diff --git a/apps/emqx/rebar.config b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
index 55bad7471..7b72f12d3 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     , {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.8.2"}}}
     , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.10.4"}}}
     , {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "2.5.1"}}}
-    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.10.5"}}}
+    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.11.0"}}}
     , {pbkdf2, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/erlang-pbkdf2.git", {tag, "2.0.4"}}}
     , {recon, {git, "https://github.com/ferd/recon", {tag, "2.5.1"}}}
     , {snabbkaffe, {git, "https://github.com/kafka4beam/snabbkaffe.git", {tag, "0.13.0"}}}
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_config.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_config.erl
index 43a41cdc6..91341204b 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_config.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_config.erl
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ init_load(SchemaModule, RawRichConf) when is_map(RawRichConf) ->
 check_config(SchemaModule, RawConf) ->
     Opts = #{return_plain => true,
              nullable => true,
-             is_richmap => false
+             format => map
             },
     {AppEnvs, CheckedConf} =
         hocon_schema:map_translate(SchemaModule, RawConf, Opts),
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index baadf8bfa..d8a8b4de2 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     , {observer_cli, "1.6.1"} % NOTE: depends on recon 2.5.1
     , {getopt, "1.0.1"}
     , {snabbkaffe, {git, "https://github.com/kafka4beam/snabbkaffe.git", {tag, "0.13.0"}}}
-    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.10.5"}}}
+    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.11.0"}}}
     , {emqx_http_lib, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqx_http_lib.git", {tag, "0.3.0"}}}
     , {esasl, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esasl", {tag, "0.1.0"}}}
     ]}.