diff --git a/.github/workflows/res-update-game.yml b/.github/workflows/res-update-game.yml
index 87692de93a..9bf2439155 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/res-update-game.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/res-update-game.yml
@@ -302,18 +302,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           args: -w ${{ steps.task_sorting.outputs.gitdiff }}
 
-      - name: Check if only sorted and Templates
-        id: check_sorted_templates
-        run: pwsh tools/ResourceUpdater/validator.ps1
+      - name: Update version.json date if necessary
+        id: update_version
+        run: pwsh tools/ResourceUpdater/version.ps1
 
       - name: Setup python
-        if: steps.check_sorted_templates.outputs.contains_png == 'True'
+        if: steps.update_version.outputs.contains_png == 'True'
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
 
       - name: Cache Python packages
-        if: always() && steps.check_sorted_templates.outputs.contains_png == 'True'
+        if: always() && steps.update_version.outputs.contains_png == 'True'
         id: cache_python
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
@@ -321,23 +321,23 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-optimize-templates-${{ hashFiles('./tools/OptimizeTemplates/requirements.txt') }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        if: steps.cache_python.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && steps.check_sorted_templates.outputs.contains_png == 'True'
+        if: steps.cache_python.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && steps.update_version.outputs.contains_png == 'True'
         run: |
           pip install -r tools/OptimizeTemplates/requirements.txt
 
       - name: Setup oxipng
-        if: steps.check_sorted_templates.outputs.contains_png == 'True'
+        if: steps.update_version.outputs.contains_png == 'True'
         uses: baptiste0928/cargo-install@v3
         with:
           crate: oxipng
 
       - name: Run optimize_templates
-        if: steps.check_sorted_templates.outputs.contains_png == 'True'
+        if: steps.update_version.outputs.contains_png == 'True'
         run: |
           python3 tools/OptimizeTemplates/optimize_templates.py -p resource/template/items/ resource/template/infrast/
 
       - name: Add files to git
-        if: steps.check_sorted_templates.outputs.changes == 'True'
+        if: steps.update_version.outputs.changes == 'True'
         id: add_files
         run: |
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ jobs:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.MAA_RESOURCE_SYNC }}
 
       - name: Update OTA resource
-        if: steps.add_files.outputs.update_resources == 'True'
+        if: steps.update_version.outputs.update_resources == 'True'
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MAA_RESOURCE_SYNC }}
         run: |
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ jobs:
       #     gh cache delete
 
       - name: Add cancelled status
-        if: steps.check_sorted_templates.outputs.changes != 'True' || steps.add_files.outputs.have_commits != 'True'
+        if: steps.update_version.outputs.changes != 'True' || steps.add_files.outputs.have_commits != 'True'
         uses: andymckay/cancel-action@0.5
 
     #   - name: Release # ref: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/triggering-a-workflow#triggering-a-workflow-from-a-workflow
diff --git a/tools/ResourceUpdater/main.cpp b/tools/ResourceUpdater/main.cpp
index fc04f15707..2e864d3479 100644
--- a/tools/ResourceUpdater/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/ResourceUpdater/main.cpp
@@ -1431,8 +1431,8 @@ bool update_version_info(const fs::path& input_dir, const fs::path& output_dir)
         result["activity"]["time"] = time_var;
         result["activity"]["name"] = name;
     }
-    static auto time = asst::utils::get_format_time();
-    result["last_updated"] = time;
+    auto version_opt = json::open(output_dir / "version.json");
+    result["last_updated"] = version_opt->at("last_updated").as_string();
 
     std::ofstream ofs(output_dir / "version.json", std::ios::out);
     ofs << result.format() << '\n';
diff --git a/tools/ResourceUpdater/version.ps1 b/tools/ResourceUpdater/version.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2058a22008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ResourceUpdater/version.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+$hasChanges = $false
+$hasPngChanges = $false
+$hasVersionChanges = $false
+
+git add .
+
+$allModifiedFiles = git diff --name-only HEAD 2>$null
+
+git reset .
+
+if ($allModifiedFiles.Count -eq 0) {
+    Write-Output "No files to update."
+}
+else {
+    $hasChanges = $true
+
+    $modifiedFiles = $allModifiedFiles | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch 'tasks\.json$' }  # Ignore only for version.json updates
+    $directories = $modifiedFiles | ForEach-Object { Split-Path $_ } | Sort-Object -Unique
+
+    foreach ($dir in $directories) {
+        $versionFile = Join-Path $dir "version.json"
+    
+        if (Test-Path $versionFile) {
+            $json = Get-Content -Path $versionFile | ConvertFrom-Json
+            $json.last_updated = (Get-Date).ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff")
+            $jsonFormatted = $json | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 3
+            
+            $jsonFormatted = $jsonFormatted -replace "  ", "    "
+            $jsonFormatted | Set-Content -Path $versionFile
+            
+            $hasVersionChanges = $true
+            Write-Output "Updated: $versionFile"
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Check for PNG changes
+    if ($allModifiedFiles | Where-Object { $_ -match '\.png$' }) {
+        $hasPngChanges = $true
+    }
+}
+
+Write-Output "Changes: $hasChanges"
+Write-Output "PNG Changes: $hasPngChanges"
+Write-Output "changes=$hasChanges" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+Write-Output "contains_png=$hasPngChanges" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+Write-Output "update_resources=$hasVersionChanges" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT