diff --git a/server/build.gradle b/server/build.gradle
index 3b38578ee..df298595b 100644
--- a/server/build.gradle
+++ b/server/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def versions = [
     springdoc: '2.1.0',
     spdx: '2.2.8',
     gcloud: '2.22.3',
-    azure: '12.18.0',
+    azure: '12.23.0',
     guava: '30.0-jre',
     junit: '5.7.1',
     testcontainers: '1.15.2',
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/LocalRegistryService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/LocalRegistryService.java
index bcfefb34c..3ab8fd014 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/LocalRegistryService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/LocalRegistryService.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public ExtensionJson getExtension(String namespace, String extensionName, String
     @Cacheable(value = CACHE_EXTENSION_JSON, keyGenerator = GENERATOR_EXTENSION_JSON)
     public ExtensionJson getExtension(String namespace, String extensionName, String targetPlatform, String version) {
         var extVersion = findExtensionVersion(namespace, extensionName, targetPlatform, version);
-        var json = toExtensionVersionJson(extVersion, targetPlatform, true, false);
+        var json = toExtensionVersionJson(extVersion, targetPlatform, true);
         json.downloads = getDownloads(extVersion.getExtension(), targetPlatform, extVersion.getVersion());
         return json;
     }
@@ -611,24 +611,13 @@ public ResultJson verifyToken(String namespaceName, String tokenValue) {
         return ResultJson.success("Valid token");
     }
 
-    @Retryable(value = { DataIntegrityViolationException.class })
-    @Transactional(rollbackOn = ErrorResultException.class)
     public ExtensionJson publish(InputStream content, UserData user) throws ErrorResultException {
-        var token = new PersonalAccessToken();
-        token.setDescription("One time use publish token");
-        token.setValue(users.generateTokenValue());
-        token.setCreatedTimestamp(TimeUtil.getCurrentUTC());
-        token.setAccessedTimestamp(token.getCreatedTimestamp());
-        token.setUser(user);
-        token.setActive(true);
-        entityManager.persist(token);
-
-        var json = publish(content, token.getValue());
-        token.setActive(false);
+        var token = users.createAccessToken(user, "One time use publish token");
+        var json = publish(content, token.value);
+        users.deleteAccessToken(user, token.id);
         return json;
     }
 
-    @Transactional(rollbackOn = ErrorResultException.class)
     public ExtensionJson publish(InputStream content, String tokenValue) throws ErrorResultException {
         var token = users.useAccessToken(tokenValue);
         if (token == null || token.getUser() == null) {
@@ -639,7 +628,7 @@ public ExtensionJson publish(InputStream content, String tokenValue) throws Erro
         eclipse.checkPublisherAgreement(token.getUser());
 
         var extVersion = extensions.publishVersion(content, token);
-        var json = toExtensionVersionJson(extVersion, null, true, true);
+        var json = toExtensionVersionJson(extVersion, null, true);
         json.success = "It can take a couple minutes before the extension version is available";
 
         var sameVersions = repositories.findVersions(extVersion.getVersion(), extVersion.getExtension());
@@ -812,14 +801,10 @@ private List<VersionReferenceJson> getAllVersionReferences(
         }).collect(Collectors.toList());
     }
 
-    public ExtensionJson toExtensionVersionJson(ExtensionVersion extVersion, String targetPlatform, boolean onlyActive, boolean inTransaction) {
+    public ExtensionJson toExtensionVersionJson(ExtensionVersion extVersion, String targetPlatform, boolean onlyActive) {
         var extension = extVersion.getExtension();
-        var latest = inTransaction
-                ? versions.getLatest(extension, targetPlatform, false, onlyActive)
-                : versions.getLatestTrxn(extension, targetPlatform, false, onlyActive);
-        var latestPreRelease = inTransaction
-                ? versions.getLatest(extension, targetPlatform, true, onlyActive)
-                : versions.getLatestTrxn(extension, targetPlatform, true, onlyActive);
+        var latest = versions.getLatestTrxn(extension, targetPlatform, false, onlyActive);
+        var latestPreRelease = versions.getLatestTrxn(extension, targetPlatform, true, onlyActive);
 
         var json = extVersion.toExtensionJson();
         json.preview = latest != null && latest.isPreview();
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/admin/AdminAPI.java b/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/admin/AdminAPI.java
index f9c426066..ecd8517a3 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/admin/AdminAPI.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/admin/AdminAPI.java
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public ResponseEntity<ExtensionJson> getExtension(@PathVariable String namespace
                 json.allVersions = Collections.emptyMap();
                 json.allTargetPlatformVersions = Collections.emptyMap();
             } else {
-                json = local.toExtensionVersionJson(latest, null, false, false);
+                json = local.toExtensionVersionJson(latest, null, false);
                 json.allTargetPlatformVersions = versions.getVersionsTrxn(extension).stream()
                         .collect(Collectors.groupingBy(ExtensionVersion::getVersion, Collectors.mapping(ExtensionVersion::getTargetPlatform, Collectors.toList())));
             }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/publish/PublishExtensionVersionHandler.java b/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/publish/PublishExtensionVersionHandler.java
index 6ebcd6989..41c2a8dcc 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/publish/PublishExtensionVersionHandler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/publish/PublishExtensionVersionHandler.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class PublishExtensionVersionHandler {
     @Autowired
     ExtensionValidator validator;
 
-    @Transactional
+    @Transactional(rollbackOn = ErrorResultException.class)
     public ExtensionVersion createExtensionVersion(ExtensionProcessor processor, PersonalAccessToken token, LocalDateTime timestamp, boolean checkDependencies) {
         // Extract extension metadata from its manifest
         var extVersion = createExtensionVersion(processor, token.getUser(), token, timestamp);
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/publish/PublishExtensionVersionService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/publish/PublishExtensionVersionService.java
index 464cf8674..dc719de02 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/publish/PublishExtensionVersionService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openvsx/publish/PublishExtensionVersionService.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public void deleteFileResources(ExtensionVersion extVersion) {
         repositories.findFiles(extVersion).forEach(entityManager::remove);
     }
 
+    @Retryable
     public void storeDownload(FileResource download, TempFile extensionFile) {
         if (storageUtil.shouldStoreExternally(download)) {
             storageUtil.uploadFile(download, extensionFile);
@@ -78,8 +79,7 @@ public void mirrorResource(FileResource resource) {
     }
 
     @Transactional
-    public void persistResource(FileResource resource) {
-        resource.setExtension(entityManager.merge(resource.getExtension()));
+    public synchronized void persistResource(FileResource resource) {
         entityManager.persist(resource);
     }