diff --git a/common/persistence/cassandra/matching_task_store_queue.go b/common/persistence/cassandra/matching_task_store_queue.go
index f5dc8238f0..d88fbdfad4 100644
--- a/common/persistence/cassandra/matching_task_store_queue.go
+++ b/common/persistence/cassandra/matching_task_store_queue.go
@@ -76,6 +76,20 @@ const (
 		`AND task_id = ? ` +
 		`IF range_id = ?`
 
+	// templateCheckRangeIDQuery is a lightweight CAS query that only verifies the range_id
+	// fencing token without writing the task_queue metadata blob. Used by CreateTasks to
+	// reduce Paxos/Raft proposal payload size on the hot path. Metadata is flushed
+	// periodically by SyncState instead.
+	templateCheckRangeIDQuery = `UPDATE tasks_v2 SET ` +
+		`range_id = ? ` +
+		`WHERE namespace_id = ? ` +
+		`AND task_queue_name = ? ` +
+		`AND task_queue_type = ? ` +
+		`AND type = ? ` +
+		`AND pass = 0 ` +
+		`AND task_id = ? ` +
+		`IF range_id = ?`
+
 	templateUpdateTaskQueueQueryWithTTLPart1 = `INSERT INTO tasks_v2 ` +
 		`(namespace_id, task_queue_name, task_queue_type, type, pass, task_id) ` +
 		`VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, 0, ?) USING TTL ?`
diff --git a/common/persistence/cassandra/matching_task_store_v1.go b/common/persistence/cassandra/matching_task_store_v1.go
index aa9816b6c7..03599e9ab8 100644
--- a/common/persistence/cassandra/matching_task_store_v1.go
+++ b/common/persistence/cassandra/matching_task_store_v1.go
@@ -90,11 +90,10 @@ func (d *matchingTaskStoreV1) CreateTasks(
 		}
 	}
 
-	// The following query is used to ensure that range_id didn't change
-	batch.Query(switchTasksTable(templateUpdateTaskQueueQuery, matchingTaskVersion1),
+	// Verify range_id fencing token without writing the task_queue metadata blob.
+	// Metadata is flushed periodically by SyncState.
+	batch.Query(switchTasksTable(templateCheckRangeIDQuery, matchingTaskVersion1),
 		request.RangeID,
-		request.TaskQueueInfo.Data,
-		request.TaskQueueInfo.EncodingType.String(),
 		namespaceID,
 		taskQueue,
 		taskQueueType,
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ func (d *matchingTaskStoreV1) CreateTasks(
 		}
 	}
 
-	return &p.CreateTasksResponse{UpdatedMetadata: true}, nil
+	return &p.CreateTasksResponse{UpdatedMetadata: false}, nil
 }
 
 // GetTasks get a task
diff --git a/common/persistence/cassandra/matching_task_store_v2.go b/common/persistence/cassandra/matching_task_store_v2.go
index 4533742688..4239da092f 100644
--- a/common/persistence/cassandra/matching_task_store_v2.go
+++ b/common/persistence/cassandra/matching_task_store_v2.go
@@ -84,11 +84,10 @@ func (d *matchingTaskStoreV2) CreateTasks(
 			task.Task.EncodingType.String())
 	}
 
-	// The following query is used to ensure that range_id didn't change
-	batch.Query(switchTasksTable(templateUpdateTaskQueueQuery, matchingTaskVersion2),
+	// Verify range_id fencing token without writing the task_queue metadata blob.
+	// Metadata is flushed periodically by SyncState.
+	batch.Query(switchTasksTable(templateCheckRangeIDQuery, matchingTaskVersion2),
 		request.RangeID,
-		request.TaskQueueInfo.Data,
-		request.TaskQueueInfo.EncodingType.String(),
 		namespaceID,
 		taskQueue,
 		taskQueueType,
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ func (d *matchingTaskStoreV2) CreateTasks(
 		}
 	}
 
-	return &p.CreateTasksResponse{UpdatedMetadata: true}, nil
+	return &p.CreateTasksResponse{UpdatedMetadata: false}, nil
 }
 
