diff --git a/apps/emqx/priv/bpapi.versions b/apps/emqx/priv/bpapi.versions
index db4765e3f..11bd4aa77 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/priv/bpapi.versions
+++ b/apps/emqx/priv/bpapi.versions
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 {emqx_cm,1}.
 {emqx_conf,1}.
 {emqx_conf,2}.
+{emqx_conf,3}.
 {emqx_dashboard,1}.
 {emqx_delayed,1}.
 {emqx_exhook,1}.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_app.erl b/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_app.erl
index 35a79ea6e..fd0a56853 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_app.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_app.erl
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ copy_override_conf_from_core_node() ->
                 _ ->
                     [{ok, Info} | _] = lists:sort(fun conf_sort/2, Ready),
                     #{node := Node, conf := RawOverrideConf, tnx_id := TnxId} = Info,
-                    HasDeprecatedFile = maps:get(has_deprecated_file, Info, false),
+                    HasDeprecatedFile = has_deprecated_file(Info),
                     ?SLOG(debug, #{
                         msg => "copy_cluster_conf_from_core_node_success",
                         node => Node,
@@ -227,3 +227,14 @@ sync_data_from_node(Node) ->
             ?SLOG(emergency, #{node => Node, msg => "sync_data_from_node_failed", reason => Error}),
             error(Error)
     end.
+
+has_deprecated_file(#{node := Node} = Info) ->
+    case maps:find(has_deprecated_file, Info) of
+        {ok, HasDeprecatedFile} ->
+            HasDeprecatedFile;
+        error ->
+            %% The old version don't have emqx_config:has_deprecated_file/0
+            DataDir = emqx_conf_proto_v2:get_config(Node, [node, data_dir]),
+            File = filename:join([DataDir, "configs", "cluster-override.conf"]),
+            emqx_conf_proto_v3:file_exist(Node, File)
+    end.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_conf/src/proto/emqx_conf_proto_v2.erl b/apps/emqx_conf/src/proto/emqx_conf_proto_v2.erl
index 97446ee9f..3bcf532f6 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_conf/src/proto/emqx_conf_proto_v2.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_conf/src/proto/emqx_conf_proto_v2.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 -export([
     introduced_in/0,
+    deprecated_since/0,
     sync_data_from_node/1,
     get_config/2,
     get_config/3,
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@
 introduced_in() ->
     "5.0.1".
 
+deprecated_since() ->
+    "5.0.23".
+
 -spec sync_data_from_node(node()) -> {ok, binary()} | emqx_rpc:badrpc().
 sync_data_from_node(Node) ->
     rpc:call(Node, emqx_conf_app, sync_data_from_node, [], 20000).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_conf/src/proto/emqx_conf_proto_v3.erl b/apps/emqx_conf/src/proto/emqx_conf_proto_v3.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..802436f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_conf/src/proto/emqx_conf_proto_v3.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Copyright (c) 2022-2023 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(emqx_conf_proto_v3).
+
+-behaviour(emqx_bpapi).
+
+-export([
+    introduced_in/0,
+    sync_data_from_node/1,
+    get_config/2,
+    get_config/3,
+    get_all/1,
+
+    update/3,
+    update/4,
+    remove_config/2,
+    remove_config/3,
+
+    reset/2,
+    reset/3,
+
+    get_override_config_file/1,
+    file_exist/2
+]).
+
+-include_lib("emqx/include/bpapi.hrl").
+
+introduced_in() ->
+    "5.0.24".
+
+-spec sync_data_from_node(node()) -> {ok, binary()} | emqx_rpc:badrpc().
+sync_data_from_node(Node) ->
+    rpc:call(Node, emqx_conf_app, sync_data_from_node, [], 20000).
+-type update_config_key_path() :: [emqx_utils_maps:config_key(), ...].
+
+-spec get_config(node(), emqx_utils_maps:config_key_path()) ->
+    term() | emqx_rpc:badrpc().
+get_config(Node, KeyPath) ->
+    rpc:call(Node, emqx, get_config, [KeyPath]).
+
+-spec get_config(node(), emqx_utils_maps:config_key_path(), _Default) ->
+    term() | emqx_rpc:badrpc().
+get_config(Node, KeyPath, Default) ->
+    rpc:call(Node, emqx, get_config, [KeyPath, Default]).
+
+-spec get_all(emqx_utils_maps:config_key_path()) -> emqx_rpc:multicall_result().
+get_all(KeyPath) ->
+    rpc:multicall(emqx_conf, get_node_and_config, [KeyPath], 5000).
+
+-spec update(
+    update_config_key_path(),
+    emqx_config:update_request(),
+    emqx_config:update_opts()
+) -> {ok, emqx_config:update_result()} | {error, emqx_config:update_error()}.
+update(KeyPath, UpdateReq, Opts) ->
+    emqx_cluster_rpc:multicall(emqx, update_config, [KeyPath, UpdateReq, Opts]).
+
+-spec update(
+    node(),
+    update_config_key_path(),
+    emqx_config:update_request(),
+    emqx_config:update_opts()
+) ->
+    {ok, emqx_config:update_result()}
+    | {error, emqx_config:update_error()}
+    | emqx_rpc:badrpc().
+update(Node, KeyPath, UpdateReq, Opts) ->
+    rpc:call(Node, emqx, update_config, [KeyPath, UpdateReq, Opts], 5000).
+
+-spec remove_config(update_config_key_path(), emqx_config:update_opts()) ->
+    {ok, emqx_config:update_result()} | {error, emqx_config:update_error()}.
+remove_config(KeyPath, Opts) ->
+    emqx_cluster_rpc:multicall(emqx, remove_config, [KeyPath, Opts]).
+
+-spec remove_config(node(), update_config_key_path(), emqx_config:update_opts()) ->
+    {ok, emqx_config:update_result()}
+    | {error, emqx_config:update_error()}
+    | emqx_rpc:badrpc().
+remove_config(Node, KeyPath, Opts) ->
+    rpc:call(Node, emqx, remove_config, [KeyPath, Opts], 5000).
+
+-spec reset(update_config_key_path(), emqx_config:update_opts()) ->
+    {ok, emqx_config:update_result()} | {error, emqx_config:update_error()}.
+reset(KeyPath, Opts) ->
+    emqx_cluster_rpc:multicall(emqx, reset_config, [KeyPath, Opts]).
+
+-spec reset(node(), update_config_key_path(), emqx_config:update_opts()) ->
+    {ok, emqx_config:update_result()}
+    | {error, emqx_config:update_error()}
+    | emqx_rpc:badrpc().
+reset(Node, KeyPath, Opts) ->
+    rpc:call(Node, emqx, reset_config, [KeyPath, Opts]).
+
+-spec get_override_config_file([node()]) -> emqx_rpc:multicall_result().
+get_override_config_file(Nodes) ->
+    rpc:multicall(Nodes, emqx_conf_app, get_override_config_file, [], 20000).
+
+-spec file_exist(node(), string()) -> emqx_rpc:badrpc() | boolean().
+file_exist(Node, File) ->
+    rpc:call(Node, filelib, is_regular, [File], 5000).