diff --git a/splitio/admin/admin.go b/splitio/admin/admin.go
index 47c9f87c..b08f1eaa 100644
--- a/splitio/admin/admin.go
+++ b/splitio/admin/admin.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	FullConfig          interface{}
 	FlagSpecVersion     string
 	LargeSegmentVersion string
+	Hash                string
 }
 
 type AdminServer struct {
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ func NewServer(options *Options) (*AdminServer, error) {
 	observabilityController.Register(admin)
 
 	if options.Snapshotter != nil {
-		snapshotController := controllers.NewSnapshotController(options.Logger, options.Snapshotter, options.FlagSpecVersion)
+		snapshotController := controllers.NewSnapshotController(options.Logger, options.Snapshotter, options.Hash)
 		snapshotController.Register(admin)
 	}
 
diff --git a/splitio/admin/controllers/snapshot.go b/splitio/admin/controllers/snapshot.go
index 657907b3..b5d451a8 100644
--- a/splitio/admin/controllers/snapshot.go
+++ b/splitio/admin/controllers/snapshot.go
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ import (
 
 // SnapshotController bundles endpoints associated to snapshot management
 type SnapshotController struct {
-	logger  logging.LoggerInterface
-	db      storage.Snapshotter
-	version string
+	logger logging.LoggerInterface
+	db     storage.Snapshotter
+	hash   string
 }
 
 // NewSnapshotController constructs a new snapshot controller
-func NewSnapshotController(logger logging.LoggerInterface, db storage.Snapshotter, version string) *SnapshotController {
-	return &SnapshotController{logger: logger, db: db, version: version}
+func NewSnapshotController(logger logging.LoggerInterface, db storage.Snapshotter, hash string) *SnapshotController {
+	return &SnapshotController{logger: logger, db: db, hash: hash}
 }
 
 // Register mounts the endpoints int he provided router
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (c *SnapshotController) downloadSnapshot(ctx *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	s, err := snapshot.New(snapshot.Metadata{Version: 1, Storage: snapshot.StorageBoltDB, SpecVersion: c.version}, b)
+	s, err := snapshot.New(snapshot.Metadata{Version: 1, Storage: snapshot.StorageBoltDB, Hash: c.hash}, b)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.logger.Error("error building snapshot: ", err)
 		ctx.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "error building snapshot"})
diff --git a/splitio/admin/controllers/snapshot_test.go b/splitio/admin/controllers/snapshot_test.go
index 77394a7e..fc5a9e0b 100644
--- a/splitio/admin/controllers/snapshot_test.go
+++ b/splitio/admin/controllers/snapshot_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestDownloadProxySnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 	dbInstance, err := persistent.NewBoltWrapper(tmpDataFile, nil)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 
-	ctrl := NewSnapshotController(logging.NewLogger(nil), dbInstance, "1.3")
+	ctrl := NewSnapshotController(logging.NewLogger(nil), dbInstance, "123456")
 
 	resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	ctx, router := gin.CreateTestContext(resp)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestDownloadProxySnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(1), snapRes.Meta().Version)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(1), snapRes.Meta().Storage)
-	assert.Equal(t, "1.3", snapRes.Meta().SpecVersion)
+	assert.Equal(t, "123456", snapRes.Meta().Hash)
 
 	dat, err := snap.Data()
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
diff --git a/splitio/commitversion.go b/splitio/commitversion.go
index 96bdc507..f7990321 100644
--- a/splitio/commitversion.go
+++ b/splitio/commitversion.go
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ This file is created automatically, please do not edit
 */
 
 // CommitVersion is the version of the last commit previous to release
-const CommitVersion = "88290d5"
+const CommitVersion = "829fcf8"
diff --git a/splitio/common/snapshot/snapshot.go b/splitio/common/snapshot/snapshot.go
index 20e4e15a..235bfb52 100644
--- a/splitio/common/snapshot/snapshot.go
+++ b/splitio/common/snapshot/snapshot.go
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ var ErrMetadataRead = errors.New("snapshot metadata cannot be decoded")
 
 // Metadata represents the Snapshot metadata object
 type Metadata struct {
-	Version     uint64
-	Storage     uint64
-	SpecVersion string
+	Version uint64
+	Storage uint64
+	Hash    string
 }
 
 // Snapshot represents a snapshot struct with metadata and data
diff --git a/splitio/proxy/initialization.go b/splitio/proxy/initialization.go
index f4628bd2..4fbd890e 100644
--- a/splitio/proxy/initialization.go
+++ b/splitio/proxy/initialization.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -57,8 +58,9 @@ func Start(logger logging.LoggerInterface, cfg *pconf.Main) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error writing temporary snapshot file: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		if snap.Meta().SpecVersion != cfg.FlagSpecVersion {
-			return common.NewInitError(fmt.Errorf("snapshot spec version %s does not match config spec version %s", snap.Meta().SpecVersion, cfg.FlagSpecVersion), common.ExitErrorDB)
+		currentHash := util.HashAPIKey(cfg.Apikey + cfg.FlagSpecVersion + strings.Join(cfg.FlagSetsFilter, "::"))
+		if snap.Meta().Hash != strconv.Itoa(int(currentHash)) {
+			return common.NewInitError(errors.New("snapshot cfg (apikey, version, flagsets) does not match the provided one"), common.ExitErrorDB)
 		}
 
 		logger.Debug("Database created from snapshot at", dbpath)
@@ -221,6 +223,7 @@ func Start(logger logging.LoggerInterface, cfg *pconf.Main) error {
 
 	// --------------------------- ADMIN DASHBOARD ------------------------------
 	cfgForAdmin := *cfg
+	hash := util.HashAPIKey(cfgForAdmin.Apikey + cfg.FlagSpecVersion + strings.Join(cfg.FlagSetsFilter, "::"))
 	cfgForAdmin.Apikey = logging.ObfuscateAPIKey(cfgForAdmin.Apikey)
 
 	adminTLSConfig, err := util.TLSConfigForServer(&cfg.Admin.TLS)
@@ -244,6 +247,7 @@ func Start(logger logging.LoggerInterface, cfg *pconf.Main) error {
 		FullConfig:        cfgForAdmin,
 		TLS:               adminTLSConfig,
 		FlagSpecVersion:   cfg.FlagSpecVersion,
+		Hash:              strconv.Itoa(int(hash)),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return common.NewInitError(fmt.Errorf("error starting admin server: %w", err), common.ExitAdminError)