diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-x86-image.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-x86-image.yaml
index 015de894f7f..ee7a151e8c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-x86-image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-x86-image.yaml
@@ -1675,6 +1675,13 @@ jobs:
       - build-e2e-binaries
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 30
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        ip-family:
+          - ipv4
+          # - ipv6
+          # - dual
     steps:
       - uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@v1.3.1
         with:
@@ -1757,18 +1764,19 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo pip3 install j2cli
           sudo pip3 install "j2cli[yaml]"
-          sudo PATH=~/.local/bin:$PATH make kind-init
+          sudo PATH=~/.local/bin:$PATH make kind-init-cilium-chaining-${{ matrix.ip-family }}
           sudo cp -r /root/.kube/ ~/.kube/
           sudo chown -R $(id -un). ~/.kube/
 
       - name: Install Kube-OVN with Cilium chaining
-        run: make kind-install-cilium-chaining
+        run: make kind-install-cilium-chaining-${{ matrix.ip-family }}
 
       - name: Run E2E
         working-directory: ${{ env.E2E_DIR }}
         env:
           E2E_CILIUM_CHAINING: "true"
           E2E_BRANCH: ${{ github.base_ref || github.ref_name }}
+          E2E_IP_FAMILY: ${{ matrix.ip-family }}
         run: make k8s-conformance-e2e
 
       - name: kubectl ko log
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scheduled-e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/scheduled-e2e.yaml
index a74cb7d49dc..ab35419c308 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scheduled-e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scheduled-e2e.yaml
@@ -896,6 +896,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo pip3 install j2cli
           sudo pip3 install "j2cli[yaml]"
+          sudo PATH=~/.local/bin:$PATH make kind-init-cilium-chaining || \
           sudo PATH=~/.local/bin:$PATH make kind-init
           sudo cp -r /root/.kube/ ~/.kube/
           sudo chown -R $(id -un). ~/.kube/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b6421a03bc5..bb4316b9c18 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ KUBEVIRT_OPERATOR_YAML = https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/download/
 KUBEVIRT_CR_YAML = https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/download/$(KUBEVIRT_VERSION)/kubevirt-cr.yaml
 KUBEVIRT_TEST_YAML = https://kubevirt.io/labs/manifests/vm.yaml
 
-CILIUM_VERSION = 1.14.7
-CILIUM_IMAGE_REPO = quay.io/cilium/cilium
+CILIUM_VERSION = 1.15.1
+CILIUM_IMAGE_REPO = quay.io/cilium
 
 CERT_MANAGER_VERSION = v1.14.2
 CERT_MANAGER_CONTROLLER = quay.io/jetstack/cert-manager-controller:$(CERT_MANAGER_VERSION)
@@ -349,31 +349,26 @@ kind-create:
 .PHONY: kind-init
 kind-init: kind-init-ipv4
 
-.PHONY: kind-init-ipv4
-kind-init-ipv4: kind-clean
-	@$(MAKE) kind-generate-config
+.PHONY: kind-init-%
+kind-init-%: kind-clean
+	@ip_family=$* $(MAKE) kind-generate-config
 	@$(MAKE) kind-create
 
 .PHONY: kind-init-ovn-ic
 kind-init-ovn-ic: kind-init-ovn-ic-ipv4
 
-.PHONY: kind-init-ovn-ic-ipv4
-kind-init-ovn-ic-ipv4: kind-clean-ovn-ic
-	@ha=true $(MAKE) kind-init
-	@ovn_ic=true $(MAKE) kind-generate-config
+.PHONY: kind-init-ovn-ic-%
+kind-init-ovn-ic-%: kind-clean-ovn-ic
+	@ha=true $(MAKE) kind-init-$*
+	@ovn_ic=true ip_family=$* $(MAKE) kind-generate-config
 	$(call kind_create_cluster,yamls/kind.yaml,kube-ovn1,1)
 
-.PHONY: kind-init-ovn-ic-ipv6
-kind-init-ovn-ic-ipv6: kind-clean-ovn-ic
-	@ha=true $(MAKE) kind-init-ipv6
-	@ovn_ic=true ip_family=ipv6 $(MAKE) kind-generate-config
-	$(call kind_create_cluster,yamls/kind.yaml,kube-ovn1,1)
+.PHONY: kind-init-cilium-chaining
+kind-init-cilium-chaining: kind-init-cilium-chaining-ipv4
 
