diff --git a/include/CXXGraph/CXXGraphConfig.h b/include/CXXGraph/CXXGraphConfig.h
index 44cfc71de..f6ff9ff4e 100644
--- a/include/CXXGraph/CXXGraphConfig.h
+++ b/include/CXXGraph/CXXGraphConfig.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// the configured options and settings for CXXGraph
-#define CXXGraph_VERSION_MAJOR 4
-#define CXXGraph_VERSION_MINOR 1
-#define CXXGraph_VERSION_PATCH 0
+// the configured options and settings for CXXGraph
+#define CXXGraph_VERSION_MAJOR 4
+#define CXXGraph_VERSION_MINOR 1
+#define CXXGraph_VERSION_PATCH 0
diff --git a/include/CXXGraph/Graph/Graph_decl.h b/include/CXXGraph/Graph/Graph_decl.h
index e6d7983c7..03d0f7e9b 100644
--- a/include/CXXGraph/Graph/Graph_decl.h
+++ b/include/CXXGraph/Graph/Graph_decl.h
@@ -261,6 +261,20 @@ class Graph {
    */
   virtual void removeNode(const std::string &nodeUserId);
 
+  /**
+   * \brief
+   * Invalidates and rebuilds the graph's core caches.
+   * This includes the adjacency matrix, degree matrix, and Laplacian matrix.
+   * Optionally, the transition matrix can also be rebuilt.
+   *
+   * \param includeTransitionMatrix
+   * If true, the transition matrix will be rebuilt as part of the cache update.
+   *
+   * \note Not thread-safe.
+   * \note Call after any structural modification of the graph.
+   */
+  void invalidateCache(bool includeTransitionMatrix);
+
   /**
    * \brief
    * Finds the given edge defined by v1 and v2 within the graph.
@@ -562,10 +576,9 @@ class Graph {
   virtual std::shared_ptr<std::vector<Node<T>>> eulerianPath() const;
 
   /**
-   * @brief Function runs the dijkstra algorithm with inverted metric for some source node and
-   * target node in the graph and returns the longest distance of target
-   * from the source (called critical path).
-   * Note: No Thread Safe
+   * @brief Function runs the dijkstra algorithm with inverted metric for some
+   * source node and target node in the graph and returns the longest distance
+   * of target from the source (called critical path). Note: No Thread Safe
    *
    * @param source source vertex
    * @param target target vertex
@@ -574,9 +587,8 @@ class Graph {
    * case if target is not reachable from source or there is error in the
    * computation.
    */
-  virtual const DijkstraResult criticalpath_deterministic(const Node<T>& source, 
-                                                          const Node<T>& target) const;
-
+  virtual const DijkstraResult criticalpath_deterministic(
+      const Node<T> &source, const Node<T> &target) const;
 
   /**
    * @brief Function runs the dijkstra algorithm for some source node and
diff --git a/include/CXXGraph/Graph/Graph_impl.hpp b/include/CXXGraph/Graph/Graph_impl.hpp
index 950cd8daf..bbdb9426e 100644
--- a/include/CXXGraph/Graph/Graph_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/CXXGraph/Graph/Graph_impl.hpp
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ using std::make_unique;
 template <typename T>
 Graph<T>::Graph() {
   /* Caching the adjacency matrix */
-  cacheAdjMatrix();
-  cacheDegreeMatrix();
-  cacheLaplacianMatrix();
-  cacheTransitionMatrix();
+  invalidateCache(true);
 }
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -48,10 +45,7 @@ Graph<T>::Graph(const T_EdgeSet<T> &edgeSet) {
     this->edgeSet.insert(edgeIt);
   }
   /* Caching the adjacency matrix */
-  cacheAdjMatrix();
-  cacheDegreeMatrix();
-  cacheLaplacianMatrix();
-  cacheTransitionMatrix();
+  invalidateCache(true);
 }
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -72,9 +66,7 @@ void Graph<T>::setEdgeSet(const T_EdgeSet<T> &edgeSet) {
     this->edgeSet.insert(edgeIt);
   }
   /* Caching the adjacency matrix */
-  cacheAdjMatrix();
-  cacheDegreeMatrix();
-  cacheLaplacianMatrix();
+  invalidateCache(false);
 }
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -610,6 +602,17 @@ void Graph<T>::cacheLaplacianMatrix() {
   this->cachedLaplacianMatrix = laplacianMatrix;
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+void Graph<T>::invalidateCache(bool includeTransitionMatrix) {
+  cacheAdjMatrix();
+  cacheDegreeMatrix();
+  cacheLaplacianMatrix();
+
+  if (includeTransitionMatrix) {
+    cacheTransitionMatrix();
+  }
+}
+
 template <typename T>
 shared<TransitionMatrix<T>> Graph<T>::getTransitionMatrix() const {
   const auto adjacencyMatrix = this->cachedAdjMatrix;