diff --git a/apps/emqx_auto_subscribe/src/emqx_auto_subscribe.app.src b/apps/emqx_auto_subscribe/src/emqx_auto_subscribe.app.src
index a273face1..d6f6f4058 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_auto_subscribe/src/emqx_auto_subscribe.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_auto_subscribe/src/emqx_auto_subscribe.app.src
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %% -*- mode: erlang -*-
 {application, emqx_auto_subscribe, [
     {description, "Auto subscribe Application"},
-    {vsn, "0.1.3"},
+    {vsn, "0.1.4"},
     {registered, []},
     {mod, {emqx_auto_subscribe_app, []}},
     {applications, [
diff --git a/apps/emqx_auto_subscribe/src/emqx_auto_subscribe_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_auto_subscribe/src/emqx_auto_subscribe_schema.erl
index a01e17c1f..98f32c8a4 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_auto_subscribe/src/emqx_auto_subscribe_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_auto_subscribe/src/emqx_auto_subscribe_schema.erl
@@ -31,14 +31,17 @@
 namespace() -> "auto_subscribe".
 
 roots() ->
-    ["auto_subscribe"].
+    [{"auto_subscribe", ?HOCON(?R_REF("auto_subscribe"), #{importance => ?IMPORTANCE_HIDDEN})}].
 
 fields("auto_subscribe") ->
     [
         {topics,
             ?HOCON(
                 ?ARRAY(?R_REF("topic")),
-                #{desc => ?DESC(auto_subscribe), default => []}
+                #{
+                    desc => ?DESC(auto_subscribe),
+                    default => []
+                }
             )}
     ];
 fields("topic") ->
diff --git a/changes/ce/feat-10381.en.md b/changes/ce/feat-10381.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ea11188f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/feat-10381.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hide the `auto_subscribe` configuration items so that they can be modified later only through the HTTP API.