diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bce167a5c7a..661d5ccad19 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
   - [cri-o](http://cri-o.io/) v1.31.0 (experimental: see [CRI-O Note](docs/CRI/cri-o.md). Only on fedora, ubuntu and centos based OS)
 - Network Plugin
   - [cni-plugins](https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins) v1.2.0
-  - [calico](https://github.com/projectcalico/calico) v3.28.1
+  - [calico](https://github.com/projectcalico/calico) v3.29.1
   - [cilium](https://github.com/cilium/cilium) v1.15.9
   - [flannel](https://github.com/flannel-io/flannel) v0.22.0
   - [kube-ovn](https://github.com/alauda/kube-ovn) v1.12.21
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
index 94587f39172..2588e100bea 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
@@ -444,101 +444,53 @@ cni_binary_checksums:
     v1.0.0: 1a055924b1b859c54a97dc14894ecaa9b81d6d949530b9544f0af4173f5a8f2a
 calicoctl_binary_checksums:
   arm:
+    v3.29.1: 0
+    v3.29.0: 0
+    v3.28.2: 0
     v3.28.1: 0
     v3.28.0: 0
+    v3.27.5: 0
+    v3.27.4: 0
     v3.27.3: 0
     v3.27.2: 0
     v3.27.1: 0
     v3.27.0: 0
-    v3.26.4: 0
-    v3.26.3: 0
-    v3.26.2: 0
-    v3.26.1: 0
-    v3.26.0: 0
-    v3.25.2: 0
-    v3.25.1: 0
-    v3.25.0: 0
-    v3.24.6: 0
-    v3.24.5: 0
-    v3.24.4: 0
-    v3.24.3: 0
-    v3.24.2: 0
-    v3.24.1: 0
-    v3.24.0: 0
-    v3.23.5: 0
-    v3.23.4: 0
   arm64:
+    v3.29.1: 6f662d316a267854dc5487242ca7ec8ca70c35b52bed258aafb76c2d113643c2
+    v3.29.0: ab23afb283fcdffcf0e1156cdced68d05b6c2b70fd4ea2cbc3189d0ecd43bdfd
+    v3.28.2: 8ebe965424ac94084499182b2853de62e5d18cdc346a3b8974e991d8b7a9592d
     v3.28.1: c062d13534498a427c793a4a9190be4df3cf796a3feb29e4a501e1d6f48daa7c
     v3.28.0: c4ca8563d2a920729116a3a30171c481580c8c447938ce974ce14d7ce25a31bf
+    v3.27.5: 1c929538565c9f885debb45cc38b3efb4e58d362400163a2eff2b56fad838334
+    v3.27.4: 8544b601a67e0594009dafef6d3237fcf6f32fb64726c09abc1f2ce9d6819496
     v3.27.3: 1fc5f58a18d8b1c487b4663fc5cbe23b45bd9d31617debd309f6dfac7c11a8ef
     v3.27.2: 0fd1f65a511338cf9940835987d420c94ab95b5386288ba9673b736a4d347463
     v3.27.1: 0
     v3.27.0: b4b8c71f9658165e45336b9b5e4fad865529feeffe4294247eb5b4c4310dcaf9
-    v3.26.4: d647d9443ce89df62da6619643375a4f577f5a7fa4e1162416403df521826c2d
-    v3.26.3: c50272a39658a3b358b33c03fe10d1dde894764413279fecc72d40b95535b398
-    v3.26.2: 44de9118f481a1125e2d50cdfbb55073e744dd8e71d2be45eeb2757302910c67
-    v3.26.1: bba2fbdd6d2998bca144ae12c2675d65c4fbf51c0944d69b1b2f20e08cd14c22
-    v3.26.0: b88c4fd34293fa95d4291b7631502f6b9ad38b5f5a3889bb8012f36f001ff170
-    v3.25.2: 1cf28599dc1d52ef7c888731f508662a187129ff7bb3294f58319d79c517085c
-    v3.25.1: 83084be5de90a94bfd7a10da5758acbf200ddd68fa24ee4e7e1dedc8935aa41d
-    v3.25.0: 6eda153187ab76821903cf6bb69fe11b016529c3344e2dd1a0f7f3cb3069ded0
-    v3.24.6: 98eaeb3d75c7ebb41012641e393a442a509f00572981abcc758668ac0806e1e7
-    v3.24.5: 2d56b768ed346129b0249261db27d97458cfb35f98bd028a0c817a23180ab2d2
-    v3.24.4: 90ffaf6aab30d5e4c7227cf20a68c7254ec9d871f2e7a4a98ba86a855ee61040
-    v3.24.3: dfd74167dd55677a54ac73fd1e3f9391d62cf7f4da210b267d437d4a9b7d4561
-    v3.24.2: 6fe53f3ba1c7291e2b1cd15ccb72c393297a668cec46f4aa7137499f68fb37e6
-    v3.24.1: b7b1a023ddb81ec32f385f4b90f9a3f415d7fce6242e1ae8ebe5c77b2015209c
-    v3.24.0: db306755fc9c6a746516eec33337bc102b0d546f6b9fc671795b47d1a878f05d
-    v3.23.5: 0941ad0deeb03d8fda96340948cdbc15d14062086438150cf3ec5ee2767b22c3
-    v3.23.4: c54b7d122d9315bbab1a88707b7168a0934a80c4f2a94c9e871bcc8a8cf11c11
   amd64:
+    v3.29.1: 2ac849181cb1fb40c61c06d075711025cdb909d80562d078cc548d50a0edcd3d
+    v3.29.0: df5048549d72a1f7ea4f61c655699d3b16d8a45873f28c3855c39597b73e8a3d
+    v3.28.2: d7f30447f0f59262051b95bdc656407442c4f71066dc37ddd3b676108fab569d
     v3.28.1: 22ec5727c38dbe19001792b4ca64ac760a6e2985d5c1a231d919dbebe5bca171
     v3.28.0: 4ea270699e67ca29e5533ddb0a68d370cb0005475796c7e841f83047da6297b6
+    v3.27.5: 0a63022166b353ebea49a2f250793019edf531dd5cdb0655da746e7c243aacba
+    v3.27.4: 84f2bd29ef7b06e85a2caf0b6c6e0d3da5ab5264d46b360e6baaf49bbc3b957d
     v3.27.3: e22b8bb41684f8ffb5143b50bf3b2ab76985604d774d397cfb6fb11d8a19f326
     v3.27.2: 692f69dc656e41cd35e23e24f56c98c4aeeb723fed129985b46f71e6eb5e1594
     v3.27.1: 0
     v3.27.0: 46e79ae146b3dd90998f56511cf5d6db64deb97cb784235caf1f99e0672d66e4
-    v3.26.4: 9960357ef6d61eda7abf80bd397544c1952f89d61e5eaf9f6540dae379a3ef61
-    v3.26.3: 82bd7d12b0f6973f9593fb62f5410ad6a81ff6b79e92f1afd3e664202e8387cf
-    v3.26.2: eba9bc34f44801a513c48f730a409dc1ece0ebfd9c1acc21fd3adf0eff93ecdc
-    v3.26.1: c8f61c1c8e2504410adaff4a7255c65785fe7805eebfd63340ccd3c472aa42cf
-    v3.26.0: 19ce069f121f9e245f785a7517521e20fe3294ce1add9d1b2bbcbb0a9b9de24e
-    v3.25.2: b6f6017b1c9520d8eaea101442d82020123d1efc622964b20d97d3e08e198eed
-    v3.25.1: 13565e5304209ffaa93df3ba722e6f623b66c76057ca8ff5c5864fa13176fe48
-    v3.25.0: 5a464075ccbaa8715882de6b32fe82b41488e904fa66b19c48ee6388cf48b1b8
-    v3.24.6: 52e8231d14f626c9b3273659697d95559c72e1b081e713b86eaa7f6910bda384
-    v3.24.5: 01e6c8a2371050f9edd0ade9dcde89da054e84d8e96bd4ba8cf82806c8d3e8e7
-    v3.24.4: 6d6448537d9abd827c01f289303cf66729578b0bd952c043228568af46000e49
-    v3.24.3: 22d7ba5547aff1b4202ddd55952c1e5b6e45e416cd79e1721438aab54a23324a
-    v3.24.2: 185be69fffcaf46fea8328fcc1b73167021fe16548459148853d084ba8a4aac8
-    v3.24.1: 10a36ebc7a4cf355b28e061f5a5f4b261daff4773a51ac73ca1071e7551a934a
-    v3.24.0: 0da282a6a7870fe25742799a921730343c57a1609c5e255e1bb06b5e85011ee2
