diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-daily.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-daily.yaml
index 529f9e0a..c292ed34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-daily.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-daily.yaml
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ jobs:
             build/installer/publicInstaller.sh
             build/installer/install.sh
             build/installer/install.ps1
+            build/installer/joincluster.sh
             build/installer/publicAddnode.sh
             build/installer/version.hint
             build/installer/publicRestoreInstaller.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index de378474..0ddd865d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ jobs:
             build/installer/publicInstaller.latest.ps1
             build/installer/install.ps1
             build/installer/publicAddnode.sh
+            build/installer/joincluster.sh
             build/installer/version.hint
             build/installer/publicRestoreInstaller.sh
           prerelease: true
diff --git a/build/installer/install.ps1 b/build/installer/install.ps1
index d9fe012f..53e69cc7 100644
--- a/build/installer/install.ps1
+++ b/build/installer/install.ps1
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if (-Not (Test-Path $CLI_PROGRAM_PATH)) {
   New-Item -Path $CLI_PROGRAM_PATH -ItemType Directory
 }
 
-$CLI_VERSION = "0.1.103"
+$CLI_VERSION = "0.2.0"
 $CLI_FILE = "olares-cli-v{0}_windows_{1}.tar.gz" -f $CLI_VERSION, $arch
 $CLI_URL = "{0}/{1}" -f $downloadUrl, $CLI_FILE
 $CLI_PATH = "{0}{1}" -f $CLI_PROGRAM_PATH, $CLI_FILE
diff --git a/build/installer/install.sh b/build/installer/install.sh
index a1829fc7..3c723b1b 100644
--- a/build/installer/install.sh
+++ b/build/installer/install.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ if [ -z ${cdn_url} ]; then
     cdn_url="https://dc3p1870nn3cj.cloudfront.net"
 fi
 
-CLI_VERSION="0.1.103"
+CLI_VERSION="0.2.0"
 CLI_FILE="olares-cli-v${CLI_VERSION}_linux_${ARCH}.tar.gz"
 if [[ x"$os_type" == x"Darwin" ]]; then
     CLI_FILE="olares-cli-v${CLI_VERSION}_darwin_${ARCH}.tar.gz"
diff --git a/build/installer/joincluster.sh b/build/installer/joincluster.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..623636f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/installer/joincluster.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -o pipefail
+set -e
+
+function command_exists() {
+	  command -v "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+function read_tty() {
+    echo -n $1
+    read $2 < /dev/tty
+}
+
+function confirm() {
+    if [[ "$QUIET" == "1" ]]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    answer=""
+    while :; do
+        read_tty "Do you confirm to continue? (y/n): " answer
+        if [[ "$answer" != "y" && "$answer" != "n" ]]; then
+            echo "Please input the letter y or n"
+            continue
+        fi
+        if [[ "$answer" == "y" ]]; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+        if [[ "$answer" == "n" ]]; then
+            exit 0
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+function validate_ip() {
+    if [[ ! "$1" ]]; then
+        echo "invalid IP: empty address"
+        return 1
+    elif [[ ! $1 =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+        echo "invalid IP: illegal format"
+        return 1
+    elif [[ $1 =~ ^127 ]]; then
+        echo "invalid IP: loopback address"
+        return 1
+    else
+        return 0
+    fi
+}
+
+MASTER_SSH_OPTIONS=""
+
+function add_master_host_ssh_options() {
+    MASTER_SSH_OPTIONS="$MASTER_SSH_OPTIONS --$1 $2"
+}
+
+function set_master_host_ssh_options() {
+    master_host="$MASTER_HOST"
+    if [[ ! "$master_host" ]]; then
+        read_tty "Enter the master node's IP: " master_host
+    fi
+
+    while :; do
+        if ! validate_ip "$master_host"; then
+            read_tty "Enter the master node's IP: " master_host
+        else
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+
+    add_master_host_ssh_options master-host "$master_host"
+
+    if [[ "$MASTER_NODE_NAME" ]]; then
+        add_master_host_ssh_options master-node-name "$MASTER_NODE_NAME"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "$MASTER_SSH_USER" ]]; then
+        add_master_host_ssh_options master-ssh-user "$MASTER_SSH_USER"
+    else
+        echo "the environment variable \$MASTER_SSH_USER is not set"
+        echo "the default remote user \"root\" on the master node will be used to authenticate"
+        echo "if this is unexpected, please set it explicitly"
+        confirm
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "$MASTER_SSH_PASSWORD" ]]; then
+        add_master_host_ssh_options master-ssh-password "$MASTER_SSH_PASSWORD"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "$MASTER_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH" ]]; then
+        add_master_host_ssh_options master-ssh-private-key-path "$MASTER_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH"
+    elif [[ ! "$MASTER_SSH_PASSWORD" ]]; then
+        echo "the environment variable \$MASTER_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH is not set"
+        echo "the default key in the local path /root/.ssh/id_rsa will be used to authenticate to the master"
