diff --git a/apps/emqx/rebar.config b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
index a3ea4f2e7..e4a46743b 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/emqx/rebar.config
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     {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"}}},
-    {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.14.0"}}},
+    {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.14.1"}}},
     {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "2.8.1"}}},
     {hocon, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/hocon.git", {tag, "0.35.3"}}},
     {pbkdf2, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/erlang-pbkdf2.git", {tag, "2.0.4"}}},
diff --git a/changes/ce/fix-10021.en.md b/changes/ce/fix-10021.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28302da70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/fix-10021.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix error message when the target node of `emqx_ctl cluster join` command is not running.
diff --git a/changes/ce/fix-10021.zh.md b/changes/ce/fix-10021.zh.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6df64b76d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ce/fix-10021.zh.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+修正当`emqx_ctl cluster join`命令的目标节点未运行时的错误信息。
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index b0608a48c..86bb504c0 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ defmodule EMQXUmbrella.MixProject do
       {:cowboy, github: "emqx/cowboy", tag: "2.9.0", override: true},
       {:esockd, github: "emqx/esockd", tag: "5.9.4", override: true},
       {:rocksdb, github: "emqx/erlang-rocksdb", tag: "1.7.2-emqx-7", override: true},
-      {:ekka, github: "emqx/ekka", tag: "0.14.0", override: true},
+      {:ekka, github: "emqx/ekka", tag: "0.14.1", override: true},
       {:gen_rpc, github: "emqx/gen_rpc", tag: "2.8.1", override: true},
       {:grpc, github: "emqx/grpc-erl", tag: "0.6.7", override: true},
       {:minirest, github: "emqx/minirest", tag: "1.3.8", override: true},
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 0a163108f..9f25020b0 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     , {cowboy, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/cowboy", {tag, "2.9.0"}}}
     , {esockd, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/esockd", {tag, "5.9.4"}}}
     , {rocksdb, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/erlang-rocksdb", {tag, "1.7.2-emqx-7"}}}
-    , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.14.0"}}}
+    , {ekka, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/ekka", {tag, "0.14.1"}}}
     , {gen_rpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/gen_rpc", {tag, "2.8.1"}}}
     , {grpc, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/grpc-erl", {tag, "0.6.7"}}}
     , {minirest, {git, "https://github.com/emqx/minirest", {tag, "1.3.8"}}}