diff --git a/internal/dagutils/checksum.go b/internal/dagutils/checksum.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fcbd6ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/dagutils/checksum.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package dagutils
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hatchet-dev/hatchet/internal/datautils"
+	"github.com/hatchet-dev/hatchet/internal/digest"
+	"github.com/hatchet-dev/hatchet/pkg/repository"
+)
+
+func Checksum(opts *repository.CreateWorkflowVersionOpts) (string, error) {
+	// compute a checksum for the workflow
+	declaredValues, err := datautils.ToJSONMap(opts)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	// ensure no cycles
+	for i, job := range opts.Jobs {
+		if HasCycle(job.Steps) {
+			return "", &repository.JobRunHasCycleError{
+				JobName: job.Name,
+			}
+		}
+
+		var err error
+		opts.Jobs[i].Steps, err = OrderWorkflowSteps(job.Steps)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+
+	workflowChecksum, err := digest.DigestValues(declaredValues)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return workflowChecksum.String(), nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/services/admin/server.go b/internal/services/admin/server.go
index 26e91e29b..4dd3e8ca2 100644
--- a/internal/services/admin/server.go
+++ b/internal/services/admin/server.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 
+	"github.com/hatchet-dev/hatchet/internal/dagutils"
 	"github.com/hatchet-dev/hatchet/internal/msgqueue"
 	"github.com/hatchet-dev/hatchet/internal/services/admin/contracts"
 	"github.com/hatchet-dev/hatchet/internal/services/shared/tasktypes"
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ func (a *AdminServiceImpl) PutWorkflow(ctx context.Context, req *contracts.PutWo
 		}
 
 		// workflow exists, look at checksum
-		newCS, err := createOpts.Checksum()
+		newCS, err := dagutils.Checksum(createOpts)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/repository/postgres/workflow.go b/pkg/repository/postgres/workflow.go
index 67f592245..a3fb8f11a 100644
--- a/pkg/repository/postgres/workflow.go
+++ b/pkg/repository/postgres/workflow.go
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ func (r *workflowEngineRepository) createWorkflowVersionTxs(ctx context.Context,
 		version = sqlchelpers.TextFromStr(*opts.Version)
 	}
 
-	cs, err := opts.Checksum()
+	cs, err := dagutils.Checksum(opts)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
diff --git a/pkg/repository/v1/workflow.go b/pkg/repository/v1/workflow.go
index 83c125d32..e65814b81 100644
--- a/pkg/repository/v1/workflow.go
+++ b/pkg/repository/v1/workflow.go
@@ -70,23 +70,6 @@ type CreateConcurrencyOpts struct {
 	Expression string `validate:"celworkflowrunstr"`
 }
 
-func (o *CreateWorkflowVersionOpts) Checksum() (string, error) {
-	// compute a checksum for the workflow
-	declaredValues, err := datautils.ToJSONMap(o)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	workflowChecksum, err := digest.DigestValues(declaredValues)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	return workflowChecksum.String(), nil
-}
-
 type CreateStepOpts struct {
 	// (required) the task name
 	ReadableId string `validate:"hatchetName"`
@@ -354,12 +337,17 @@ func (r *workflowRepository) PutWorkflowVersion(ctx context.Context, tenantId st
 func (r *workflowRepository) createWorkflowVersionTxs(ctx context.Context, tx sqlcv1.DBTX, tenantId, workflowId pgtype.UUID, opts *CreateWorkflowVersionOpts, oldWorkflowVersion *sqlcv1.GetWorkflowVersionForEngineRow) (string, error) {
 	workflowVersionId := uuid.New().String()
 
-	cs, err := opts.Checksum()
+	cs, err := checksumV1(opts)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
+	// if the checksum matches the old checksum, we don't need to create a new workflow version
+	if oldWorkflowVersion != nil && oldWorkflowVersion.WorkflowVersion.Checksum == cs {
+		return sqlchelpers.UUIDToStr(oldWorkflowVersion.WorkflowVersion.ID), nil
+	}
+
 	createParams := sqlcv1.CreateWorkflowVersionParams{
 		ID:         sqlchelpers.UUIDFromStr(workflowVersionId),
 		Checksum:   cs,
@@ -854,6 +842,29 @@ func (r *workflowRepository) createJobTx(ctx context.Context, tx sqlcv1.DBTX, te
 	return jobId, nil
 }
 
+func checksumV1(opts *CreateWorkflowVersionOpts) (string, error) {
+	// compute a checksum for the workflow
+	declaredValues, err := datautils.ToJSONMap(opts)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	opts.Tasks, err = orderWorkflowStepsV1(opts.Tasks)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	workflowChecksum, err := digest.DigestValues(declaredValues)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return workflowChecksum.String(), nil
+}
+
 func hasCycleV1(steps []CreateStepOpts) bool {
 	graph := make(map[string][]string)
 	for _, step := range steps {
diff --git a/pkg/repository/workflow.go b/pkg/repository/workflow.go
index a9c06d4b9..e6a558845 100644
--- a/pkg/repository/workflow.go
+++ b/pkg/repository/workflow.go
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/hatchet-dev/hatchet/internal/datautils"
-	"github.com/hatchet-dev/hatchet/internal/digest"
 	"github.com/hatchet-dev/hatchet/pkg/repository/postgres/dbsqlc"
 )
 
@@ -85,23 +83,6 @@ type CreateWorkflowConcurrencyOpts struct {
 	Expression *string `validate:"omitempty,celworkflowrunstr"`
 }
 
-func (o *CreateWorkflowVersionOpts) Checksum() (string, error) {
-	// compute a checksum for the workflow
-	declaredValues, err := datautils.ToJSONMap(o)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	workflowChecksum, err := digest.DigestValues(declaredValues)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	return workflowChecksum.String(), nil
-}
-
 type CreateWorkflowSchedulesOpts struct {
 	ScheduledTriggers []time.Time