diff --git a/packages/fuels/src/cli/utils/fuelsVersionCache.ts b/packages/fuels/src/cli/utils/fuelsVersionCache.ts
index 8c13df9b52..c69fa33680 100644
--- a/packages/fuels/src/cli/utils/fuelsVersionCache.ts
+++ b/packages/fuels/src/cli/utils/fuelsVersionCache.ts
@@ -1,28 +1,22 @@
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 
-export const FUELS_VERSION_CACHE_FILE = path.join(__dirname, '.fuels-cache.json');
+export const FUELS_VERSION_CACHE_FILE = path.join(__dirname, 'FUELS_VERSION');
 
-export type FuelsVersionCache = {
-  version: string;
-  timestamp: number;
-};
+export type FuelsVersionCache = string;
 
 export const saveToCache = (cache: FuelsVersionCache) => {
-  fs.writeFileSync(FUELS_VERSION_CACHE_FILE, JSON.stringify(cache), 'utf-8');
+  fs.writeFileSync(FUELS_VERSION_CACHE_FILE, cache, 'utf-8');
 };
 
 export const FUELS_VERSION_CACHE_TTL = 6 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 6 hours in milliseconds
 
 export const checkAndLoadCache = (): FuelsVersionCache | null => {
   if (fs.existsSync(FUELS_VERSION_CACHE_FILE)) {
-    const savedCache = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(FUELS_VERSION_CACHE_FILE, 'utf-8'));
-    if (
-      savedCache &&
-      savedCache.data &&
-      Date.now() - savedCache.timestamp < FUELS_VERSION_CACHE_TTL
-    ) {
-      return savedCache.data.version;
+    const cachedVersion = fs.readFileSync(FUELS_VERSION_CACHE_FILE, 'utf-8');
+    const { mtimeMs: cacheTimestamp } = fs.statSync(FUELS_VERSION_CACHE_FILE);
+    if (cachedVersion && Date.now() - cacheTimestamp < FUELS_VERSION_CACHE_TTL) {
+      return cachedVersion;
     }
   }
   return null;
diff --git a/packages/fuels/src/cli/utils/getLatestFuelsVersion.test.ts b/packages/fuels/src/cli/utils/getLatestFuelsVersion.test.ts
index 1d2375d328..3e05847a0a 100644
--- a/packages/fuels/src/cli/utils/getLatestFuelsVersion.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fuels/src/cli/utils/getLatestFuelsVersion.test.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,8 @@ describe('getLatestFuelsVersion', () => {
   });
 
   it('should return cached version if it exists', async () => {
-    const cache = {
-      version: '1.0.0',
-      timestamp: Date.now(),
-    };
-    vi.spyOn(cacheMod, 'checkAndLoadCache').mockReturnValue(cache);
+    const cachedVersion = '1.0.0';
+    vi.spyOn(cacheMod, 'checkAndLoadCache').mockReturnValue(cachedVersion);
     const result = await getLatestFuelsVersion();
     expect(result).toEqual('1.0.0');
   });
@@ -40,9 +37,6 @@ describe('getLatestFuelsVersion', () => {
     const version = await getLatestFuelsVersion();
     expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(version).toEqual('1.0.0');
-    expect(saveCacheSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-      version: '1.0.0',
-      timestamp: expect.any(Number),
-    });
+    expect(saveCacheSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('1.0.0');
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/fuels/src/cli/utils/getLatestFuelsVersion.ts b/packages/fuels/src/cli/utils/getLatestFuelsVersion.ts
index 50f408c0cf..9082eccdc2 100644
--- a/packages/fuels/src/cli/utils/getLatestFuelsVersion.ts
+++ b/packages/fuels/src/cli/utils/getLatestFuelsVersion.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import { checkAndLoadCache, saveToCache } from './fuelsVersionCache';
 
 export const getLatestFuelsVersion = async (): Promise<string | undefined> => {
-  const now = Date.now();
-
-  const cache = checkAndLoadCache();
-  if (cache) {
-    return cache.version;
+  const cachedVersion = checkAndLoadCache();
+  if (cachedVersion) {
+    return cachedVersion;
   }
 
   const data: { version: string } | null = await Promise.race([
@@ -21,10 +19,7 @@ export const getLatestFuelsVersion = async (): Promise<string | undefined> => {
 
   const version = data.version as string;
 
-  saveToCache({
-    version,
-    timestamp: now,
-  });
+  saveToCache(version);
 
   return version;
 };