diff --git a/apps/emqx_message_transformation/src/emqx_message_transformation.app.src b/apps/emqx_message_transformation/src/emqx_message_transformation.app.src
index b8289c1f1..7643cbb9f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_message_transformation/src/emqx_message_transformation.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_message_transformation/src/emqx_message_transformation.app.src
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     {applications, [
         kernel,
         stdlib,
-        emqx
+        emqx,
+        emqx_schema_registry
     ]},
     {env, []},
     {modules, []},