-    v3.23.5: 4c777881709ddaabcf4b56dcbe683125d7ed5743c036fee9273c5295e522082f
-    v3.23.4: 1ea0d3b6543645612e8239978878b6adefdb7619a16ecbdb8e6dc2687538f689
   ppc64le:
+    v3.29.1: ef6064f2ec1a09b5eb8c43ab0c64bd42785c24f5b22b950583fb5074f472c2b7
+    v3.29.0: c9c2a29a349c6f681aa79b5f5d6aee738305d95aa7f158b6217f487808758e53
+    v3.28.2: 9889a2f9c26ae82a501b33440b3a0772f552a4ece128cd57a21e395452b4238f
     v3.28.1: 985caad36fed7b883a2cd4cf91e556974bcca95fe4e6b7ff4cb64d8d8fbe9223
     v3.28.0: 0789cb0d1478ec3f0a44db265b19042be9dfc18bc1776343c7ea8d246561d12b
+    v3.27.5: 7b8c8936e55e319b94d1fb71dacbef7617661f76241a4ed16289b5a2165fa62d
+    v3.27.4: 1d44e119d9836eb4715f42a915a849377f7d6a6881b73ce66d0c95092e29d4f2
     v3.27.3: 5f2ac510c0ec31ec4c02ff2660f2502b68b655616d5b766a51bd99d2e3604fbc
     v3.27.2: f918bb88de1d01de3d143e1e75d0ee1256f247c5cbabec7d665aaf8d1fd3cc6c
     v3.27.1: 0
     v3.27.0: 3de46d8bc30c6f9d9387d484ed62a5655c1f204b1b831b5a90f0a0d1c1ffd752
-    v3.26.4: 41cfa77cc27cfe89a046ddb033cf71a46512f4b81251e28c69fca2cee13617ff
-    v3.26.3: 30a32acbe71894a9783e350ed44294e739b3322f157b2c224ad3c058473e5701
-    v3.26.2: c4d42a85afb67020e9cf9dcafe184af6ad60c5609d60001b9505b1a83959b246
-    v3.26.1: 7f8baf18f4d7954b6f16b1ddcdadbc818cae2fe1f72137464ccc7b8e6fef03a0
-    v3.26.0: b82b931e3aa53248d87b24f00969abfe5ea4518c56a85b5894187c7b47dc452e
-    v3.25.2: a5e19931ce50953a36387c67b596e56c4b4fc7903893f1ad25248177027ad0dd
-    v3.25.1: 43f7a19c3f81a658349d727283f201ce5a560dc9a9f7e56d70961755f4196135
-    v3.25.0: 15545aa42dfafb12b68070253e649dfbfdb4b495935e4717d2f04c46500d1a9e
-    v3.24.6: 1d2e2d8ec1524c5fd9f9796bb6ec53e3351d1833c11eb312ca39b549dbccf188
-    v3.24.5: 4c40d1703a31eb1d1786287fbf295d614eb9594a4748e505a03a2fbb6eda85b4
-    v3.24.4: 2731382823179b49f1e9af7cddca7da191a54d5163a15b19b5ae75ed27dd30f9
-    v3.24.3: 2811f71a9a31f8b2965109dc2bbbae24eb5425b4366a6dea8bed1fdb2abe5b60
-    v3.24.2: 06c356c1ff741c7d2b49daade10e1bde49ef7db962adfea30dbc4bb314ac8abb
-    v3.24.1: f2b24bb1cb33795ceba2988ea89e78f25e8fb6283ea22a59a676e37a68a5771e
-    v3.24.0: cf63f4820e792c101940af3ed6422e1b8769ffcbafd0c3672f2e86675733b053
-    v3.23.5: 1b352e73515cbe5746f9b9d7633d8317bd48f713b9b731837f7d79089463321c
-    v3.23.4: cdd6eace3dc2676b7eed79c665cb0b3dbdd9dcb3bf5b09d7ae20f4f015f75f9b
 ciliumcli_binary_checksums:
   arm:
     v0.16.0: 0
@@ -585,29 +537,17 @@ ciliumcli_binary_checksums:
     v0.15.16: 0
     v0.15.15: 0
 calico_crds_archive_checksums:
+  v3.29.1: 17894ed9f7487f1418e599fdeff5db9047374dee12d560114e25ff9147a455c3
+  v3.29.0: 403a6b8616c4e97b081d7be27e9024f2f66b2d73a0ea037420a29689205b2064
+  v3.28.2: f02a0e99e060850bd9050d4c94d37df899911a5e357e1d26e1b5b79a923bb389
   v3.28.1: c56f1530e7ded9d5b4afb9d83a7a24da6d2959ef7ad38521813f1c2bf138182d
   v3.28.0: ee721337db0cd847e91aae1cdfd420596896ebcb865575fd913c2f12ac2cdb76
