diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/CherryPickOperation.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/CherryPickOperation.java
index 3786b1185be6..bd960791b0e1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/CherryPickOperation.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/CherryPickOperation.java
@@ -134,20 +134,19 @@ public CherryPickOperation cherrypick(long snapshotId) {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public Object updateEvent() {
+  public Object updateEvent(Snapshot committedSnapshot) {
     if (cherrypickSnapshot == null) {
       // NOOP operation, no snapshot created
       return null;
     }
 
-    TableMetadata tableMetadata = refresh();
-    long snapshotId = tableMetadata.currentSnapshot().snapshotId();
+    long snapshotId = committedSnapshot.snapshotId();
     if (cherrypickSnapshot.snapshotId() == snapshotId) {
       // No new snapshot is created for fast-forward
       return null;
     } else {
       // New snapshot created, we rely on super class to fire a CreateSnapshotEvent
-      return super.updateEvent();
+      return super.updateEvent(committedSnapshot);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/FastAppend.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/FastAppend.java
index 51c0d5926fdb..ab7a6e8370a5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/FastAppend.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/FastAppend.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.apache.iceberg.encryption.EncryptedOutputFile;
 import org.apache.iceberg.events.CreateSnapshotEvent;
 import org.apache.iceberg.exceptions.RuntimeIOException;
+import org.apache.iceberg.exceptions.ValidationException;
 import org.apache.iceberg.io.InputFile;
 import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
@@ -157,12 +158,16 @@ public List<ManifestFile> apply(TableMetadata base, Snapshot snapshot) {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public Object updateEvent() {
+  public Object updateEvent(Snapshot committedSnapshot) {
     long snapshotId = snapshotId();
-    Snapshot snapshot = ops().current().snapshot(snapshotId);
-    long sequenceNumber = snapshot.sequenceNumber();
+    ValidationException.check(
+        snapshotId == committedSnapshot.snapshotId(),
+        "Committed snapshotId %s does not match expected snapshotId %s",
+        committedSnapshot.snapshotId(),
+        snapshotId);
+    long sequenceNumber = committedSnapshot.sequenceNumber();
     return new CreateSnapshotEvent(
-        tableName, operation(), snapshotId, sequenceNumber, snapshot.summary());
+        tableName, operation(), snapshotId, sequenceNumber, committedSnapshot.summary());
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/MergingSnapshotProducer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/MergingSnapshotProducer.java
index 75dd7410115e..b174c7914cb7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/MergingSnapshotProducer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/MergingSnapshotProducer.java
@@ -55,12 +55,8 @@
 import org.apache.iceberg.util.PartitionSet;
 import org.apache.iceberg.util.SnapshotUtil;
 import org.apache.iceberg.util.Tasks;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 abstract class MergingSnapshotProducer<ThisT> extends SnapshotProducer<ThisT> {
-  private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MergingSnapshotProducer.class);
-
   // data is only added in "append" and "overwrite" operations
   private static final Set<String> VALIDATE_ADDED_FILES_OPERATIONS =
       ImmutableSet.of(DataOperations.APPEND, DataOperations.OVERWRITE);
@@ -956,23 +952,16 @@ public List<ManifestFile> apply(TableMetadata base, Snapshot snapshot) {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public Object updateEvent() {
+  public Object updateEvent(Snapshot committedSnapshot) {
     long snapshotId = snapshotId();
-    Snapshot justSaved = ops().refresh().snapshot(snapshotId);
-    long sequenceNumber = TableMetadata.INVALID_SEQUENCE_NUMBER;
-    Map<String, String> summary;
-    if (justSaved == null) {
-      // The snapshot just saved may not be present if the latest metadata couldn't be loaded due to
-      // eventual
-      // consistency problems in refresh.
-      LOG.warn("Failed to load committed snapshot: omitting sequence number from notifications");
-      summary = summary();
-    } else {
-      sequenceNumber = justSaved.sequenceNumber();
-      summary = justSaved.summary();
-    }
-
-    return new CreateSnapshotEvent(tableName, operation(), snapshotId, sequenceNumber, summary);
+    ValidationException.check(
+        snapshotId == committedSnapshot.snapshotId(),
+        "Committed snapshotId %s does not match expected snapshotId %s",
+        committedSnapshot.snapshotId(),
+        snapshotId);
+    long sequenceNumber = committedSnapshot.sequenceNumber();
+    return new CreateSnapshotEvent(
+        tableName, operation(), snapshotId, sequenceNumber, committedSnapshot.summary());
   }
 
   @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:CyclomaticComplexity")
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SnapshotProducer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SnapshotProducer.java
index 88b29cef32e9..017638f5a81e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SnapshotProducer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/SnapshotProducer.java
@@ -475,10 +475,14 @@ public void commit() {
     }
   }
 
+  Object updateEvent(Snapshot committedSnapshot) {
+    return updateEvent();
+  }
+
   private void notifyListeners(Snapshot committedSnapshot) {
     try {
       if (committedSnapshot != null) {
-        Object event = updateEvent();
+        Object event = updateEvent(committedSnapshot);
         if (event != null) {
           Listeners.notifyAll(event);