diff --git a/apps/emqx/rebar.config b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
index d4d3332f7..ea063f734 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     {cowboy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cowboy", {tag, "2.9.2"}}},
     {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.9.8"}}},
     {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.15.16"}}},
-    {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "3.2.2"}}},
+    {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "3.3.0"}}},
     {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.40.0"}}},
     {emqx_http_lib, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqx_http_lib.git", {tag, "0.5.3"}}},
     {pbkdf2, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/erlang-pbkdf2.git", {tag, "2.0.4"}}},
diff --git a/changes/ce/fix-12081.en.md b/changes/ce/fix-12081.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e75b8dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/fix-12081.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Updated `gen_rpc` library to version 3.3.0. The new version includes
+several performance improvements:
+
+- Avoid allocating extra memory for the packets before they are sent
+  to the wire in some cases
+
+- Bypass network for the local calls
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index e0aba14cc..bbabde99b 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
       {:esockd, github: "emqx/esockd", tag: "5.9.8", override: true},
       {:rocksdb, github: "emqx/erlang-rocksdb", tag: "1.8.0-emqx-1", override: true},
       {:ekka, github: "emqx/ekka", tag: "0.15.16", override: true},
-      {:gen_rpc, github: "emqx/gen_rpc", tag: "3.2.2", override: true},
+      {:gen_rpc, github: "emqx/gen_rpc", tag: "3.3.0", override: true},
       {:grpc, github: "emqx/grpc-erl", tag: "0.6.8", override: true},
       {:minirest, github: "emqx/minirest", tag: "1.3.14", override: true},
       {:ecpool, github: "emqx/ecpool", tag: "0.5.4", override: true},
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index fb93825f7..ac7bfab5c 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     , {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.9.8"}}}
     , {rocksdb, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/erlang-rocksdb", {tag, "1.8.0-emqx-1"}}}
     , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.15.16"}}}
-    , {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "3.2.2"}}}
+    , {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "3.3.0"}}}
     , {grpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/grpc-erl", {tag, "0.6.8"}}}
     , {minirest, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/minirest", {tag, "1.3.14"}}}
     , {ecpool, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ecpool", {tag, "0.5.4"}}}