diff --git a/python/triton/code_gen.py b/python/triton/code_gen.py
index 7f6982329..40c3ddee4 100644
--- a/python/triton/code_gen.py
+++ b/python/triton/code_gen.py
@@ -726,24 +726,24 @@ class Autotuner:
 
 @functools.lru_cache()
 def version_key():
+    import pkgutil
+    contents = []
+    # frontend
     with open(triton.code_gen.__file__, "rb") as f:
-        frontend_contents = hashlib.md5(f.read()).hexdigest()
+        contents += [hashlib.md5(f.read()).hexdigest()]
+    # backend
     with open(triton._C.libtriton.__file__, "rb") as f:
-        backend_contents = hashlib.md5(f.read()).hexdigest()
-
-    try:
-        nvcc_version = hashlib.md5(subprocess.check_output(["nvcc", "--version"])).hexdigest()
-    except Exception:
-        nvcc_version = None
+        contents += [hashlib.md5(f.read()).hexdigest()]
+    # language
+    for lib in pkgutil.iter_modules(triton.language.__path__):
+        with open(lib.module_finder.find_spec(lib.name).origin, "rb") as f:
+            contents += [hashlib.md5(f.read()).hexdigest()]
+    # ptxas version
     try:
         ptxas_version = hashlib.md5(subprocess.check_output(["ptxas", "--version"])).hexdigest()
     except Exception:
         ptxas_version = None
-
-    return (
-        triton.__version__, frontend_contents, backend_contents,
-        nvcc_version, ptxas_version
-    )
+    return (triton.__version__, ptxas_version) + tuple(contents)
 
 class JITFunction: