diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/defaults/main.yml b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/defaults/main.yml
index 4f75d0009..efa954d8b 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ---
 cilium_min_version_required: "1.15"
+
+# remove migrate after 2.29 released
+cilium_remove_old_resources: false
 # Log-level
 cilium_debug: false
 
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/tasks/apply.yml b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/tasks/apply.yml
index 04a761c47..b150b3384 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/tasks/apply.yml
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/tasks/apply.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 ---
+- name: Check if Cilium Helm release exists (via cilium version)
+  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/cilium version"
+  register: cilium_release_info
+  when: inventory_hostname == groups['kube_control_plane'][0]
+  failed_when: false
+  changed_when: false
+
+- name: Set action to install or upgrade
+  set_fact:
+    cilium_action: "{{ 'install' if ('release: not found' in cilium_release_info.stderr | default('') or 'release: not found' in cilium_release_info.stdout | default('')) else 'upgrade' }}"
+
 - name: Cilium | Install
-  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/cilium install --version {{ cilium_version }} -f {{ kube_config_dir }}/cilium-values.yaml"
+  command: "{{ bin_dir }}/cilium {{ cilium_action }} --version {{ cilium_version }} -f {{ kube_config_dir }}/cilium-values.yaml"
   when: inventory_hostname == groups['kube_control_plane'][0]
 
 - name: Cilium | Wait for pods to run
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/tasks/main.yml b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/tasks/main.yml
index 8123c5a4c..dcdad1f94 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,10 @@
 - name: Cilium install
   include_tasks: install.yml
 
+# Remove after 2.29 released
+- name: Cilium remove old resources
+  when: cilium_remove_old_resources
+  include_tasks: remove_old_resources.yml
+
 - name: Cilium apply
   include_tasks: apply.yml
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/tasks/remove_old_resources.yml b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/tasks/remove_old_resources.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93bbcafac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/tasks/remove_old_resources.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+---
+# Remove after 2.29 released
+- name: Cilium | Delete Old Resource
+  command: |
+    {{ kubectl }} delete {{ item.kind | lower }} {{ item.name }} \
+    {{ '-n kube-system' if item.kind not in ['ClusterRole', 'ClusterRoleBinding'] else '' }} \
+  loop:
+    - { kind: ServiceAccount, name: cilium }
+    - { kind: ServiceAccount, name: cilium-operator }
+    - { kind: ServiceAccount, name: hubble-generate-certs }
+    - { kind: ServiceAccount, name: hubble-relay }
+    - { kind: ServiceAccount, name: hubble-ui }
+    - { kind: Service, name: hubble-metrics }
+    - { kind: Service, name: hubble-relay-metrics }
+    - { kind: Service, name: hubble-relay }
+    - { kind: Service, name: hubble-ui }
+    - { kind: Service, name: hubble-peer }
+    - { kind: Deployment, name: cilium-operator }
+    - { kind: Deployment, name: hubble-relay }
+    - { kind: Deployment, name: hubble-ui }
+    - { kind: DaemonSet, name: cilium }
+    - { kind: CronJob, name: hubble-generate-certs }
+    - { kind: Job, name: hubble-generate-certs }
+    - { kind: ConfigMap, name: cilium-config }
+    - { kind: ConfigMap, name: ip-masq-agent }
+    - { kind: ConfigMap, name: hubble-relay-config }
+    - { kind: ConfigMap, name: hubble-ui-nginx }
+    - { kind: ClusterRole, name: cilium }
+    - { kind: ClusterRole, name: cilium-operator }
+    - { kind: ClusterRole, name: hubble-generate-certs }
+    - { kind: ClusterRole, name: hubble-relay }
+    - { kind: ClusterRole, name: hubble-ui }
+    - { kind: ClusterRoleBinding, name: cilium }
+    - { kind: ClusterRoleBinding, name: cilium-operator }
+    - { kind: ClusterRoleBinding, name: hubble-generate-certs }
+    - { kind: ClusterRoleBinding, name: hubble-relay }
+    - { kind: ClusterRoleBinding, name: hubble-ui }
+    - { kind: Secret, name: hubble-ca-secret }
+    - { kind: Secret, name: hubble-relay-client-certs }
+    - { kind: Secret, name: hubble-server-certs }
+  register: patch_result
+  when: inventory_hostname == groups['kube_control_plane'][0]
+  failed_when:
+    - patch_result.rc != 0
+    - "'not found' not in patch_result.stderr"