diff --git a/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose.yaml b/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose.yaml
index 5c37d971e..526c4c182 100644
--- a/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/.ci/docker-compose-file/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ services:
       GITHUB_REF: ${GITHUB_REF}
     networks:
       - emqx_bridge
+    ports:
+      - 28083:18083
+      - 2883:1883
     volumes:
       - ../..:/emqx
       - /tmp/emqx-ci/emqx-shared-secret:/var/lib/secret
diff --git a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector.app.src b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector.app.src
index 6f40f7158..a005071da 100644
--- a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector.app.src
+++ b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, emqx_ee_connector, [
     {description, "EMQX Enterprise connectors"},
-    {vsn, "0.1.7"},
+    {vsn, "0.1.8"},
     {registered, []},
     {applications, [
         kernel,
diff --git a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector_tdengine.erl b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector_tdengine.erl
index 7ab0c5078..746ab5485 100644
--- a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector_tdengine.erl
+++ b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector_tdengine.erl
@@ -41,14 +41,16 @@ roots() ->
 fields(config) ->
     [
         {server, server()}
-        | add_default_username(emqx_connector_schema_lib:relational_db_fields())
+        | adjust_fields(emqx_connector_schema_lib:relational_db_fields())
     ].
 
-add_default_username(Fields) ->
+adjust_fields(Fields) ->
     lists:map(
         fun
             ({username, OrigUsernameFn}) ->
                 {username, add_default_fn(OrigUsernameFn, <<"root">>)};
+            ({password, OrigPasswordFn}) ->
+                {password, make_required_fn(OrigPasswordFn)};
             (Field) ->
                 Field
         end,
@@ -61,6 +63,12 @@ add_default_fn(OrigFn, Default) ->
         (Field) -> OrigFn(Field)
     end.
 
+make_required_fn(OrigFn) ->
+    fun
+        (required) -> true;
+        (Field) -> OrigFn(Field)
+    end.
+
 server() ->
     Meta = #{desc => ?DESC("server")},
     emqx_schema:servers_sc(Meta, ?TD_HOST_OPTIONS).