 // GetTasks get a task
diff --git a/common/persistence/task_manager.go b/common/persistence/task_manager.go
index fc5f8e4f0a..b8e6b3e555 100644
--- a/common/persistence/task_manager.go
+++ b/common/persistence/task_manager.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"go.temporal.io/api/serviceerror"
 	persistencespb "go.temporal.io/server/api/persistence/v1"
 	"go.temporal.io/server/common/persistence/serialization"
-	"go.temporal.io/server/common/primitives/timestamp"
 )
 
 // Subqueue zero corresponds to "the queue" before migrating metadata to subqueues.
@@ -162,13 +161,6 @@ func (m *taskManagerImpl) CreateTasks(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	request *CreateTasksRequest,
 ) (*CreateTasksResponse, error) {
-	taskQueueInfo := request.TaskQueueInfo.Data
-	taskQueueInfo.LastUpdateTime = timestamp.TimeNowPtrUtc()
-	taskQueueInfoBlob, err := m.serializer.TaskQueueInfoToBlob(taskQueueInfo)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	tasks := make([]*InternalCreateTask, len(request.Tasks))
 	for i, task := range request.Tasks {
 		taskBlob, err := m.serializer.TaskInfoToBlob(task)
@@ -190,7 +182,7 @@ func (m *taskManagerImpl) CreateTasks(
 		TaskQueue:     request.TaskQueueInfo.Data.GetName(),
 		TaskType:      request.TaskQueueInfo.Data.GetTaskType(),
 		RangeID:       request.TaskQueueInfo.RangeID,
-		TaskQueueInfo: taskQueueInfoBlob,
+		TaskQueueInfo: nil,
 		Tasks:         tasks,
 	}
 	return m.taskStore.CreateTasks(ctx, internalRequest)
diff --git a/common/persistence/tests/task_queue_task.go b/common/persistence/tests/task_queue_task.go
index 937801898d..ba81aa88a1 100644
--- a/common/persistence/tests/task_queue_task.go
+++ b/common/persistence/tests/task_queue_task.go
@@ -233,6 +233,45 @@ func (s *TaskQueueTaskSuite) TestCreateDelete_Multiple() {
 	s.Nil(resp.NextPageToken)
 }
 
+func (s *TaskQueueTaskSuite) TestCreateTasks_DoesNotUpdateMetadata() {
+	rangeID := rand.Int63()
+	taskQueue := s.createTaskQueue(rangeID)
+
+	// Read back the metadata as it was stored at creation time.
+	getResp, err := s.taskManager.GetTaskQueue(s.ctx, &p.GetTaskQueueRequest{
+		NamespaceID: s.namespaceID,
+		TaskQueue:   s.taskQueueName,
+		TaskType:    s.taskQueueType,
+	})
+	s.NoError(err)
+	originalAckLevel := getResp.TaskQueueInfo.AckLevel
+
+	// CreateTasks with a modified AckLevel in the metadata blob.
+	modifiedQueue := *taskQueue
+	modifiedQueue.AckLevel = originalAckLevel + 999
+
+	taskID := rand.Int63()
+	task := s.randomTask(taskID)
+	resp, err := s.taskManager.CreateTasks(s.ctx, &p.CreateTasksRequest{
+		TaskQueueInfo: &p.PersistedTaskQueueInfo{
+			RangeID: rangeID,
+			Data:    &modifiedQueue,
+		},
+		Tasks: []*persistencespb.AllocatedTaskInfo{task},
+	})
+	s.NoError(err)
+	s.False(resp.UpdatedMetadata)
+
+	// Verify the metadata blob in the DB still has the original AckLevel.
+	getResp2, err := s.taskManager.GetTaskQueue(s.ctx, &p.GetTaskQueueRequest{
+		NamespaceID: s.namespaceID,
+		TaskQueue:   s.taskQueueName,
+		TaskType:    s.taskQueueType,
+	})
+	s.NoError(err)
+	s.Equal(originalAckLevel, getResp2.TaskQueueInfo.AckLevel)
+}
+
 func (s *TaskQueueTaskSuite) createTaskQueue(
 	rangeID int64,
 ) *persistencespb.TaskQueueInfo {