diff --git a/apps/emqx/rebar.config b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
index cbd0da109..6875f4003 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     {gproc, {git, "https://github.com/uwiger/gproc", {tag, "0.8.0"}}},
     {jiffy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/jiffy", {tag, "1.0.5"}}},
     {cowboy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cowboy", {tag, "2.9.0"}}},
-    {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.9.4"}}},
+    {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.9.6"}}},
     {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.14.5"}}},
     {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "2.8.1"}}},
     {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.37.0"}}},
diff --git a/changes/ce/fix-10174.en.md b/changes/ce/fix-10174.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..213af19da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/fix-10174.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Upgrade library `esockd` from 5.9.4 to 5.9.6.
+Fix an unnecessary error level logging when a connection is closed before proxy protocol header is sent by the proxy.
diff --git a/changes/ce/fix-10174.zh.md b/changes/ce/fix-10174.zh.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..435056280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/fix-10174.zh.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+依赖库 `esockd` 从 5.9.4 升级到 5.9.6。
+修复了一个不必要的错误日志。如果连接在 proxy protocol 包头还没有发送前就关闭了， 则不打印错误日志。
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 9a418f118..a06bbcfa8 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
       {:gproc, github: "uwiger/gproc", tag: "0.8.0", override: true},
       {:jiffy, github: "emqx/jiffy", tag: "1.0.5", override: true},
       {:cowboy, github: "emqx/cowboy", tag: "2.9.0", override: true},
-      {:esockd, github: "emqx/esockd", tag: "5.9.4", override: true},
+      {:esockd, github: "emqx/esockd", tag: "5.9.6", override: true},
       {:rocksdb, github: "emqx/erlang-rocksdb", tag: "1.7.2-emqx-9", override: true},
       {:ekka, github: "emqx/ekka", tag: "0.14.5", override: true},
       {:gen_rpc, github: "emqx/gen_rpc", tag: "2.8.1", override: true},
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 343c6be69..f71da084e 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     , {gproc, {git, "https://github.com/uwiger/gproc", {tag, "0.8.0"}}}
     , {jiffy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/jiffy", {tag, "1.0.5"}}}
     , {cowboy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cowboy", {tag, "2.9.0"}}}
-    , {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.9.4"}}}
+    , {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.9.6"}}}
     , {rocksdb, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/erlang-rocksdb", {tag, "1.7.2-emqx-9"}}}
     , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.14.5"}}}
     , {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "2.8.1"}}}