diff --git a/internal/querynodev2/segments/collection.go b/internal/querynodev2/segments/collection.go
index 38ea2b2438410..561507baa91e9 100644
--- a/internal/querynodev2/segments/collection.go
+++ b/internal/querynodev2/segments/collection.go
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ func (m *collectionManager) Unref(collectionID int64, count uint32) bool {
 
 	if collection, ok := m.collections[collectionID]; ok {
 		if collection.Unref(count) == 0 {
-			log.Info("release collection due to ref count to 0", zap.Int64("collectionID", collectionID))
+			log.Info("release collection due to ref count to 0",
+				zap.Int64("nodeID", paramtable.GetNodeID()), zap.Int64("collectionID", collectionID))
 			delete(m.collections, collectionID)
 			DeleteCollection(collection)
 
@@ -217,7 +218,8 @@ func (c *Collection) GetLoadType() querypb.LoadType {
 
 func (c *Collection) Ref(count uint32) uint32 {
 	refCount := c.refCount.Add(count)
-	log.Debug("collection ref increment",
+	log.Info("collection ref increment",
+		zap.Int64("nodeID", paramtable.GetNodeID()),
 		zap.Int64("collectionID", c.ID()),
 		zap.Uint32("refCount", refCount),
 	)
@@ -226,7 +228,8 @@ func (c *Collection) Ref(count uint32) uint32 {
 
 func (c *Collection) Unref(count uint32) uint32 {
 	refCount := c.refCount.Sub(count)
-	log.Debug("collection ref decrement",
+	log.Info("collection ref decrement",
+		zap.Int64("nodeID", paramtable.GetNodeID()),
 		zap.Int64("collectionID", c.ID()),
 		zap.Uint32("refCount", refCount),
 	)
diff --git a/internal/querynodev2/services.go b/internal/querynodev2/services.go
index 317127603ea83..36dd9621fd272 100644
--- a/internal/querynodev2/services.go
+++ b/internal/querynodev2/services.go
@@ -369,10 +369,10 @@ func (node *QueryNode) UnsubDmChannel(ctx context.Context, req *querypb.UnsubDmC
 
 		node.pipelineManager.Remove(req.GetChannelName())
 		node.manager.Segment.RemoveBy(ctx, segments.WithChannel(req.GetChannelName()), segments.WithType(segments.SegmentTypeGrowing))
-		node.manager.Segment.RemoveBy(ctx, segments.WithChannel(req.GetChannelName()), segments.WithLevel(datapb.SegmentLevel_L0))
+		_, sealed := node.manager.Segment.RemoveBy(ctx, segments.WithChannel(req.GetChannelName()), segments.WithLevel(datapb.SegmentLevel_L0))
 		node.tSafeManager.Remove(ctx, req.GetChannelName())
 
-		node.manager.Collection.Unref(req.GetCollectionID(), 1)
+		node.manager.Collection.Unref(req.GetCollectionID(), uint32(1+sealed))
 	}
 	log.Info("unsubscribed channel")
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/suite.go b/tests/integration/suite.go
index 4bbecf5375765..68751b40f1b39 100644
--- a/tests/integration/suite.go
+++ b/tests/integration/suite.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/internal/util/hookutil"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/etcd"
+	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/merr"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/paramtable"
 )
 
@@ -153,9 +154,13 @@ func (s *MiniClusterSuite) TearDownTest() {
 	if err == nil {
 		for idx, collectionName := range resp.GetCollectionNames() {
 			if resp.GetInMemoryPercentages()[idx] == 100 || resp.GetQueryServiceAvailable()[idx] {
-				s.Cluster.Proxy.ReleaseCollection(context.Background(), &milvuspb.ReleaseCollectionRequest{
+				status, err := s.Cluster.Proxy.ReleaseCollection(context.Background(), &milvuspb.ReleaseCollectionRequest{
 					CollectionName: collectionName,
 				})
+				err = merr.CheckRPCCall(status, err)
+				s.NoError(err)
+				collectionID := resp.GetCollectionIds()[idx]
+				s.CheckCollectionCacheReleased(collectionID)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tests/integration/util_query.go b/tests/integration/util_query.go
index f43b8a8789fab..d9a6b1919cb2f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/util_query.go
+++ b/tests/integration/util_query.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus-proto/go-api/v2/milvuspb"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus-proto/go-api/v2/schemapb"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/common"
+	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/merr"
+	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/metricsinfo"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/testutils"
 )
 
@@ -99,6 +101,36 @@ func (s *MiniClusterSuite) WaitForLoadRefresh(ctx context.Context, dbName, colle
 	}
 }
 
+// CheckCollectionCacheReleased checks if the collection cache was released from querynodes.
+func (s *MiniClusterSuite) CheckCollectionCacheReleased(collectionID int64) {
+	for _, qn := range s.Cluster.GetAllQueryNodes() {
+		s.Eventually(func() bool {
+			state, err := qn.GetComponentStates(context.Background(), &milvuspb.GetComponentStatesRequest{})
+			s.NoError(err)
+			if state.GetState().GetStateCode() != commonpb.StateCode_Healthy {
+				// skip checking stopping/stopped node
+				return true
+			}
+			req, err := metricsinfo.ConstructRequestByMetricType(metricsinfo.SystemInfoMetrics)
+			s.NoError(err)
+			resp, err := qn.GetQueryNode().GetMetrics(context.Background(), req)
+			err = merr.CheckRPCCall(resp.GetStatus(), err)
+			s.NoError(err)
+			infos := metricsinfo.QueryNodeInfos{}
+			err = metricsinfo.UnmarshalComponentInfos(resp.Response, &infos)
+			s.NoError(err)
+			for _, id := range infos.QuotaMetrics.Effect.CollectionIDs {
+				if id == collectionID {
+					s.T().Logf("collection %d was not released in querynode %d", collectionID, qn.GetQueryNode().GetNodeID())
+					return false
+				}
+			}
+			s.T().Logf("collection %d has been released from querynode %d", collectionID, qn.GetQueryNode().GetNodeID())
+			return true
+		}, 3*time.Minute, 200*time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
 func ConstructSearchRequest(
 	dbName, collectionName string,
 	expr string,