diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index 6e121cc56..2dc07de15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
     paths:
       - Cargo.toml
       - nodejs/**
+      - rust/**
       - docs/src/js/**
       - .github/workflows/nodejs.yml
       - docker-compose.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index b837a633f..50c8f4ec9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
     paths:
       - Cargo.toml
       - python/**
+      - rust/**
       - .github/workflows/python.yml
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/rust/lancedb/src/table/dataset.rs b/rust/lancedb/src/table/dataset.rs
index 31cb7fa8f..9c4580891 100644
--- a/rust/lancedb/src/table/dataset.rs
+++ b/rust/lancedb/src/table/dataset.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ impl DatasetConsistencyWrapper {
 
     /// Store a new dataset version after a write operation.
     ///
-    /// Only stores the dataset if its version is newer than the current one.
+    /// Only stores the dataset if its version is at least as new as the current one.
+    /// Same-version updates are accepted for operations like manifest path migration
+    /// that modify the dataset without creating a new version.
     /// If the wrapper has since transitioned to time-travel mode (e.g. via a
     /// concurrent [`as_time_travel`](Self::as_time_travel) call), the update
     /// is silently ignored — the write already committed to storage.
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ impl DatasetConsistencyWrapper {
             // cached pointer.
             return;
         }
-        if dataset.manifest().version > state.dataset.manifest().version {
+        if dataset.manifest().version >= state.dataset.manifest().version {
             state.dataset = Arc::new(dataset);
         }
         drop(state);