diff --git a/.changelog/4496.txt b/.changelog/4496.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62526d5dc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/4496.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+resource/turnstile: Force recreate on region update
+```
diff --git a/internal/framework/service/turnstile/resource.go b/internal/framework/service/turnstile/resource.go
index e6379a487c..c2d867294f 100644
--- a/internal/framework/service/turnstile/resource.go
+++ b/internal/framework/service/turnstile/resource.go
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ func (r *TurnstileWidgetResource) Update(ctx context.Context, req resource.Updat
 		Domains:      widget.Domains,
 		Mode:         widget.Mode,
 		BotFightMode: widget.BotFightMode,
-		Region:       widget.Region,
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/framework/service/turnstile/schema.go b/internal/framework/service/turnstile/schema.go
index 2a0408e64f..0caa2c1555 100644
--- a/internal/framework/service/turnstile/schema.go
+++ b/internal/framework/service/turnstile/schema.go
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ func (r *TurnstileWidgetResource) Schema(ctx context.Context, req resource.Schem
 				Validators: []validator.String{
 					stringvalidator.OneOf("world"),
 				},
+				PlanModifiers: []planmodifier.String{
+					stringplanmodifier.RequiresReplace(),
+				},
 			},
 			"bot_fight_mode": schema.BoolAttribute{
 				MarkdownDescription: "If bot_fight_mode is set to true, Cloudflare issues computationally expensive challenges in response to malicious bots (Enterprise only).",