1Password chrome extension keeps getting locked because an update is available

It's not even the end of October and so far this month we've had 118.0.5993.96, 118.0.5993.88, 118.0.5993.70, 117.0.5938.149 and yesterday 118.0.5993.117. I can see why you would want to ensure that Chrome is up to date to allow 1Password to unlock, but please consider introducing some kind of grace period such as that within Chrome itself where the status in the top right hand corner goes green to gently let you know that there's an update available, followed by orange if you ignore it for a day or two until finally becoming red and angry.
As others have already said in this thread, restarting the whole browser just to get 1Password to integrate properly is not a viable option in this day and age. For a lot of us, the browser is where we spend 99% of our working computer time and as silly as it sounds, restarting the browser usually results in a break in productivity and flow.