diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.app.src b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.app.src
index e315403ca..9e228622e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, emqx_rule_engine,
  [{description, "EMQX Rule Engine"},
-  {vsn, "4.4.16"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
+  {vsn, "4.4.17"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
   {modules, []},
   {registered, [emqx_rule_engine_sup, emqx_rule_registry, emqx_rule_engine_jwt_sup]},
   {applications, [kernel,stdlib,rulesql,getopt,jose]},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
index 2b0493d3b..b2071bb45 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
 %% -*- mode: erlang -*-
 %% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
-  [{"4.4.15",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+  [{"4.4.16",
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+   {"4.4.15",
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<"4\\.4\\.1[3-4]">>,
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.12",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -20,7 +27,8 @@
      {update,emqx_rule_engine_jwt_sup,supervisor},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.11",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_jwt_worker,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -238,17 +246,24 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
-  [{"4.4.15",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+  [{"4.4.16",
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+   {"4.4.15",
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<"4\\.4\\.1[3-4]">>,
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.12",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -257,7 +272,8 @@
      {update,emqx_rule_engine_jwt_sup,supervisor},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.11",
-    [{load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_engine_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_jwt_worker,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_events,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_monitor,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
diff --git a/src/emqx.appup.src b/src/emqx.appup.src
index 96e8a8a17..47de7747d 100644
--- a/src/emqx.appup.src
+++ b/src/emqx.appup.src
@@ -2,19 +2,22 @@
 %% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
   [{"4.4.16",
-    [{load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_misc,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_relup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.15",
-    [{load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_misc,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_packet,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_relup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.14",
-    [{load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_vm,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_keepalive,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_broker,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -28,7 +31,8 @@
      {load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_actions_trans,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.13",
-    [{load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_vm,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_keepalive,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_broker,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -43,7 +47,8 @@
      {load_module,emqx_relup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.12",
-    [{load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_vm,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_keepalive,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_broker,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -522,19 +527,22 @@
                          [gen_rpc,insecure_auth_fallback_allowed,true]}}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
   [{"4.4.16",
-    [{load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_misc,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_relup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.15",
-    [{load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_misc,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_packet,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_relup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.14",
-    [{load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_vm,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_keepalive,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_broker,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -548,7 +556,8 @@
      {load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_actions_trans,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.13",
-    [{load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_vm,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_keepalive,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_broker,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -563,7 +572,8 @@
      {load_module,emqx_relup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_app,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.4.12",
-    [{load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+    [{load_module,emqx_channel,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_pool,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_vm,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_keepalive,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_broker,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},