-.PHONY: kind-init-ovn-ic-dual
-kind-init-ovn-ic-dual: kind-clean-ovn-ic
-	@ha=true $(MAKE) kind-init-dual
-	@ovn_ic=true ip_family=dual $(MAKE) kind-generate-config
-	$(call kind_create_cluster,yamls/kind.yaml,kube-ovn1,1)
+.PHONY: kind-init-cilium-chaining-%
+kind-init-cilium-chaining-%:
+	@kube_proxy_mode=none $(MAKE) kind-init-$*
 
 .PHONY: kind-init-ovn-submariner
 kind-init-ovn-submariner: kind-clean-ovn-submariner kind-init
@@ -392,29 +387,16 @@ kind-init-iptables:
 .PHONY: kind-init-ha
 kind-init-ha: kind-init-ha-ipv4
 
-.PHONY: kind-init-ha-ipv4
-kind-init-ha-ipv4:
-	@ha=true $(MAKE) kind-init
-
-.PHONY: kind-init-ha-ipv6
-kind-init-ha-ipv6:
-	@ip_family=ipv6 $(MAKE) kind-init-ha
-
-.PHONY: kind-init-ha-dual
-kind-init-ha-dual:
-	@ip_family=dual $(MAKE) kind-init-ha
+.PHONY: kind-init-ha-%
+kind-init-ha-%:
+	@ha=true $(MAKE) kind-init-$*
 
 .PHONY: kind-init-single
-kind-init-single:
-	@single=true $(MAKE) kind-init
+kind-init-single: kind-init-single-ipv4
 
-.PHONY: kind-init-ipv6
-kind-init-ipv6:
-	@ip_family=ipv6 $(MAKE) kind-init
-
-.PHONY: kind-init-dual
-kind-init-dual:
-	@ip_family=dual $(MAKE) kind-init
+.PHONY: kind-init-single-%
+kind-init-single-%:
+	@single=true $(MAKE) kind-init-$*
 
 .PHONY: kind-init-bgp
 kind-init-bgp: kind-clean-bgp kind-init
@@ -502,23 +484,42 @@ kind-install: kind-load-image
 	sed 's/VERSION=.*/VERSION=$(VERSION)/' dist/images/install.sh | bash
 	kubectl describe no
 
+.PHONY: kind-install-ipv4
+kind-install-ipv4: kind-install
+
+.PHONY: kind-install-ipv6
+kind-install-ipv6:
+	@IPV6=true $(MAKE) kind-install
+
+.PHONY: kind-install-dual
+kind-install-dual:
+	@DUAL_STACK=true $(MAKE) kind-install
+
+.PHONY: kind-install-overlay-%
+kind-install-overlay-%:
+	@$(MAKE) kind-install-$*
+
 .PHONY: kind-install-dev
-kind-install-dev:
-	@VERSION=$(DEV_TAG) $(MAKE) kind-install
+kind-install-dev: kind-install-dev-ipv4
+
+.PHONY: kind-install-dev-%
+kind-install-dev-%:
+	@VERSION=$(DEV_TAG) $(MAKE) kind-install-$*
 
 .PHONY: kind-install-debug
-kind-install-debug:
-	@VERSION=$(DEBUG_TAG) $(MAKE) kind-install
+kind-install-debug: kind-install-debug-ipv4
+
+.PHONY: kind-install-debug-%
+kind-install-debug-%:
+	@VERSION=$(DEBUG_TAG) $(MAKE) kind-install-$*
 
 .PHONY: kind-install-debug-valgrind
-kind-install-debug-valgrind:
+kind-install-debug-valgrind: kind-install-debug-valgrind-ipv4
 	@DEBUG_WRAPPER=valgrind $(MAKE) kind-install-debug
 
-.PHONY: kind-install-ipv4
-kind-install-ipv4: kind-install-overlay-ipv4
-
-.PHONY: kind-install-overlay-ipv4
-kind-install-overlay-ipv4: kind-install
+.PHONY: kind-install-debug-valgrind-%
+kind-install-debug-valgrind-%:
+	@DEBUG_WRAPPER=valgrind $(MAKE) kind-install-debug-$*
 
 .PHONY: kind-install-ovn-ic
 kind-install-ovn-ic: kind-install-ovn-ic-ipv4
@@ -668,13 +669,6 @@ kind-install-underlay-hairpin-ipv4: kind-enable-hairpin kind-load-image kind-unt
 		ENABLE_VLAN=true VLAN_NIC=eth0 bash
 	kubectl describe no
 
