diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 11e09e2f..5e827252 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ func (config *TGFConfig) SetDefaultValues(ssmParameterFolder, location, files st
 }
 
 var reVersion = regexp.MustCompile(`(?P<version>\d+\.\d+(?:\.\d+){0,1})`)
+var reVersionWithEndMarkers = regexp.MustCompile(`^` + reVersion.String() + `$`)
 
 // https://regex101.com/r/ZKt4OP/5
 var reImage = regexp.MustCompile(`^(?P<image>.*?)(?::(?:` + reVersion.String() + `(?:(?P<sep>[\.-])(?P<spec>.+))?|(?P<fix>.+)))?$`)
@@ -284,6 +285,13 @@ func (config *TGFConfig) Validate() (errors []error) {
 	return
 }
 
+// IsPartialVersion returns true if the given version is partial (x.x instead of semver's x.x.x)
+func (config *TGFConfig) IsPartialVersion() bool {
+	return config.ImageVersion != nil &&
+		reVersionWithEndMarkers.MatchString(*config.ImageVersion) &&
+		strings.Count(*config.ImageVersion, ".") == 1
+}
+
 // GetImageName returns the actual image name
 func (config *TGFConfig) GetImageName() string {
 	var suffix string
diff --git a/config_test.go b/config_test.go
index e978c011..058bdceb 100644
--- a/config_test.go
+++ b/config_test.go
@@ -207,6 +207,56 @@ func TestParseAliases(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIsPartialVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		version   *string
+		isPartial bool
+	}{
+		{
+			"nil version",
+			nil,
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"partial",
+			aws.String("2.1"),
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"full",
+			aws.String("2.1.2"),
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"non-semver",
+			aws.String("stuff"),
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"partial-letters",
+			aws.String("a.b"),
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"partial with tag (this is not a real version, TGF would give a warning)",
+			aws.String("2.1-k8s"),
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"partial with non-semver word",
+			aws.String("hello 2.1"),
+			false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			config := &TGFConfig{ImageVersion: tt.version}
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.isPartial, config.IsPartialVersion())
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func writeSSMConfig(parameterFolder, parameterKey, parameterValue string) {
 	fullParameterKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", parameterFolder, parameterKey)
 	client := getSSMClient()
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5ef0a395..da0b2939 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	imageName := config.GetImageName()
-	if lastRefresh(imageName) > config.Refresh || !checkImage(imageName) || refresh {
+	if lastRefresh(imageName) > config.Refresh || config.IsPartialVersion() || !checkImage(imageName) || refresh {
 		refreshImage(imageName)
 	}