diff --git a/pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler.go b/pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler.go
index 0d2ff70e011..4adc7073a3f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func (r *reconciler) finalize(
 
 	for _, endpointSlice := range slicesToCreate {
 		addTriggerTimeAnnotation(endpointSlice, triggerTime)
-		_, err := r.client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(service.Namespace).Create(context.TODO(), endpointSlice, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+		createdSlice, err := r.client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(service.Namespace).Create(context.TODO(), endpointSlice, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			// If the namespace is terminating, creates will continue to fail. Simply drop the item.
 			if errors.HasStatusCause(err, corev1.NamespaceTerminatingCause) {
@@ -214,18 +214,18 @@ func (r *reconciler) finalize(
 			}
 			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("Error creating EndpointSlice for Service %s/%s: %v", service.Namespace, service.Name, err))
 		} else {
-			r.endpointSliceTracker.Update(endpointSlice)
+			r.endpointSliceTracker.Update(createdSlice)
 			metrics.EndpointSliceChanges.WithLabelValues("create").Inc()
 		}
 	}
 
 	for _, endpointSlice := range slicesToUpdate {
 		addTriggerTimeAnnotation(endpointSlice, triggerTime)
-		_, err := r.client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(service.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), endpointSlice, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+		updatedSlice, err := r.client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(service.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), endpointSlice, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("Error updating %s EndpointSlice for Service %s/%s: %v", endpointSlice.Name, service.Namespace, service.Name, err))
 		} else {
-			r.endpointSliceTracker.Update(endpointSlice)
+			r.endpointSliceTracker.Update(updatedSlice)
 			metrics.EndpointSliceChanges.WithLabelValues("update").Inc()
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler_test.go b/pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler_test.go
index f305ca2478e..4308df209b7 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler_test.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ func TestReconcileEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, svc.Name, slices[0].Labels[discovery.LabelServiceName])
 	assert.EqualValues(t, []discovery.EndpointPort{}, slices[0].Ports)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, []discovery.Endpoint{}, slices[0].Endpoints)
+	expectTrackedResourceVersion(t, r.endpointSliceTracker, &slices[0], "100")
 	expectMetrics(t, expectedMetrics{desiredSlices: 1, actualSlices: 1, desiredEndpoints: 0, addedPerSync: 0, removedPerSync: 0, numCreated: 1, numUpdated: 0, numDeleted: 0})
 }
 
@@ -190,6 +191,8 @@ func TestReconcile1Pod(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("Expected endpoint: %+v, got: %+v", testCase.expectedEndpoint, endpoint)
 			}
 
+			expectTrackedResourceVersion(t, r.endpointSliceTracker, &slice, "100")
+
 			expectMetrics(t, expectedMetrics{desiredSlices: 1, actualSlices: 1, desiredEndpoints: 1, addedPerSync: 1, removedPerSync: 0, numCreated: 1, numUpdated: 0, numDeleted: 0})
 		})
 	}
@@ -221,6 +224,7 @@ func TestReconcile1EndpointSlice(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, svc.Name, slices[0].Labels[discovery.LabelServiceName])
 	assert.EqualValues(t, []discovery.EndpointPort{}, slices[0].Ports)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, []discovery.Endpoint{}, slices[0].Endpoints)
+	expectTrackedResourceVersion(t, r.endpointSliceTracker, &slices[0], "200")
 	expectMetrics(t, expectedMetrics{desiredSlices: 1, actualSlices: 1, desiredEndpoints: 0, addedPerSync: 0, removedPerSync: 0, numCreated: 0, numUpdated: 1, numDeleted: 0})
 }
 
@@ -821,6 +825,17 @@ func expectActions(t *testing.T, actions []k8stesting.Action, num int, verb, res
 	}
 }
 
+func expectTrackedResourceVersion(t *testing.T, tracker *endpointSliceTracker, slice *discovery.EndpointSlice, expectedRV string) {
+	rrv := tracker.relatedResourceVersions(slice)
+	rv, tracked := rrv[slice.Name]
+	if !tracked {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected EndpointSlice %s to be tracked", slice.Name)
+	}
+	if rv != expectedRV {
+		t.Errorf("Expected ResourceVersion of %s to be %s, got %s", slice.Name, expectedRV, rv)
+	}
+}
+
 func portsAndAddressTypeEqual(slice1, slice2 discovery.EndpointSlice) bool {
 	return apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(slice1.Ports, slice2.Ports) && apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(slice1.AddressType, slice2.AddressType)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/endpointslice/utils_test.go b/pkg/controller/endpointslice/utils_test.go
index 4d9b19e815e..a038f1d8b3b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/endpointslice/utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/endpointslice/utils_test.go
@@ -401,9 +401,15 @@ func newClientset() *fake.Clientset {
 			endpointSlice.ObjectMeta.Name = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", endpointSlice.ObjectMeta.GenerateName, rand.String(8))
 			endpointSlice.ObjectMeta.GenerateName = ""
 		}
+		endpointSlice.ObjectMeta.ResourceVersion = "100"
 
 		return false, endpointSlice, nil
 	}))
+	client.PrependReactor("update", "endpointslices", k8stesting.ReactionFunc(func(action k8stesting.Action) (bool, runtime.Object, error) {
+		endpointSlice := action.(k8stesting.CreateAction).GetObject().(*discovery.EndpointSlice)
+		endpointSlice.ObjectMeta.ResourceVersion = "200"
+		return false, endpointSlice, nil
+	}))
 
 	return client
 }