diff --git a/apps/emqx_redis/src/emqx_redis.app.src b/apps/emqx_redis/src/emqx_redis.app.src
index c9513bcf9..e51c0fa80 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_redis/src/emqx_redis.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_redis/src/emqx_redis.app.src
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     {applications, [
         kernel,
         stdlib,
+        eredis,
         eredis_cluster,
         emqx_connector,
         emqx_resource
diff --git a/changes/ce/fix-12044.en.md b/changes/ce/fix-12044.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89f114215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/fix-12044.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix Redis authorization, authentication, and bridges. Previously connections to Redis servers could not be established because driver was not properly loaded.