diff --git a/service/frontend/version_checker.go b/service/frontend/version_checker.go
index eed8c4548a..03f7096c54 100644
--- a/service/frontend/version_checker.go
+++ b/service/frontend/version_checker.go
@@ -120,8 +120,17 @@ func (vc *VersionChecker) performVersionCheck(
 }
 
 func isUpdateNeeded(metadata *persistence.GetClusterMetadataResponse) bool {
-	return metadata.VersionInfo == nil || (metadata.VersionInfo.LastUpdateTime != nil &&
-		metadata.VersionInfo.LastUpdateTime.AsTime().Before(time.Now().Add(-time.Hour)))
+	if metadata.VersionInfo == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	// Check if the server version has changed since last version check.
+	// This ensures upgrade notifications are cleared after cluster upgrade.
+	if metadata.VersionInfo.Current == nil ||
+		metadata.VersionInfo.Current.Version != headers.ServerVersion {
+		return true
+	}
+	return metadata.VersionInfo.LastUpdateTime != nil &&
+		metadata.VersionInfo.LastUpdateTime.AsTime().Before(time.Now().Add(-time.Hour))
 }
 
 func (vc *VersionChecker) createVersionCheckRequest(metadata *persistence.GetClusterMetadataResponse) (*versioninfo.VersionCheckRequest, error) {
diff --git a/service/frontend/version_checker_test.go b/service/frontend/version_checker_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63d574b900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/frontend/version_checker_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package frontend
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	versionpb "go.temporal.io/api/version/v1"
+	persistencespb "go.temporal.io/server/api/persistence/v1"
+	"go.temporal.io/server/common/headers"
+	"go.temporal.io/server/common/persistence"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
+)
+
+func TestIsUpdateNeeded(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		metadata *persistence.GetClusterMetadataResponse
+		want     bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "nil VersionInfo returns true",
+			metadata: &persistence.GetClusterMetadataResponse{
+				ClusterMetadata: &persistencespb.ClusterMetadata{
+					VersionInfo: nil,
+				},
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "nil Current returns true",
+			metadata: &persistence.GetClusterMetadataResponse{
+				ClusterMetadata: &persistencespb.ClusterMetadata{
+					VersionInfo: &versionpb.VersionInfo{
+						Current:        nil,
+						LastUpdateTime: timestamppb.New(time.Now()),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "different server version returns true",
+			metadata: &persistence.GetClusterMetadataResponse{
+				ClusterMetadata: &persistencespb.ClusterMetadata{
+					VersionInfo: &versionpb.VersionInfo{
+						Current: &versionpb.ReleaseInfo{
+							Version: "0.0.0-old-version",
+						},
+						LastUpdateTime: timestamppb.New(time.Now()),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "same version with recent LastUpdateTime returns false",
+			metadata: &persistence.GetClusterMetadataResponse{
+				ClusterMetadata: &persistencespb.ClusterMetadata{
+					VersionInfo: &versionpb.VersionInfo{
+						Current: &versionpb.ReleaseInfo{
+							Version: headers.ServerVersion,
+						},
+						LastUpdateTime: timestamppb.New(time.Now()),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "same version with old LastUpdateTime returns true",
+			metadata: &persistence.GetClusterMetadataResponse{
+				ClusterMetadata: &persistencespb.ClusterMetadata{
+					VersionInfo: &versionpb.VersionInfo{
+						Current: &versionpb.ReleaseInfo{
+							Version: headers.ServerVersion,
+						},
+						LastUpdateTime: timestamppb.New(time.Now().Add(-2 * time.Hour)),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "same version with nil LastUpdateTime returns false",
+			metadata: &persistence.GetClusterMetadataResponse{
+				ClusterMetadata: &persistencespb.ClusterMetadata{
+					VersionInfo: &versionpb.VersionInfo{
+						Current: &versionpb.ReleaseInfo{
+							Version: headers.ServerVersion,
+						},
+						LastUpdateTime: nil,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := isUpdateNeeded(tt.metadata)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.want, got)
+		})
+	}
+}