+  v3.27.5: f9cca65b96ab05732ed1902afd0f3086be54d6bb6b47c86a289ecf4ea5cdc25d
+  v3.27.4: 5f6ac510bd6bd8c14542afe91f7dbcf2a846dba02ae3152a3b07a1bfdea96078
   v3.27.3: d11a32919bff389f642af5df8180ad3cec586030decd35adb2a7d4a8aa3b298e
   v3.27.2: 8154bb4aad887f2a5500b505fe203a918f72c4e602b04c688c4b94f76a26e925
   v3.27.1: 76abb0db222af279e3514cfae02be9259097b565bbb2ffcb776ca00566480edb
   v3.27.0: 2a4b5132035dfd6ac4abc8d545f33de139350eca523e0c5cfe4ac32e43fcb2f1
-  v3.26.4: 481e52de684c049f3f7f7bac78f0f6f4ae424d643451adc9e3d3fa9d03fb6d57
-  v3.26.3: b51817e7ae5189b0737ccc901b7b5950a4f84b6029eebfdcc3e3b851bd410d03
-  v3.26.2: 8c15b29db525c4cab7bea304357c942a0d55483c03d9c2a0ed3303f66b8f9ff8
-  v3.26.1: 6d0afbbd4bdfe4deb18d0ac30adb7165eb08b0114ec5a00d016f37a8caf88849
-  v3.26.0: a263e507e79c0a131fdc2a49422d3bdf0456ea5786eb44ace2659aba879b5c7c
-  v3.25.2: 6a6e95a51a8ebf65d41d671f20854319cca1f26cd87fbcfc30d1382a06ecfee0
-  v3.25.1: 4d6b6653499f24f80a85a0a7dac28d9571cabfa25356b08f3b438fd97e322e2d
-  v3.25.0: 117b4493ad933f24ea6fb82eabfad300da2dd926995bb8c55336595d38c72881
-  v3.24.6: 71644374ae7f50bc17cd79544b07e59a3967d1d43b289ae62d750ce9167312e9
-  v3.24.5: 10320b45ebcf4335703d692adacc96cdd3a27de62b4599238604bd7b0bedccc3
-  v3.24.4: 7f8e54f50388784b5c17ba20ebfb0b65c6a87291771fe8be300646906aa1558d
-  v3.24.3: dbe3a48d602a3ac9073185a9e12e2452f4520b3e8c01f1af8603ef7af5e44fe9
-  v3.24.2: eb0a57e6eb37c4658aa51ecfc078d1dfacb89da23a10b67fed8ea0e4e9c66eea
-  v3.24.1: 62c30e126c1595adc851f3df0a69926cc6bf97a7d0d38293f23d2232c6411a31
-  v3.24.0: 3c6694779b916fa364592a8e19d45f509c67e7dec64fb4cf09c379e170de7720
-  v3.23.5: aca591282d9e10a180a2afb05da6ca8db4dd02b886b4788f4962cf5b37ba1bda
-  v3.23.4: c8b6b033755416756b2b5ef248332b7c5b660618327cb7f83a80fb949fdc601a
 krew_archive_checksums:
   darwin:
     arm:
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
index 104b9f205ea..ff748897d01 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ github_image_repo: "ghcr.io"
 
 # TODO(mattymo): Move calico versions to roles/network_plugins/calico/defaults
 # after migration to container download
-calico_version: "v3.28.1"
+calico_version: "v3.29.1"
 calico_ctl_version: "{{ calico_version }}"
 calico_cni_version: "{{ calico_version }}"
 calico_policy_version: "{{ calico_version }}"
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-apiserver.yml.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-apiserver.yml.j2
index 769c78cff60..837dd23b208 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-apiserver.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/calico-apiserver.yml.j2
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ rules:
   - ipamblocks
   - blockaffinities
   - caliconodestatuses
+  - tiers
   verbs:
   - get
   - list