diff --git a/photon-lib/src/main/java/org/photonvision/PhotonCamera.java b/photon-lib/src/main/java/org/photonvision/PhotonCamera.java
index 813ee806d..ad83ceb32 100644
--- a/photon-lib/src/main/java/org/photonvision/PhotonCamera.java
+++ b/photon-lib/src/main/java/org/photonvision/PhotonCamera.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import edu.wpi.first.networktables.NetworkTable;
 import edu.wpi.first.networktables.NetworkTableEntry;
 import edu.wpi.first.networktables.NetworkTableInstance;
 import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.DriverStation;
+import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.Timer;
 import org.photonvision.common.dataflow.structures.Packet;
 import org.photonvision.common.hardware.VisionLEDMode;
 import org.photonvision.targeting.PhotonPipelineResult;
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ public class PhotonCamera {
     private final String path;
 
     private static boolean VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED = true;
+    private static long VERSION_CHECK_INTERVAL = 1;
+    private double lastVersionCheckTime = 0;
 
     public static void setVersionCheckEnabled(boolean enabled) {
         VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED = enabled;
@@ -207,6 +210,9 @@ public class PhotonCamera {
     private void verifyVersion() {
         if (!VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED) return;
 
+        if ((Timer.getFPGATimestamp() - lastVersionCheckTime) < VERSION_CHECK_INTERVAL) return;
+        lastVersionCheckTime = Timer.getFPGATimestamp();
+
         String versionString = versionEntry.getString("");
         if (versionString.equals("")) {
             DriverStation.reportError(
diff --git a/photon-lib/src/main/native/cpp/photonlib/PhotonCamera.cpp b/photon-lib/src/main/native/cpp/photonlib/PhotonCamera.cpp
index 5cbf562ae..1af6f0ed9 100644
--- a/photon-lib/src/main/native/cpp/photonlib/PhotonCamera.cpp
+++ b/photon-lib/src/main/native/cpp/photonlib/PhotonCamera.cpp
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@
 #include "photonlib/PhotonCamera.h"
 
 #include <frc/Errors.h>
+#include <frc/Timer.h>
 
 #include "PhotonVersion.h"
 #include "photonlib/Packet.h"
 
 namespace photonlib {
+
+constexpr const units::second_t VERSION_CHECK_INTERVAL = 5_s;
+
 PhotonCamera::PhotonCamera(std::shared_ptr<nt::NetworkTableInstance> instance,
                            const std::string& cameraName)
     : mainTable(instance->GetTable("photonvision")),
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ PhotonCamera::PhotonCamera(const std::string& cameraName)
                        nt::NetworkTableInstance::GetDefault()),
                    cameraName) {}
 
-PhotonPipelineResult PhotonCamera::GetLatestResult() const {
+PhotonPipelineResult PhotonCamera::GetLatestResult() {
   // Prints warning if not connected
   VerifyVersion();
 
@@ -99,9 +103,14 @@ void PhotonCamera::SetLEDMode(LEDMode mode) {
   ledModeEntry.SetDouble(static_cast<double>(static_cast<int>(mode)));
 }
 
-void PhotonCamera::VerifyVersion() const {
+void PhotonCamera::VerifyVersion() {
   if (!PhotonCamera::VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED) return;
 
+  if ((frc::Timer::GetFPGATimestamp() - lastVersionCheckTime) <
+      VERSION_CHECK_INTERVAL)
+    return;
+  this->lastVersionCheckTime = frc::Timer::GetFPGATimestamp();
+
   const std::string& versionString = versionEntry.GetString("");
   if (versionString.empty()) {
     std::string path_ = path;
diff --git a/photon-lib/src/main/native/include/photonlib/PhotonCamera.h b/photon-lib/src/main/native/include/photonlib/PhotonCamera.h
index 0d5cd77a6..123aee95a 100644
--- a/photon-lib/src/main/native/include/photonlib/PhotonCamera.h
+++ b/photon-lib/src/main/native/include/photonlib/PhotonCamera.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <networktables/NetworkTable.h>
 #include <networktables/NetworkTableEntry.h>
 #include <networktables/NetworkTableInstance.h>
+#include <units/time.h>
 #include <wpi/deprecated.h>
 
 #include "photonlib/PhotonPipelineResult.h"
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ class PhotonCamera {
    * Returns the latest pipeline result.
    * @return The latest pipeline result.
    */
-  PhotonPipelineResult GetLatestResult() const;
+  PhotonPipelineResult GetLatestResult();
 
   /**
    * Toggles driver mode.
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ class PhotonCamera {
    */
   WPI_DEPRECATED(
       "This method should be replaced with PhotonPipelineResult::HasTargets()")
-  bool HasTargets() const { return GetLatestResult().HasTargets(); }
+  bool HasTargets() { return GetLatestResult().HasTargets(); }
 
   inline static void SetVersionCheckEnabled(bool enabled) {
     PhotonCamera::VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED = enabled;
@@ -158,9 +159,10 @@ class PhotonCamera {
   mutable Packet packet;
 
  private:
+  units::second_t lastVersionCheckTime = 0_s;
   inline static bool VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED = true;
 
-  void VerifyVersion() const;
+  void VerifyVersion();
 };
 
 }  // namespace photonlib