diff --git a/lib/handlers/sync-store-version-handler.react.js b/lib/handlers/sync-store-version-handler.react.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/handlers/sync-store-version-handler.react.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// @flow
+
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+import { setSyncedMetadataEntryActionType } from '../actions/synced-metadata-actions.js';
+import { isLoggedIn } from '../selectors/user-selectors.js';
+import { syncedMetadataNames } from '../types/synced-metadata-types.js';
+import { getConfig } from '../utils/config.js';
+import { useDispatch, useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
+
+function SyncStoreVersionHandler(): React.Node {
+  const syncedMetadataStoreVersion = useSelector(
+    state =>
+      state.syncedMetadataStore.syncedMetadata[
+        syncedMetadataNames.STORE_VERSION
+      ] ?? undefined,
+  );
+  const loggedIn = useSelector(isLoggedIn);
+
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!loggedIn) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const { stateVersion } = getConfig().platformDetails;
+    if (!stateVersion || stateVersion === syncedMetadataStoreVersion) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    dispatch({
+      type: setSyncedMetadataEntryActionType,
+      payload: {
+        name: syncedMetadataNames.STORE_VERSION,
+        data: stateVersion.toString(),
+      },
+    });
+  }, [dispatch, loggedIn, syncedMetadataStoreVersion]);
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+export { SyncStoreVersionHandler };
diff --git a/lib/types/synced-metadata-types.js b/lib/types/synced-metadata-types.js
--- a/lib/types/synced-metadata-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/synced-metadata-types.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 const syncedMetadataNames = Object.freeze({
   CURRENT_USER_FID: 'current_user_fid',
-  DB_VERSION: 'db_version',
+  STORE_VERSION: 'store_version',
 });
 type SyncedMetadataName = $Values<typeof syncedMetadataNames>;
 
diff --git a/lib/utils/migration-utils.js b/lib/utils/migration-utils.js
--- a/lib/utils/migration-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/migration-utils.js
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
         const versionUpdateOp = {
           type: 'replace_synced_metadata_entry',
           payload: {
-            name: syncedMetadataNames.DB_VERSION,
+            name: syncedMetadataNames.STORE_VERSION,
             data: versionKey.toString(),
           },
         };
diff --git a/native/account/registration/registration-server-call.js b/native/account/registration/registration-server-call.js
--- a/native/account/registration/registration-server-call.js
+++ b/native/account/registration/registration-server-call.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { setDataLoadedActionType } from 'lib/actions/client-db-store-actions.js';
-import { setSyncedMetadataEntryActionType } from 'lib/actions/synced-metadata-actions.js';
 import {
   useIdentityPasswordRegister,
   identityRegisterActionTypes,
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@
   logInActionSources,
   type LogOutResult,
 } from 'lib/types/account-types.js';
-import { syncedMetadataNames } from 'lib/types/synced-metadata-types.js';
 import { getMessageForException } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
 import { useSetLocalFID } from 'lib/utils/farcaster-utils.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
@@ -37,7 +35,6 @@
   useUploadSelectedMedia,
 } from '../../avatars/avatar-hooks.js';
 import { commCoreModule } from '../../native-modules.js';
-import { persistConfig } from '../../redux/persist.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import {
   appOutOfDateAlertDetails,
@@ -427,13 +424,6 @@
         }
         await nativeSetUserAvatar(updateUserAvatarRequest);
       } finally {
-        dispatch({
-          type: setSyncedMetadataEntryActionType,
-          payload: {
-            name: syncedMetadataNames.DB_VERSION,
-            data: `${persistConfig.version}`,
-          },
-        });
         dispatch({
           type: setDataLoadedActionType,
           payload: {
diff --git a/native/root.react.js b/native/root.react.js
--- a/native/root.react.js
+++ b/native/root.react.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 import { DBOpsHandler } from 'lib/handlers/db-ops-handler.react.js';
 import { HoldersHandler } from 'lib/handlers/holders-handler.react.js';
 import { InitialStateSharingHandler } from 'lib/handlers/initial-state-sharing-handler.react.js';
+import { SyncStoreVersionHandler } from 'lib/handlers/sync-store-version-handler.react.js';
 import { TunnelbrokerDeviceTokenHandler } from 'lib/handlers/tunnelbroker-device-token-handler.react.js';
 import { UserInfosHandler } from 'lib/handlers/user-infos-handler.react.js';
 import { IdentitySearchProvider } from 'lib/identity-search/identity-search-context.js';
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@
       <DBOpsHandler />
       <UserInfosHandler />
       <TunnelbrokerDeviceTokenHandler />
+      <SyncStoreVersionHandler />
       <HoldersHandler />
     </>
   );
diff --git a/web/app.react.js b/web/app.react.js
--- a/web/app.react.js
+++ b/web/app.react.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import SyncCommunityStoreHandler from 'lib/components/sync-community-store-handler.react.js';
 import { DBOpsHandler } from 'lib/handlers/db-ops-handler.react.js';
 import { HoldersHandler } from 'lib/handlers/holders-handler.react.js';
+import { SyncStoreVersionHandler } from 'lib/handlers/sync-store-version-handler.react.js';
 import { TunnelbrokerDeviceTokenHandler } from 'lib/handlers/tunnelbroker-device-token-handler.react.js';
 import { UserInfosHandler } from 'lib/handlers/user-infos-handler.react.js';
 import { IdentitySearchProvider } from 'lib/identity-search/identity-search-context.js';
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@
                     <LogOutIfMissingCSATHandler />
                     <UserInfosHandler />
                     <TunnelbrokerDeviceTokenHandler />
+                    <SyncStoreVersionHandler />
                     <FarcasterChannelPrefetchHandler />
                     <FarcasterDataHandler />
                     <AutoJoinCommunityHandler />