diff --git a/hrp/internal/version/VERSION b/hrp/internal/version/VERSION
index 7476a89a..16c8c5ae 100644
--- a/hrp/internal/version/VERSION
+++ b/hrp/internal/version/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v4.3.6-beta
\ No newline at end of file
+v4.3.6-2308191518
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hrp/plugin.go b/hrp/plugin.go
index 839d2d9f..be494fed 100644
--- a/hrp/plugin.go
+++ b/hrp/plugin.go
@@ -120,14 +120,15 @@ func locatePlugin(path string) (pluginPath string, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	return "", fmt.Errorf("plugin file not found")
+	return "", errors.New("plugin file not found")
 }
 
 // locateFile searches destFile upward recursively until system root dir
-func locateFile(startPath string, destFile string) (string, error) {
+// if not found, then searches in hrp executable dir
+func locateFile(startPath string, destFile string) (pluginPath string, err error) {
 	stat, err := os.Stat(startPath)
 	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return "", err
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "start path not exists")
 	}
 
 	var startDir string
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ func locateFile(startPath string, destFile string) (string, error) {
 	startDir, _ = filepath.Abs(startDir)
 
 	// convention over configuration
-	pluginPath := filepath.Join(startDir, destFile)
+	pluginPath = filepath.Join(startDir, destFile)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(pluginPath); err == nil {
 		return pluginPath, nil
 	}
@@ -147,12 +148,31 @@ func locateFile(startPath string, destFile string) (string, error) {
 	// system root dir
 	parentDir, _ := filepath.Abs(filepath.Dir(startDir))
 	if parentDir == startDir {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("searched to system root dir, plugin file not found")
+		if pluginPath, err = locateExecutable(destFile); err == nil {
+			return
+		}
+		return "", errors.New("searched to system root dir, plugin file not found")
 	}
 
 	return locateFile(parentDir, destFile)
 }
 
+// locateExecutable finds destFile in hrp executable dir
+func locateExecutable(destFile string) (string, error) {
+	exePath, err := os.Executable()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "get hrp executable failed")
+	}
+
+	exeDir := filepath.Dir(exePath)
+	pluginPath := filepath.Join(exeDir, destFile)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(pluginPath); err == nil {
+		return pluginPath, nil
+	}
+
+	return "", errors.New("plugin file not found in hrp executable dir")
+}
+
 func GetProjectRootDirPath(path string) (rootDir string, err error) {
 	pluginPath, err := locatePlugin(path)
 	if err == nil {