diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/privileges/dlsfls/DlsFlsProcessedConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/privileges/dlsfls/DlsFlsProcessedConfig.java
index b217b59df3..d7ade17e19 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/privileges/dlsfls/DlsFlsProcessedConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/privileges/dlsfls/DlsFlsProcessedConfig.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ protected void updateClusterStateMetadata(Metadata metadata) {
         long duration = System.currentTimeMillis() - start;
 
         log.debug("Updating DlsFlsProcessedConfig took {} ms", duration);
+        this.metadataVersionEffective = metadata.version();
     }
 
     @Override