diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-apisix-rpm-el7.yml b/.github/workflows/package-apisix-rpm-el7.yml
index f8393df63..587fe4a56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-apisix-rpm-el7.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-apisix-rpm-el7.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: packaging APISIX(-remote) with remote code
         run: |
           make package type=rpm app=apisix version=2.7 checkout=release/2.7 image_base=centos image_tag=7 artifact=apisix-remote
+          make package type=rpm app=apisix version=2.10.1 checkout=2.10.1 image_base=centos image_tag=7 artifact=apisix-remote
           make package type=rpm app=apisix version=master checkout=master image_base=centos image_tag=7 artifact=apisix-remote
 
       - name: packaging APISIX(-local) with local code
@@ -56,12 +57,12 @@ jobs:
           docker exec centos7Instance bash -c "rpm --import https://repos.apiseven.com/KEYS"
           docker exec centos7Instance bash -c "yum -y install https://repos.apiseven.com/packages/centos/apache-apisix-repo-1.0-1.noarch.rpm"
 
-      - name: install APISIX(-remote) by rpm in container
+      - name: install APISIX(-remote) master by rpm in container
         run: |
           docker exec centos7Instance bash -c "yum -y localinstall /output/apisix-remote-master-0.el7.x86_64.rpm"
           docker exec centos7Instance bash -c "apisix start"
 
-      - name: check and ensure APISIX(-remote) is installed
+      - name: check and ensure APISIX(-remote) master is installed
         run: |
           code=$(curl -k -i -m 20 -o /dev/null -s -w %{http_code} http://127.0.0.1:9080/apisix/admin/routes -H 'X-API-KEY: edd1c9f034335f136f87ad84b625c8f1')
           if [ ! $code -eq 200 ]; then
@@ -69,11 +70,29 @@ jobs:
               exit 1
           fi
 
-      - name: stop and uninstall APISIX(-remote)
+      - name: stop and uninstall APISIX(-remote) master
         run: |
           docker exec centos7Instance bash -c "pkill -f nginx"
           docker exec centos7Instance bash -c "yum -y erase apisix-remote-master"
 
+      - name: install APISIX(-remote) 2.10.1 by rpm in container
+        run: |
+          docker exec centos7Instance bash -c "yum -y localinstall /output/apisix-remote-2.10.1-0.el7.x86_64.rpm"
+          docker exec centos7Instance bash -c "apisix start"
+
+      - name: check and ensure APISIX(-remote) 2.10.1 is installed
+        run: |
+          code=$(curl -k -i -m 20 -o /dev/null -s -w %{http_code} http://127.0.0.1:9080/apisix/admin/routes -H 'X-API-KEY: edd1c9f034335f136f87ad84b625c8f1')
+          if [ ! $code -eq 200 ]; then
+              echo "failed: failed to install Apache APISIX by rpm"
+              exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: stop and uninstall APISIX(-remote) 2.10.1
+        run: |
+          docker exec centos7Instance bash -c "pkill -f nginx"
+          docker exec centos7Instance bash -c "yum -y erase apisix-remote-2.10.1"
+
       - name: install APISIX(-local) by rpm in container
         run: |
           docker exec centos7Instance bash -c "yum -y localinstall /output/apisix-local-master-0.el7.x86_64.rpm"
diff --git a/utils/install-common.sh b/utils/install-common.sh
index 7d0583e98..5fdf7c274 100755
--- a/utils/install-common.sh
+++ b/utils/install-common.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,19 @@ install_etcd() {
     tar -zxvf etcd-"${RUNNING_ETCD_VERSION}"-linux-amd64.tar.gz
 }
 
+version_gt() { test "$(echo "$@" | tr " " "\n" | sort -V | head -n 1)" != "$1"; }
+
+is_newer_version() {
+    if [ "${checkout_v}" = "master" -o "${checkout_v:0:7}" = "release" ];then
+		return 0
+	fi
+	if [ "${checkout_v:0:1}" = "v" ];then
+		version_gt "${checkout_v:1}" "2.2"
+	else
+		version_gt "${checkout_v}" "2.2"
+	fi
+}
+
 install_apisix() {
     # show awk version
     awk --version
@@ -94,7 +107,7 @@ install_apisix() {
     cp /tmp/build/output/apisix/usr/local/apisix/deps/lib64/luarocks/rocks-5.1/apisix/master-${iteration}/bin/apisix /tmp/build/output/apisix/usr/bin/ || true
     cp /tmp/build/output/apisix/usr/local/apisix/deps/lib/luarocks/rocks-5.1/apisix/master-${iteration}/bin/apisix /tmp/build/output/apisix/usr/bin/ || true
     # modify the apisix entry shell to be compatible with version 2.2 and 2.3
-    if [ "${checkout_v}" = "master" ] || [ "${checkout_v:0:1}" != "v" -a "${checkout_v}" \> "2.2" ] || [ "${checkout_v:0:1}" = "v" -a "${checkout_v:1}" \> "2.2" ]; then
+    if is_newer_version "${checkout_v}"; then
         echo 'use shell '
     else
         bin='#! /usr/local/openresty/luajit/bin/luajit\npackage.path = "/usr/local/apisix/?.lua;" .. package.path'
@@ -102,7 +115,7 @@ install_apisix() {
     fi
     cp -r /usr/local/apisix/* /tmp/build/output/apisix/usr/local/apisix/
     mv /tmp/build/output/apisix/usr/local/apisix/deps/share/lua/5.1/apisix /tmp/build/output/apisix/usr/local/apisix/
-    if [ "${checkout_v}" = "master" ] || [ "${checkout_v:0:1}" != "v" -a "${checkout_v}" \> "2.2" ] || [ "${checkout_v:0:1}" = "v" -a "${checkout_v:1}" \> "2.2" ]; then
+    if is_newer_version "${checkout_v}"; then
         bin='package.path = "/usr/local/apisix/?.lua;" .. package.path'
         sed -i "1s@.*@$bin@" /tmp/build/output/apisix/usr/local/apisix/apisix/cli/apisix.lua
     else