diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 726b7c43f..d2c01e58d 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   {jiffy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/jiffy", {tag, "1.0.5"}}},
   {cowboy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cowboy", {tag, "2.7.1"}}},
   {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.7.5"}}},
-  {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.7.7"}}},
+  {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.7.8"}}},
   {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "2.5.0"}}},
   {cuttlefish, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cuttlefish", {tag, "v3.0.0"}}}
  ]}.