diff --git a/web/features/skills/__tests__/detail-page.spec.tsx b/web/features/skills/__tests__/detail-page.spec.tsx
index 6d864d0f0af..7f3a4bed022 100644
--- a/web/features/skills/__tests__/detail-page.spec.tsx
+++ b/web/features/skills/__tests__/detail-page.spec.tsx
@@ -807,7 +807,6 @@ describe('SkillDetailPage', () => {
             latest_published_at: version.created_at,
             latest_published_version_id: version.id,
             latest_published_version_number: version.version_number,
-            updated_at: version.created_at,
           }
         : mocks.skillDetail
       return version
@@ -2147,6 +2146,71 @@ describe('SkillDetailPage', () => {
     expect(document.body).toHaveTextContent('skill.skillManagement.detail.unpublishedChanges')
   })
 
+  it('keeps the skill timestamp for metadata updates after publishing', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup()
+    const skillUpdatedAt = 1784638490
+    const versionCreatedAt = 1784638491
+    mocks.skillDetail = createSkillDetail({ updated_at: skillUpdatedAt })
+    mocks.publishSkillMutationFn.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
+      const version = {
+        id: 'version-2',
+        version_number: 2,
+        version_name: '',
+        publish_note: '',
+        hash_code: 'hash-code',
+        archive_size: 180,
+        published_by: 'user-1',
+        published_by_name: 'Fate',
+        created_at: versionCreatedAt,
+        is_latest: true,
+      }
+      mocks.skillDetail = mocks.skillDetail
+        ? {
+            ...mocks.skillDetail,
+            latest_published_at: version.created_at,
+            latest_published_version_id: version.id,
+            latest_published_version_number: version.version_number,
+          }
+        : mocks.skillDetail
+      return version
+    })
+    renderSkillDetailPage()
+
+    await user.click(
+      await screen.findByRole('button', {
+        name: 'skill.skillManagement.detail.publishUpdate',
+      }),
+    )
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(mocks.publishSkillMutationFn).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'common.operation.rename' }))
+    const renameInput = screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'common.operation.rename' })
+    await user.clear(renameInput)
+    await user.type(renameInput, 'Renamed after publish{Enter}')
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(mocks.skillMetadataMutationFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          body: expect.objectContaining({
+            display_name: 'Renamed after publish',
+            expected_updated_at: skillUpdatedAt,
+          }),
+        }),
+        expect.anything(),
+      )
+    })
+    expect(mocks.skillMetadataMutationFn).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        body: expect.objectContaining({
+          expected_updated_at: versionCreatedAt,
+        }),
+      }),
+      expect.anything(),
+    )
+  })
+
   it('adds custom metadata from the value field Enter key and saves it on publish', async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup()
     renderSkillDetailPage()
diff --git a/web/features/skills/detail/page.tsx b/web/features/skills/detail/page.tsx
index 073bd59716f..ea157340518 100644
--- a/web/features/skills/detail/page.tsx
+++ b/web/features/skills/detail/page.tsx
@@ -127,10 +127,6 @@ export function SkillDetailPage({ skillId }: { skillId: string }) {
       latest_published_at: publishedOverride.publishedAt,
       latest_published_version_id: publishedOverride.id,
       latest_published_version_number: publishedOverride.versionNumber,
-      updated_at:
-        baseDetail.latest_published_version_id === publishedOverride.id
-          ? baseDetail.updated_at
-          : Math.max(baseDetail.updated_at, publishedOverride.publishedAt),
     }
   }, [baseDetail, publishedOverride])
   if (
@@ -253,7 +249,6 @@ export function SkillDetailPage({ skillId }: { skillId: string }) {
               latest_published_at: version.created_at,
               latest_published_version_id: version.id,
               latest_published_version_number: version.version_number,
-              updated_at: Math.max(detail.updated_at, version.created_at),
             })
           }
           await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: detailQueryKey })