diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 8a1615778..b11687cc5 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ defmodule Ejabberd.MixProject do
      {:p1_utils, "~> 1.0"},
      {:pkix, "~> 1.0"},
      {:stringprep, ">= 1.0.26"},
-     {:xmpp, ">= 1.6.2"},
+     {:xmpp, git: "https://github.com/processone/xmpp.git", ref: "3d3d98b996dd7569c57df5fb966b9dfb985c58f3", override: true},
      {:yconf, "~> 1.0"}]
     ++ cond_deps()
   end
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 386187d4e..70e51fcc1 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         {stringprep, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/processone/stringprep", {tag, "1.0.29"}}},
         {if_var_true, stun,
          {stun, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/processone/stun", {tag, "1.2.7"}}}},
-        {xmpp, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/processone/xmpp", {tag, "1.6.2"}}},
+        {xmpp, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/processone/xmpp", "3d3d98b996dd7569c57df5fb966b9dfb985c58f3"}},
         {yconf, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/processone/yconf", {tag, "1.0.15"}}}
        ]}.