diff --git a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz.app.src b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz.app.src
index 943978519..2f8b26894 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz.app.src
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %% -*- mode: erlang -*-
 {application, emqx_authz, [
     {description, "An OTP application"},
-    {vsn, "0.1.15"},
+    {vsn, "0.1.16"},
     {registered, []},
     {mod, {emqx_authz_app, []}},
     {applications, [
diff --git a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_schema.erl
index b15d4abd4..6630ed526 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_schema.erl
@@ -492,7 +492,9 @@ authz_fields() ->
                 ?ARRAY(?UNION(UnionMemberSelector)),
                 #{
                     default => [],
-                    desc => ?DESC(sources)
+                    desc => ?DESC(sources),
+                    %% doc_lift is force a root level reference instead of nesting sub-structs
+                    extra => #{doc_lift => true}
                 }
             )}
     ].