SOFTWARE APPLICATION UPDATE MANAGEMENT ENGINE

Method, apparatus and computer program product for software application update management. For example, the apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, receive a qualified lifecycle command associated with a software application; in response to receiving the qualified lifecycle command, obtain an update queue flag value for the software application; determine if the update queue flag value indicates an update-queued status or an update check status; and in response to determining that the update queue flag value indicates the update check status, determine if the software application has access to a latest version of a data resource associated with the software application and adjust the first update queue flag value based on if the software application has access to the latest version.