diff --git a/pkg/cloudevents/generic/agentclient.go b/pkg/cloudevents/generic/agentclient.go
index 0c3a3d6e..d85c8588 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudevents/generic/agentclient.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudevents/generic/agentclient.go
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ func (c *CloudEventAgentClient[T]) Subscribe(ctx context.Context, handlers ...Re
 }
 
 func (c *CloudEventAgentClient[T]) receive(ctx context.Context, evt cloudevents.Event, handlers ...ResourceHandler[T]) {
-	klog.V(4).Infof("Received event:\n%s", evt)
-
 	eventType, err := types.ParseCloudEventsType(evt.Type())
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("failed to parse cloud event type %s, %v", evt.Type(), err)
diff --git a/pkg/cloudevents/generic/sourceclient.go b/pkg/cloudevents/generic/sourceclient.go
index c576f737..1cb9725a 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudevents/generic/sourceclient.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudevents/generic/sourceclient.go
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ func (c *CloudEventSourceClient[T]) Subscribe(ctx context.Context, handlers ...R
 }
 
 func (c *CloudEventSourceClient[T]) receive(ctx context.Context, evt cloudevents.Event, handlers ...ResourceHandler[T]) {
-	klog.V(4).Infof("Received event:\n%s", evt)
-
 	eventType, err := types.ParseCloudEventsType(evt.Type())
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("failed to parse cloud event type, %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/cloudevents/work/agent/client/manifestwork.go b/pkg/cloudevents/work/agent/client/manifestwork.go
index 8890937c..17e7e395 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudevents/work/agent/client/manifestwork.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudevents/work/agent/client/manifestwork.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
@@ -136,13 +137,39 @@ func (c *ManifestWorkAgentClient) Patch(ctx context.Context, name string, pt kub
 
 	if statusUpdated {
 		eventType.Action = common.UpdateRequestAction
+		// publish the status update event to source, source will check the resource version
+		// and reject the update if it's status update is outdated.
 		if err := c.cloudEventsClient.Publish(ctx, eventType, newWork); err != nil {
 			return nil, workerrors.NewPublishError(common.ManifestWorkGR, name, err)
 		}
 
+		// Fetch the latest work from the store and verify the resource version to avoid updating the store
+		// with outdated work. Return a conflict error if the resource version is outdated.
+		// Due to the lack of read-modify-write guarantees in the store, race conditions may occur between
+		// this update operation and one from the agent informer after receiving the event from the source.
+		latestWork, exists, err := c.watcherStore.Get(c.namespace, name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.NewInternalError(err)
+		}
+		if !exists {
+			return nil, errors.NewNotFound(common.ManifestWorkGR, name)
+		}
+		lastResourceVersion, err := strconv.ParseInt(latestWork.GetResourceVersion(), 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.NewInternalError(err)
+		}
+		newResourceVersion, err := strconv.ParseInt(newWork.GetResourceVersion(), 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.NewInternalError(err)
+		}
+		// ensure the resource version of the work is not outdated
+		if newResourceVersion < lastResourceVersion {
+			// It's safe to return a conflict error here, even if the status update event
+			// has already been sent. The source may reject the update due to an outdated resource version.
+			return nil, errors.NewConflict(common.ManifestWorkGR, name, fmt.Errorf("the resource version of the work is outdated"))
+		}
 		if err := c.watcherStore.Update(newWork); err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.NewInternalError(err)
-
 		}
 		return newWork, nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cloudevents/work/store/informer.go b/pkg/cloudevents/work/store/informer.go
index a087bbe2..cc307ac7 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudevents/work/store/informer.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudevents/work/store/informer.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
 	workv1 "open-cluster-management.io/api/work/v1"
 	"open-cluster-management.io/sdk-go/pkg/cloudevents/generic/types"
@@ -118,6 +119,11 @@ func (s *AgentInformerWatcherStore) HandleReceivedWork(action types.ResourceActi
 		if !exists {
 			return fmt.Errorf("the work %s/%s does not exist", work.Namespace, work.Name)
 		}
+		// prevent the work from being updated if it is deleting
+		if !lastWork.GetDeletionTimestamp().IsZero() {
+			klog.Warningf("the work %s/%s is deleting, ignore the update", work.Namespace, work.Name)
+			return nil
+		}
 
 		updatedWork := work.DeepCopy()