diff --git a/controllers/sriovnetworknodepolicy_controller.go b/controllers/sriovnetworknodepolicy_controller.go
index e913530a5..3ba1e4144 100644
--- a/controllers/sriovnetworknodepolicy_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/sriovnetworknodepolicy_controller.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	utils "github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-operator/pkg/utils"
+
 	errs "github.com/pkg/errors"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -257,7 +259,7 @@ func (r *SriovNetworkNodePolicyReconciler) syncAllSriovNetworkNodeStates(ctx con
 		ns.Namespace = namespace
 		j, _ := json.Marshal(ns)
 		logger.Info("SriovNetworkNodeState CR", "content", j)
-		if err := r.syncSriovNetworkNodeState(ctx, np, npl, ns, &node, found.GetResourceVersion()); err != nil {
+		if err := r.syncSriovNetworkNodeState(ctx, np, npl, ns, &node, utils.HashConfigMap(found)); err != nil {
 			logger.Error(err, "Fail to sync", "SriovNetworkNodeState", ns.Name)
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index 051a4aebb..403d509ac 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"hash/fnv"
+	"sort"
+
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+
 	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff"
 	"github.com/jaypipes/ghw"
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
@@ -921,6 +927,22 @@ func RunCommand(command string, args ...string) (string, error) {
 	return stdout.String(), err
 }
 
+func HashConfigMap(cm *corev1.ConfigMap) string {
+	var keys []string
+	for k := range cm.Data {
+		keys = append(keys, k)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+
+	hash := fnv.New128()
+	for _, k := range keys {
+		hash.Write([]byte(k))
+		hash.Write([]byte(cm.Data[k]))
+	}
+	hashed := hash.Sum(nil)
+	return hex.EncodeToString(hashed)
+}
+
 func hasMellanoxInterfacesInSpec(ifaceStatuses sriovnetworkv1.InterfaceExts, ifaceSpecs sriovnetworkv1.Interfaces) bool {
 	for _, ifaceStatus := range ifaceStatuses {
 		if ifaceStatus.Vendor == VendorMellanox {
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils_test.go b/pkg/utils/utils_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b4feb1a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package utils_test
+
+import (
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+
+	utils "github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/sriov-network-operator/pkg/utils"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("HashConfigMap", func() {
+	It("should hash the ConfigMap correctly", func() {
+		data := make(map[string]string)
+		data["key1"] = "value1"
+		data["key2"] = "value2"
+		cm := &corev1.ConfigMap{
+			Data: data,
+		}
+
+		expectedHash := "7cb7a94f45100d7dc8aadffbcd409f25"
+
+		actualHash := utils.HashConfigMap(cm)
+
+		Expect(actualHash).To(Equal(expectedHash))
+	})
+
+	It("Should not change hash for different resource versions", func() {
+		data := make(map[string]string)
+		data["key1"] = "value1"
+		data["key2"] = "value2"
+
+		cm1 := &corev1.ConfigMap{
+			Data: data,
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				ResourceVersion: "68790",
+			},
+		}
+
+		cm2 := &corev1.ConfigMap{
+			Data: data,
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				ResourceVersion: "69889",
+			},
+		}
+
+		hash1 := utils.HashConfigMap(cm1)
+		hash2 := utils.HashConfigMap(cm2)
+
+		Expect(hash1).To(Equal(hash2))
+	})
+
+	It("should not change hash for different key orderings", func() {
+		data1 := map[string]string{}
+		data1["key1"] = "value1"
+		data1["key2"] = "value2"
+		data2 := map[string]string{}
+		data2["key1"] = "value1"
+		data2["key2"] = "value2"
+		// Collisions in the hashmap _can_ change the order of keys
+		data2["key2"] = "value2"
+
+		cm1 := &corev1.ConfigMap{
+			Data: data1,
+		}
+
+		cm2 := &corev1.ConfigMap{
+			Data: data2,
+		}
+
+		hash1 := utils.HashConfigMap(cm1)
+		hash2 := utils.HashConfigMap(cm2)
+
+		Expect(hash1).To(Equal(hash2))
+	})
+})
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils_virtual_test.go b/pkg/utils/utils_virtual_test.go
index 6890d7304..5c55d4b54 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils_virtual_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils_virtual_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
-func TestUtils(t *testing.T) {
+func TestUtilsVirtual(t *testing.T) {
 	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
 	RunSpecs(t, "Utils")
 }