diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/modules/global-bar.js b/app/assets/javascripts/modules/global-bar.js
index ed6a6800d..00455233e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/modules/global-bar.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/modules/global-bar.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   Modules.GlobalBar = function() {
     this.start = function($el) {
       var GLOBAL_BAR_SEEN_COOKIE = "global_bar_seen",
+          current_cookie_version = JSON.parse(GOVUK.getCookie(GLOBAL_BAR_SEEN_COOKIE))["version"],
           count = viewCount();
 
       $el.on('click', '.dismiss', hide);
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@
 
       function hide(evt) {
         $el.hide();
-        GOVUK.setCookie(GLOBAL_BAR_SEEN_COOKIE, 999, {days: 84});
+        var cookie_value = JSON.stringify({"count": 999, "version": current_cookie_version});
+        GOVUK.setCookie(GLOBAL_BAR_SEEN_COOKIE, cookie_value, {days: 84});
         track('Manually dismissed');
         $('html').removeClass('show-global-bar');
         evt.preventDefault();
@@ -37,7 +39,8 @@
 
       function incrementViewCount(count) {
         count = count + 1;
-        GOVUK.setCookie(GLOBAL_BAR_SEEN_COOKIE, count, {days: 84});
+        var cookie_value = JSON.stringify({"count": count, "version": current_cookie_version});
+        GOVUK.setCookie(GLOBAL_BAR_SEEN_COOKIE, cookie_value, {days: 84});
 
         if (count == 2) {
           track('Automatically dismissed');
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@
 
       function viewCount() {
         var viewCountCookie = GOVUK.getCookie(GLOBAL_BAR_SEEN_COOKIE),
-            viewCount = parseInt(viewCountCookie, 10);
+            viewCount = parseInt(JSON.parse(viewCountCookie)["count"],10);
 
         if (isNaN(viewCount)) {
           viewCount = 0;
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/_global_bar.html.erb b/app/views/notifications/_global_bar.html.erb
index 3fe8a342f..744168596 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/_global_bar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/notifications/_global_bar.html.erb
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@
 <% if show_global_bar %>
   <% content_for :head do %>
     <!--[if gt IE 7]><!-->
-    <script>!function(t){"use strict";function e(){return!/^\/register-to-vote|^\/done|^\/brexit|^\/get-ready-brexit-check/.test(window.location.pathname)}function n(){var e=t.cookie.match("(?:^|[ ;])global_bar_seen=([0-9]+)");return e?parseInt(e.pop(),10)<3:!0}var o=t.documentElement;e()&&n()&&(o.className=o.className.concat(" show-global-bar"))}(document);</script>
+    <script>
+      // Bump this if you are releasing a major change to the banner
+      // This will reset the view count so all users will see the banner, even if previously seen
+      COOKIE_VERSION = 1;
+
+      !function(e,o=COOKIE_VERSION){function n(){var e=new Date(Date.now()+72576e5).toUTCString();document.cookie='global_bar_seen={"count":0,"version":'+o+"}; expires="+e+";"}var t,a,r,c=e.documentElement;!/^\/register-to-vote|^\/done|^\/brexit|^\/get-ready-brexit-check/.test(window.location.pathname)&&(a=document.cookie.match("(?:^|[ ;])(?:global_bar_seen=)(.+?)(?:(?=;|$))"),r=!1,null===a?(n(),r=!0):(t=a[1],void 0===JSON.parse(t).version||JSON.parse(a[1]).version!==o?(n(),r=!0):(a=JSON.parse(a[1]),r=parseInt(a.count,10)<3)),r)&&(c.className=c.className.concat(" show-global-bar"))}(document);
+    </script>
     <!--<![endif]-->
   <% end %>
   <!--[if gt IE 7]><!-->