diff --git a/lib/distributed_cache.rb b/lib/distributed_cache.rb
index 28307e37512..777c9b780ea 100644
--- a/lib/distributed_cache.rb
+++ b/lib/distributed_cache.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class DistributedCache
 
         next if payload["origin"] == current.identity
         next if current.key != payload["hash_key"]
+        next if payload["discourse_version"] != Discourse.git_version
 
         hash = current.hash(message.site_id)
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ class DistributedCache
   def self.publish(hash, message)
     message[:origin] = hash.identity
     message[:hash_key] = hash.key
+    message[:discourse_version] = Discourse.git_version
     MessageBus.publish(channel_name, message, { user_ids: [-1] })
   end