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer_sup.erl
index 22af32504..d3a979788 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer_sup.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_retainer/src/emqx_retainer_sup.erl
@@ -32,5 +32,8 @@ init([Env]) ->
              restart  => permanent,
              shutdown => 5000,
              type     => worker,
-             modules  => [emqx_retainer]}]}}.
+             modules  => [emqx_retainer]} || not is_managed_by_modules()]}}.
 
+is_managed_by_modules() ->
+    %% always flase for opensource edition
+    false.