diff --git a/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/entity/AspectDao.java b/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/entity/AspectDao.java
index 646b995f87d009..401d40ec177cee 100644
--- a/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/entity/AspectDao.java
+++ b/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/entity/AspectDao.java
@@ -51,16 +51,30 @@ Map<EntityAspectIdentifier, EntityAspect> batchGet(
   List<EntityAspect> getAspectsInRange(
       @Nonnull Urn urn, Set<String> aspectNames, long startTimeMillis, long endTimeMillis);
 
+  /**
+   * @param urn urn to fetch
+   * @param aspectName aspect to fetch
+   * @param forUpdate set to true if the result is used for versioning <a
+   *     href="https://ebean.io/docs/query/option#forUpdate">link</a>
+   * @return
+   */
   @Nullable
   default EntityAspect getLatestAspect(
-      @Nonnull final String urn, @Nonnull final String aspectName) {
-    return getLatestAspects(Map.of(urn, Set.of(aspectName)))
+      @Nonnull final String urn, @Nonnull final String aspectName, boolean forUpdate) {
+    return getLatestAspects(Map.of(urn, Set.of(aspectName)), forUpdate)
         .getOrDefault(urn, Map.of())
         .getOrDefault(aspectName, null);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @param urnAspects urn/aspects to fetch
+   * @param forUpdate set to true if the result is used for versioning <a
+   *     href="https://ebean.io/docs/query/option#forUpdate">link</a>
+   * @return the data
+   */
   @Nonnull
-  Map<String, Map<String, EntityAspect>> getLatestAspects(Map<String, Set<String>> urnAspects);
+  Map<String, Map<String, EntityAspect>> getLatestAspects(
+      Map<String, Set<String>> urnAspects, boolean forUpdate);
 
   void saveAspect(
       @Nullable Transaction tx,
diff --git a/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/entity/EntityServiceImpl.java b/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/entity/EntityServiceImpl.java
index 2e12b52194ffbb..fd6ad57c0adf52 100644
--- a/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/entity/EntityServiceImpl.java
+++ b/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/entity/EntityServiceImpl.java
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ private List<UpdateAspectResult> ingestAspectsToLocalDB(
               final Map<String, Map<String, SystemAspect>> latestAspects =
                   EntityUtils.toSystemAspects(
                       opContext.getRetrieverContext().get(),
-                      aspectDao.getLatestAspects(urnAspects));
+                      aspectDao.getLatestAspects(urnAspects, true));
               // read #2 (potentially)
               final Map<String, Map<String, Long>> nextVersions =
                   EntityUtils.calculateNextVersions(aspectDao, latestAspects, urnAspects);
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ private List<UpdateAspectResult> ingestAspectsToLocalDB(
                 Map<String, Map<String, SystemAspect>> newLatestAspects =
                     EntityUtils.toSystemAspects(
                         opContext.getRetrieverContext().get(),
-                        aspectDao.getLatestAspects(updatedItems.getFirst()));
+                        aspectDao.getLatestAspects(updatedItems.getFirst(), true));
                 // merge
                 updatedLatestAspects = AspectsBatch.merge(latestAspects, newLatestAspects);
 
@@ -2064,7 +2064,7 @@ public RollbackRunResult deleteUrn(@Nonnull OperationContext opContext, Urn urn)
 
     EntityAspect latestKey = null;
     try {
-      latestKey = aspectDao.getLatestAspect(urn.toString(), keyAspectName);
+      latestKey = aspectDao.getLatestAspect(urn.toString(), keyAspectName, false);
     } catch (EntityNotFoundException e) {
       log.warn("Entity to delete does not exist. {}", urn.toString());
     }
@@ -2217,7 +2217,7 @@ private RollbackResult deleteAspectWithoutMCL(
                   (EntityAspect.EntitySystemAspect)
                       EntityUtils.toSystemAspect(
                               opContext.getRetrieverContext().get(),
-                              aspectDao.getLatestAspect(urn, aspectName))
+                              aspectDao.getLatestAspect(urn, aspectName, false))
                           .orElse(null);
 
               // 1.1 If no latest exists, skip this aspect
diff --git a/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/entity/cassandra/CassandraAspectDao.java b/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/entity/cassandra/CassandraAspectDao.java
index 15c37b6c0085f7..51f898d3122af3 100644
--- a/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/entity/cassandra/CassandraAspectDao.java
+++ b/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/entity/cassandra/CassandraAspectDao.java
@@ -81,14 +81,15 @@ private boolean validateConnection() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public EntityAspect getLatestAspect(@Nonnull String urn, @Nonnull String aspectName) {
+  public EntityAspect getLatestAspect(
+      @Nonnull String urn, @Nonnull String aspectName, boolean forUpdate) {
     validateConnection();
     return getAspect(urn, aspectName, ASPECT_LATEST_VERSION);
   }
 
   @Override
   public Map<String, Map<String, EntityAspect>> getLatestAspects(
-      Map<String, Set<String>> urnAspects) {
+      Map<String, Set<String>> urnAspects, boolean forUpdate) {
     return urnAspects.entrySet().stream()
         .map(
             entry ->
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ public Map<String, Map<String, EntityAspect>> getLatestAspects(
                     entry.getValue().stream()
                         .map(
                             aspectName -> {
-                              EntityAspect aspect = getLatestAspect(entry.getKey(), aspectName);
+                              EntityAspect aspect =
+                                  getLatestAspect(entry.getKey(), aspectName, forUpdate);
                               return aspect != null ? Map.entry(aspectName, aspect) : null;
                             })
                         .filter(Objects::nonNull)
diff --git a/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/entity/ebean/EbeanAspectDao.java b/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/entity/ebean/EbeanAspectDao.java
index 524e947476122b..93c06b9236d501 100644
--- a/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/entity/ebean/EbeanAspectDao.java
+++ b/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/entity/ebean/EbeanAspectDao.java
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ private void saveEbeanAspect(
 
   @Override
   public Map<String, Map<String, EntityAspect>> getLatestAspects(
-      @Nonnull Map<String, Set<String>> urnAspects) {
+      @Nonnull Map<String, Set<String>> urnAspects, boolean forUpdate) {
     validateConnection();
 
     List<EbeanAspectV2.PrimaryKey> keys =
@@ -256,7 +256,12 @@ public Map<String, Map<String, EntityAspect>> getLatestAspects(
                                     entry.getKey(), aspect, ASPECT_LATEST_VERSION)))
             .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
-    List<EbeanAspectV2> results = _server.find(EbeanAspectV2.class).where().idIn(keys).findList();
+    final List<EbeanAspectV2> results;
+    if (forUpdate) {
+      results = _server.find(EbeanAspectV2.class).where().idIn(keys).forUpdate().findList();
+    } else {
+      results = _server.find(EbeanAspectV2.class).where().idIn(keys).findList();
+    }
 
     return toUrnAspectMap(results);
   }
@@ -814,7 +819,8 @@ public Map<String, Map<String, Long>> getNextVersions(
       return result;
     }
 
-    List<EbeanAspectV2.PrimaryKey> dbResults = exp.endOr().findIds();
+    // forUpdate is required to avoid duplicate key violations
+    List<EbeanAspectV2.PrimaryKey> dbResults = exp.endOr().forUpdate().findIds();
 
     for (EbeanAspectV2.PrimaryKey key : dbResults) {
       if (result.get(key.getUrn()).get(key.getAspect()) <= key.getVersion()) {