diff --git a/apps/emqx/rebar.config b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
index 27648a88d..f3089d11f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     {gproc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gproc", {tag, "0.9.0.1"}}},
     {cowboy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cowboy", {tag, "2.9.2"}}},
     {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.11.2"}}},
-    {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.19.3"}}},
+    {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.19.5"}}},
     {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "3.3.1"}}},
     {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.42.2"}}},
     {emqx_http_lib, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqx_http_lib.git", {tag, "0.5.3"}}},
diff --git a/changes/ce/fix-13307.en.md b/changes/ce/fix-13307.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d15732586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/fix-13307.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Upgrade ekka lib to 0.19.5
+
+ekka 0.19.5 uses mria 0.8.8 that improves auto-heal functionality.
+Previously, the auto-heal worked only when all core nodes were reachable again.
+This update allows to apply auto-heal once the majority of core nodes are alive. 
+
+[Mria PR](https://github.com/emqx/mria/pull/180)
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 6ee0c73e5..2cc48d979 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
       {:cowboy, github: "emqx/cowboy", tag: "2.9.2", override: true},
       {:esockd, github: "emqx/esockd", tag: "5.11.2", override: true},
       {:rocksdb, github: "emqx/erlang-rocksdb", tag: "1.8.0-emqx-5", override: true},
-      {:ekka, github: "emqx/ekka", tag: "0.19.3", override: true},
+      {:ekka, github: "emqx/ekka", tag: "0.19.5", override: true},
       {:gen_rpc, github: "emqx/gen_rpc", tag: "3.3.1", override: true},
       {:grpc, github: "emqx/grpc-erl", tag: "0.6.12", override: true},
       {:minirest, github: "emqx/minirest", tag: "1.4.3", override: true},
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 346014c17..2be8656a6 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     {cowboy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cowboy", {tag, "2.9.2"}}},
     {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.11.2"}}},
     {rocksdb, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/erlang-rocksdb", {tag, "1.8.0-emqx-5"}}},
-    {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.19.3"}}},
+    {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.19.5"}}},
     {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "3.3.1"}}},
     {grpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/grpc-erl", {tag, "0.6.12"}}},
     {minirest, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/minirest", {tag, "1.4.3"}}},