diff --git a/apps/emqx/rebar.config b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
index 4ea0b06be..61d5717d9 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     , {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.9.0"}}}
     , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.11.1"}}}
     , {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "2.5.1"}}}
-    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.20.3"}}}
+    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.20.5"}}}
     , {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, "0.14.1"}}}
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 650b8ca9f..4beee1e86 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     , {observer_cli, "1.7.1"} % NOTE: depends on recon 2.5.x
     , {getopt, "1.0.2"}
     , {snabbkaffe, {git, "https://github.com/kafka4beam/snabbkaffe.git", {tag, "0.14.1"}}}
-    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.20.3"}}}
+    , {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.20.5"}}}
     , {emqx_http_lib, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/emqx_http_lib.git", {tag, "0.4.1"}}}
     , {esasl, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esasl", {tag, "0.2.0"}}}
     , {jose, {git, "https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose", {tag, "1.11.1"}}}