diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 91490e416..26c04b277 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-REBAR_VERSION = 3.13.2-emqx-2
+REBAR_VERSION = 3.13.2-emqx-3
 REBAR = ./rebar3
 
 PROFILE ?= emqx
diff --git a/ensure-rebar3.sh b/ensure-rebar3.sh
index 0d77be44a..7b0fec8de 100755
--- a/ensure-rebar3.sh
+++ b/ensure-rebar3.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ VERSION="$1"
 DOWNLOAD_URL='https://github.com/emqx/rebar3/releases/download'
 
 download() {
-    curl -L "${DOWNLOAD_URL}/${VERSION}/rebar3" -o ./rebar3
+    curl -f -L "${DOWNLOAD_URL}/${VERSION}/rebar3" -o ./rebar3
 }
 
 # get the version number from the second line of the escript