diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_authentication_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_authentication_SUITE.erl
index 62224a87f..8d7201a74 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_authentication_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_authentication_SUITE.erl
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ t_authenticator(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     ID1 = <<"password-based:built-in-database">>,
 
     % CRUD of authencaticator
-    ?assertMatch({ok, #{id := ID1, state := #{mark := 1}}}, ?AUTHN:create_authenticator(ChainName, AuthenticatorConfig1)),
+    ?assertMatch({ok, #{id := ID1, state := #{mark := 1, version := <<"2">>}}}, ?AUTHN:create_authenticator(ChainName, AuthenticatorConfig1)),
     ?assertMatch({ok, #{id := ID1}}, ?AUTHN:lookup_authenticator(ChainName, ID1)),
     ?assertMatch({ok, [#{id := ID1}]}, ?AUTHN:list_authenticators(ChainName)),
     ?assertEqual({error, {already_exists, {authenticator, ID1}}}, ?AUTHN:create_authenticator(ChainName, AuthenticatorConfig1)),
-    ?assertMatch({ok, #{id := ID1, state := #{mark := 2}}}, ?AUTHN:update_authenticator(ChainName, ID1, AuthenticatorConfig1)),
+    ?assertMatch({ok, #{id := ID1, state := #{mark := 2, version := <<"1">>}}}, ?AUTHN:update_authenticator(ChainName, ID1, AuthenticatorConfig1)),
     ?assertEqual(ok, ?AUTHN:delete_authenticator(ChainName, ID1)),
     ?assertEqual({error, {not_found, {authenticator, ID1}}}, ?AUTHN:update_authenticator(ChainName, ID1, AuthenticatorConfig1)),
     ?assertMatch({ok, []}, ?AUTHN:list_authenticators(ChainName)),