diff --git a/build/package/nfpm.yaml b/build/package/nfpm.yaml
index 65117228bb7d..a3a4adf93faa 100644
--- a/build/package/nfpm.yaml
+++ b/build/package/nfpm.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ contents:
   dst: /lib/systemd/system/kong.service
 - src: build/package/kong.logrotate
   dst: /etc/kong/kong.logrotate
+  type: config|noreplace
   file_info:
     mode: 0644
 - src: /usr/local/openresty/bin/resty
diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/kong/fix-type-of-logrotate.yml b/changelog/unreleased/kong/fix-type-of-logrotate.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..63247b72433c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/kong/fix-type-of-logrotate.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+message: "set type of kong.logrotate as config|noreplace avoid overwriting during the upgrade"
+type: bugfix
+scope: Core