-.PHONY: kind-install-ipv6
-kind-install-ipv6: kind-install-overlay-ipv6
-
-.PHONY: kind-install-overlay-ipv6
-kind-install-overlay-ipv6:
-	@IPV6=true $(MAKE) kind-install
-
 .PHONY: kind-install-underlay-ipv6
 kind-install-underlay-ipv6: kind-disable-hairpin kind-load-image kind-untaint-control-plane
 	$(call docker_network_info,kind)
@@ -697,13 +691,6 @@ kind-install-underlay-hairpin-ipv6: kind-enable-hairpin kind-load-image kind-unt
 		dist/images/install.sh | \
 		IPV6=true ENABLE_VLAN=true VLAN_NIC=eth0 bash
 
-.PHONY: kind-install-dual
-kind-install-dual: kind-install-overlay-dual
-
-.PHONY: kind-install-overlay-dual
-kind-install-overlay-dual:
-	@DUAL_STACK=true $(MAKE) kind-install
-
 .PHONY: kind-install-underlay-dual
 kind-install-underlay-dual: kind-disable-hairpin kind-load-image kind-untaint-control-plane
 	$(call docker_network_info,kind)
@@ -793,27 +780,44 @@ kind-install-webhook: kind-install
 	kubectl rollout status deployment/kube-ovn-webhook -n kube-system --timeout 120s
 
 .PHONY: kind-install-cilium-chaining
-kind-install-cilium-chaining: kind-load-image kind-untaint-control-plane
+kind-install-cilium-chaining: kind-install-cilium-chaining-ipv4
+
+.PHONY: kind-install-cilium-chaining-%
+kind-install-cilium-chaining-%:
 	$(eval KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST = $(shell kubectl get nodes kube-ovn-control-plane -o jsonpath='{.status.addresses[0].address}'))
-	$(call kind_load_image,kube-ovn,$(CILIUM_IMAGE_REPO):v$(CILIUM_VERSION),1)
+	$(call kind_load_image,kube-ovn,$(CILIUM_IMAGE_REPO)/cilium:v$(CILIUM_VERSION),1)
+	$(call kind_load_image,kube-ovn,$(CILIUM_IMAGE_REPO)/operator-generic:v$(CILIUM_VERSION),1)
 	kubectl apply -f yamls/cilium-chaining.yaml
 	helm repo add cilium https://helm.cilium.io/
 	helm repo update
 	helm install cilium cilium/cilium \
 		--version $(CILIUM_VERSION) \
-		--namespace=kube-system \
+		--namespace kube-system \
 		--set k8sServiceHost=$(KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST) \
 		--set k8sServicePort=6443 \
-		--set tunnel=disabled \
+		--set kubeProxyReplacement=partial \
+        --set socketLB.enabled=true \
+		--set nodePort.enabled=true \
+		--set externalIPs.enabled=true \
+		--set hostPort.enabled=false \
+		--set routingMode=native \
 		--set sessionAffinity=true \
 		--set enableIPv4Masquerade=false \
+		--set enableIPv6Masquerade=false \
+		--set hubble.enabled=true \
+		--set sctp.enabled=true \
+		--set ipv4.enabled=$(shell [ $* = ipv6 ] && echo false ||  echo true) \
+		--set ipv6.enabled=$(shell [ $* = ipv4 ] && echo false ||  echo true) \
+		--set k8s.requireIPv4PodCIDR=$(shell [ $* = ipv6 ] && echo false ||  echo true) \
+		--set k8s.requireIPv6PodCIDR=$(shell [ $* = ipv4 ] && echo false ||  echo true) \
 		--set cni.chainingMode=generic-veth \
+		--set cni.chainingTarget=kube-ovn \
 		--set cni.customConf=true \
 		--set cni.configMap=cni-configuration
 	kubectl -n kube-system rollout status ds cilium --timeout 300s
-	bash dist/images/install-cilium-cli.sh
-	sed 's/VERSION=.*/VERSION=$(VERSION)/' dist/images/install.sh | \
-		ENABLE_LB=false ENABLE_NP=false CNI_CONFIG_PRIORITY=10 bash
+	@$(MAKE) ENABLE_LB=false ENABLE_NP=false \
+		CNI_CONFIG_PRIORITY=10 WITHOUT_KUBE_PROXY=true \
+		kind-install-$*
 	kubectl describe no
 
 .PHONY: kind-install-bgp
diff --git a/Makefile.e2e b/Makefile.e2e
index 6e22cb7d93b..8b54e3329ec 100644
--- a/Makefile.e2e
+++ b/Makefile.e2e
@@ -37,10 +37,16 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(E2E_IP_FAMILY),dual)
 K8S_CONFORMANCE_E2E_FOCUS += "sig-network.*Feature:IPv6DualStack"
+K8S_CONFORMANCE_E2E_SKIP += "sig-network.*should create pod, add ipv6 and ipv4 ip to host ips.*Feature:PodHostIPs"
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(E2E_CILIUM_CHAINING),true)
+# https://docs.cilium.io/en/stable/configuration/sctp/
+# SCTP support does not support rewriting ports for SCTP packets.
+# This means that when defining services, the targetPort MUST equal the port,
+# otherwise the packet will be dropped.
 K8S_CONFORMANCE_E2E_SKIP += "sig-network.*Networking.*Feature:SCTPConnectivity"
+# https://github.com/cilium/cilium/issues/9207
 K8S_CONFORMANCE_E2E_SKIP += "sig-network.*Services.*should serve endpoints on same port and different protocols"
 endif
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/framework.go b/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
index 1e8eb922194..d4cddedadb7 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ func NewDefaultFramework(baseName string) *Framework {
 
 	if strings.HasPrefix(f.ClusterVersion, "release-") {
 		n, err := fmt.Sscanf(f.ClusterVersion, "release-%d.%d", &f.ClusterVersionMajor, &f.ClusterVersionMinor)
-		ExpectNoError(err)
-		ExpectEqual(n, 2)
+		if err != nil || n != 2 {
+			defer ginkgo.GinkgoRecover()
+			ginkgo.Fail(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to parse Kube-OVN version string %q", f.ClusterVersion))
+		}
 	} else {
 		f.ClusterVersionMajor, f.ClusterVersionMinor = 999, 999
 	}
@@ -104,8 +106,10 @@ func NewFrameworkWithContext(baseName, kubeContext string) *Framework {
 
 	if strings.HasPrefix(f.ClusterVersion, "release-") {
 		n, err := fmt.Sscanf(f.ClusterVersion, "release-%d.%d", &f.ClusterVersionMajor, &f.ClusterVersionMinor)
-		ExpectNoError(err)
-		ExpectEqual(n, 2)
+		if err != nil || n != 2 {
+			defer ginkgo.GinkgoRecover()
+			ginkgo.Fail(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to parse Kube-OVN version string %q", f.ClusterVersion))
+		}
 	} else {
 		f.ClusterVersionMajor, f.ClusterVersionMinor = 999, 999
 	}
@@ -192,7 +196,7 @@ func OrderedDescribe(text string, body func()) bool {
 // ConformanceIt is wrapper function for ginkgo It.
 // Adds "[Conformance]" tag and makes static analysis easier.
 func ConformanceIt(text string, body interface{}) bool {
-	return framework.ConformanceIt(text, body, framework.WithConformance())
+	return framework.ConformanceIt(text, body)
 }
 
 func DisruptiveIt(text string, body interface{}) bool {
diff --git a/yamls/cilium-chaining.yaml b/yamls/cilium-chaining.yaml
index 402ef19e4c9..fe26c51b564 100644
--- a/yamls/cilium-chaining.yaml
+++ b/yamls/cilium-chaining.yaml
@@ -11,22 +11,18 @@ data:
       "plugins": [
         {
           "type": "kube-ovn",
-          "log_level": "info",
-          "datastore_type": "kubernetes",
-          "mtu": 1400,
-          "server_socket": "/run/openvswitch/kube-ovn-daemon.sock",
-          "ipam": {
-              "type": "kube-ovn",
-              "server_socket": "/run/openvswitch/kube-ovn-daemon.sock"
-          }
+          "server_socket": "/run/openvswitch/kube-ovn-daemon.sock"
         },
         {
           "type": "portmap",
           "snat": true,
-          "capabilities": {"portMappings": true}
+          "capabilities": {
+            "portMappings": true
+          }
         },
         {
-          "type": "cilium-cni"
+          "type": "cilium-cni",
+          "chaining-mode": "generic-veth"
         }
       ]
     }