+        echo "please make sure the key exists and the public key has already been added to the master node"
+        echo "if this is unexpected, please set it explicitly"
+        confirm
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "$MASTER_SSH_PORT" ]]; then
+        add_master_host_ssh_options master-ssh-port "$MASTER_SSH_PORT"
+    fi
+}
+
+function getmasterinfo() {
+    $sh_c "$INSTALL_OLARES_CLI node masterinfo $MASTER_SSH_OPTIONS" | tee /proc/$$/fd/1
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "" > /proc/$$/fd/1
+}
+
+# check os type and arch
+os_type=$(uname -s)
+os_arch=$(uname -m)
+
+case "$os_arch" in
+    arm64) ARCH=arm64; ;;
+    x86_64) ARCH=amd64; ;;
+    armv7l) ARCH=arm; ;;
+    aarch64) ARCH=arm64; ;;
+    ppc64le) ARCH=ppc64le; ;;
+    s390x) ARCH=s390x; ;;
+    *) echo "error: unsupported arch \"$os_arch\"";
+    exit 1; ;;
+esac
+
+if [[ "$os_type" != "Linux" ]]; then
+    echo "error: only Linux machine can be added to the cluster"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# set shell execute command
+user="$(id -un 2>/dev/null || true)"
+sh_c='sh -c'
+if [ "$user" != 'root' ]; then
+    if ! command_exists sudo; then
+        echo "error: the ability to run as root is needed, but the command \"sudo\" can not be found"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    sh_c='sudo -E sh -c'
+fi
+
+if ! command_exists tar; then
+    echo "error: the \"tar\" command is needed to unpack installation files, but can not be found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+BASE_DIR="$HOME/.olares"
+if [ ! -d $BASE_DIR ]; then
+    mkdir -p $BASE_DIR
+fi
+
+cdn_url=${DOWNLOAD_CDN_URL}
+if [[ -z "${cdn_url}" ]]; then
+    cdn_url="https://dc3p1870nn3cj.cloudfront.net"
+fi
+
+set_master_host_ssh_options
+
+CLI_VERSION="0.2.0"
+CLI_FILE="olares-cli-v${CLI_VERSION}_linux_${ARCH}.tar.gz"
+
+if command_exists olares-cli && [[ "$(olares-cli -v | awk '{print $3}')" == "$CLI_VERSION" ]]; then
+    INSTALL_OLARES_CLI=$(which olares-cli)
+    echo "olares-cli already installed and is the expected version"
+    echo ""
+else
+    if [[ ! -f ${CLI_FILE} ]]; then
+        CLI_URL="${cdn_url}/${CLI_FILE}"
+
+        echo "downloading Olares installer from ${CLI_URL} ..."
+        echo ""
+
+        curl -Lo ${CLI_FILE} ${CLI_URL}
+
+        if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+            echo "error: failed to download Olares installer"
+            exit 1
+        else
+            echo "Olares installer ${CLI_VERSION} download complete!"
+            echo ""
+        fi
+    fi
+    INSTALL_OLARES_CLI="/usr/local/bin/olares-cli"
+    echo "unpacking Olares installer to $INSTALL_OLARES_CLI..."
+    echo ""
+    tar -zxf ${CLI_FILE} olares-cli && chmod +x olares-cli
+    $sh_c "mv olares-cli $INSTALL_OLARES_CLI"
+
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        echo "error: failed to unpack Olares installer"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+echo "getting master info and checking current machine's eligibility to join the cluster"
+echo ""
+master_olares_version="$( getmasterinfo | grep OlaresVersion | awk '{print $2}' )"
+if [[ ! "$master_olares_version" ]]; then
+    echo "failed to fetch the version of Olares installed on master node"
+    exit 1
+fi
+PARAMS="--version $master_olares_version --base-dir $BASE_DIR"
+CDN="--download-cdn-url ${cdn_url}"
+
+if [[ -f $BASE_DIR/.prepared ]]; then
+    echo "file $BASE_DIR/.prepared detected, skip preparing phase"
+    echo ""
+    echo "please make sure the prepared Olares version is the same as the master, or there might be compatibility issues"
+    echo ""
+else
+    echo "running system prechecks ..."
+    echo ""
+    $sh_c "$INSTALL_OLARES_CLI olares precheck $PARAMS"
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "downloading installation wizard..."
+    echo ""
+    $sh_c "$INSTALL_OLARES_CLI olares download wizard $PARAMS $CDN"
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        echo "error: failed to download installation wizard"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "downloading installation packages..."
+    echo ""
+    $sh_c "$INSTALL_OLARES_CLI olares download component $PARAMS $CDN"
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        echo "error: failed to download installation packages"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "preparing installation environment..."
+    echo ""
+    # env 'REGISTRY_MIRRORS' is a docker image cache mirrors, separated by commas
+    if [ x"$REGISTRY_MIRRORS" != x"" ]; then
+        extra="--registry-mirrors $REGISTRY_MIRRORS"
+    fi
+    $sh_c "$INSTALL_OLARES_CLI olares prepare $PARAMS $extra"
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        echo "error: failed to prepare installation environment"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [ -f $BASE_DIR/.installed ]; then
+    echo "file $BASE_DIR/.installed detected, skip installing"
+    echo "if it is left by an unclean uninstallation, please manually remove it and invoke the installer again"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "installing Kubernetes and joining Olares cluster..."
+echo ""
+$sh_c "$INSTALL_OLARES_CLI node add $PARAMS $MASTER_SSH_OPTIONS"
+
+if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "error: failed to install Olares"
+    exit 1
+fi