diff --git a/src/ShaderCache.cpp b/src/ShaderCache.cpp
index e8ae09a3ac..6bf2dd59aa 100644
--- a/src/ShaderCache.cpp
+++ b/src/ShaderCache.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #include "Features/DynamicCubemaps.h"
 
+#include "Plugin.h"
+
 namespace SIE
 {
 	namespace SShaderCache
@@ -2190,13 +2192,21 @@ namespace SIE
 		ini.LoadFile(L"Data\\ShaderCache\\Info.ini");
 		bool valid = true;
 
-		if (auto version = ini.GetValue("Cache", "Version")) {
-			if (strcmp(SHADER_CACHE_VERSION.string().c_str(), version) != 0 || !(globals::state->ValidateCache(ini))) {
-				logger::info("Disk cache outdated or invalid");
+		// Check plugin version
+		if (auto pluginVersion = ini.GetValue("Cache", "PluginVersion")) {
+			if (strcmp(Plugin::VERSION.string().c_str(), pluginVersion) != 0) {
+				logger::info("Disk cache outdated: plugin version changed (current: {}, cached: {})",
+					Plugin::VERSION.string(), pluginVersion);
 				valid = false;
 			}
 		} else {
-			logger::info("Disk cache outdated or invalid");
+			logger::info("Disk cache outdated: no plugin version found");
+			valid = false;
+		}
+
+		// Check feature validation
+		if (!(globals::state->ValidateCache(ini))) {
+			logger::info("Disk cache outdated: feature validation failed");
 			valid = false;
 		}
 
@@ -2211,10 +2221,10 @@ namespace SIE
 	{
 		CSimpleIniA ini;
 		ini.SetUnicode();
-		ini.SetValue("Cache", "Version", SHADER_CACHE_VERSION.string().c_str());
+		ini.SetValue("Cache", "PluginVersion", Plugin::VERSION.string().c_str());
 		globals::state->WriteDiskCacheInfo(ini);
 		ini.SaveFile(L"Data\\ShaderCache\\Info.ini");
-		logger::info("Saved disk cache info");
+		logger::info("Saved disk cache info (plugin version: {})", Plugin::VERSION.string());
 	}
 
 	ShaderCache::ShaderCache()
diff --git a/src/ShaderCache.h b/src/ShaderCache.h
index 3ad3ed81ce..fd1bf9d4e0 100644
--- a/src/ShaderCache.h
+++ b/src/ShaderCache.h
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #include <BS_thread_pool.hpp>
 #include <efsw/efsw.hpp>
 
-static constexpr REL::Version SHADER_CACHE_VERSION = { 0, 0, 0, 42 };
-
 using namespace std::chrono;
 
 namespace ShaderConstants