diff --git a/controllers/monitor/reconcile.go b/controllers/monitor/reconcile.go
index 892e3a7..4bcf1cb 100644
--- a/controllers/monitor/reconcile.go
+++ b/controllers/monitor/reconcile.go
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ func significantFirewallStatusChange(o, n v2.FirewallStatus) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
+	if o.ControllerStatus != nil && n.ControllerStatus != nil && o.ControllerStatus.ActualVersion != n.ControllerStatus.ActualVersion {
+		return true
+	}
+
 	if !cmp.Equal(o.Conditions, n.Conditions, cmpopts.IgnoreFields(v2.Condition{}, "Message", "LastUpdateTime", "LastTransitionTime")) {
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/controllers/monitor/reconcile_test.go b/controllers/monitor/reconcile_test.go
index 5090bc1..76adeb7 100644
--- a/controllers/monitor/reconcile_test.go
+++ b/controllers/monitor/reconcile_test.go
@@ -60,6 +60,20 @@ func Test_significantFirewallStatusChange(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			want: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "controller version update",
+			o: v2.FirewallStatus{
+				ControllerStatus: &v2.ControllerConnection{
+					ActualVersion: "v1.2.3",
+				},
+			},
+			n: v2.FirewallStatus{
+				ControllerStatus: &v2.ControllerConnection{
+					ActualVersion: "v1.2.4",
+				},
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {