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description: Cache Response Rules can now be versioned with Version Management, allowing you to test response-phase cache settings across environments before promoting to production.
title: Cache Response Rules now support zone versioning
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-04-27-cache-response-rules-zone-versioning/og.png?v=7e5f40c5741336b9
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April 27, 2026

## Cache Response Rules now support zone versioning

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Cache Response Rules now work with [Version Management](https://developers.cloudflare.com/version-management/). You can version response-phase cache settings and promote them through environments, just like Cache Rules and other supported configurations.

#### What changed

Previously, Cache Response Rules were excluded from zone versioning. Any response-phase rule you created applied globally across all environments with no way to test changes in staging first. Cache Rules already supported versioning, but the response phase, where you modify `Cache-Control` directives, manage cache tags, and strip headers, did not.

Cache Response Rules are now fully integrated with Version Management. You can create or modify response-phase rules within a version, and those changes stay scoped to that version until promoted.

#### Benefits

- **Safe rollout of cache behavior changes**: Test response-phase rules in a staging environment before promoting to production. Catch unintended caching side effects early.
- **Parity with Cache Rules**: Cache Response Rules now follow the same versioning workflow as Cache Rules, so you can manage all cache configuration through a single promotion pipeline.
- **Independent environment control**: Run different response-phase cache settings per environment. For example, strip `Set-Cookie` headers in staging to validate cacheability without affecting production traffic.

#### Get started

Configure Cache Response Rules in the [Cloudflare dashboard ↗︎](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/:zone/caching/cache-rules) under **Caching** > **Cache Rules**, or via the [Rulesets API](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ruleset-engine/rulesets-api/). For more details, refer to the [Cache Response Rules documentation](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cache/how-to/cache-response-rules/) and the [Version Management documentation](https://developers.cloudflare.com/version-management/).

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