diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/policies/usePolicyVersions.test.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/policies/usePolicyVersions.test.ts
index beb40742269..ba5792644c0 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/policies/usePolicyVersions.test.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/policies/usePolicyVersions.test.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,22 @@ describe("useCreatePolicyVersion", () => {
     expect(NotificationsManager.success).toHaveBeenCalledWith("New draft version created");
   });
 
+  it("invalidates the versions cache on success", async () => {
+    mockCreatePolicyVersion.mockResolvedValue({ policy_id: "v3" });
+    const invalidateSpy = vi.spyOn(queryClient, "invalidateQueries");
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(
+      () => useCreatePolicyVersion("my-policy"),
+      { wrapper }
+    );
+
+    await result.current.mutateAsync();
+
+    expect(invalidateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      queryKey: ["policyVersions", "detail", "my-policy"],
+    });
+  });
+
   it("shows error notification on failure", async () => {
     mockCreatePolicyVersion.mockRejectedValue(new Error("Server error"));
 
@@ -249,6 +265,22 @@ describe("useUpdatePolicyVersionStatus", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("invalidates the versions cache on success", async () => {
+    mockUpdatePolicyVersionStatus.mockResolvedValue({ policy_id: "v2" });
+    const invalidateSpy = vi.spyOn(queryClient, "invalidateQueries");
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(
+      () => useUpdatePolicyVersionStatus("my-policy"),
+      { wrapper }
+    );
+
+    await result.current.mutateAsync({ policyId: "v2", status: "published" });
+
+    expect(invalidateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      queryKey: ["policyVersions", "detail", "my-policy"],
+    });
+  });
+
   it("promotes to production and shows success notification", async () => {
     const updatedPolicy = { policy_id: "v2", version_status: "production" };
     mockUpdatePolicyVersionStatus.mockResolvedValue(updatedPolicy);
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/policies/usePolicyVersions.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/policies/usePolicyVersions.ts
index 9dc78180cdc..95f8fa54eed 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/policies/usePolicyVersions.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/hooks/policies/usePolicyVersions.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ export interface PolicyVersionsResponse {
   total_count: number;
 }
 
+/** Output type after `select` normalizes the response — versions is always defined. */
+export interface PolicyVersionsData {
+  policy_name: string;
+  versions: Policy[];
+  total_count: number;
+}
+
 // ── Fetch function ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 const fetchPolicyVersions = async (
@@ -43,8 +50,8 @@ export const usePolicyVersions = ({
 }: UsePolicyVersionsOptions) => {
   const { accessToken } = useAuthorized();
 
-  return useQuery<PolicyVersionsResponse>({
-    queryKey: policyVersionKeys.detail(policyName ?? ""),
+  return useQuery<PolicyVersionsResponse, Error, PolicyVersionsData>({
+    queryKey: policyVersionKeys.detail(policyName!),
     queryFn: async () => await fetchPolicyVersions(accessToken!, policyName!),
     enabled: Boolean(accessToken && policyName && enabled),
     select: (data) => ({
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/policies/pipeline_flow_builder.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/policies/pipeline_flow_builder.tsx
index 6984948271e..3e2d55207be 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/policies/pipeline_flow_builder.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/policies/pipeline_flow_builder.tsx
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ export const FlowBuilderPage: React.FC<FlowBuilderPageProps> = ({
     policyName: editingPolicy?.policy_name,
     enabled: showVersionsSidebar,
   });
-  const versions = versionsData?.versions ?? [];
+  const versions = versionsData?.versions ?? []; // versionsData?.versions is Policy[] after select, fallback covers undefined data
 
   const createVersionMutation = useCreatePolicyVersion(editingPolicy?.policy_name);
   const updateStatusMutation = useUpdatePolicyVersionStatus(editingPolicy?.policy_name);