diff --git a/crates/catalog/glue/src/catalog.rs b/crates/catalog/glue/src/catalog.rs
index 4514f2d7ab..dce287ed6e 100644
--- a/crates/catalog/glue/src/catalog.rs
+++ b/crates/catalog/glue/src/catalog.rs
@@ -196,6 +196,62 @@ impl GlueCatalog {
     pub fn file_io(&self) -> FileIO {
         self.file_io.clone()
     }
+
+    /// Loads a table from the Glue Catalog along with its version_id for optimistic locking.
+    ///
+    /// # Returns
+    /// A `Result` wrapping a tuple of (`Table`, `Option<String>`) where the String is the version_id
+    /// from Glue that should be used for optimistic concurrency control when updating the table.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// This function may return an error in several scenarios, including:
+    /// - Failure to validate the namespace.
+    /// - Failure to retrieve the table from the Glue Catalog.
+    /// - Absence of metadata location information in the table's properties.
+    /// - Issues reading or deserializing the table's metadata file.
+    async fn load_table_with_version_id(
+        &self,
+        table: &TableIdent,
+    ) -> Result<(Table, Option<String>)> {
+        let db_name = validate_namespace(table.namespace())?;
+        let table_name = table.name();
+
+        let builder = self
+            .client
+            .0
+            .get_table()
+            .database_name(&db_name)
+            .name(table_name);
+        let builder = with_catalog_id!(builder, self.config);
+
+        let glue_table_output = builder.send().await.map_err(from_aws_sdk_error)?;
+
+        let glue_table = glue_table_output.table().ok_or_else(|| {
+            Error::new(
+                ErrorKind::TableNotFound,
+                format!(
+                    "Table object for database: {db_name} and table: {table_name} does not exist"
+                ),
+            )
+        })?;
+
+        let version_id = glue_table.version_id.clone();
+        let metadata_location = get_metadata_location(&glue_table.parameters)?;
+
+        let metadata = TableMetadata::read_from(&self.file_io, &metadata_location).await?;
+
+        let table = Table::builder()
+            .file_io(self.file_io())
+            .metadata_location(metadata_location)
+            .metadata(metadata)
+            .identifier(TableIdent::new(
+                NamespaceIdent::new(db_name),
+                table_name.to_owned(),
+            ))
+            .build()?;
+
+        Ok((table, version_id))
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -514,42 +570,8 @@ impl Catalog for GlueCatalog {
     /// - Absence of metadata location information in the table's properties.
     /// - Issues reading or deserializing the table's metadata file.
     async fn load_table(&self, table: &TableIdent) -> Result<Table> {
-        let db_name = validate_namespace(table.namespace())?;
-        let table_name = table.name();
-
-        let builder = self
-            .client
-            .0
-            .get_table()
-            .database_name(&db_name)
-            .name(table_name);
-        let builder = with_catalog_id!(builder, self.config);
-
-        let glue_table_output = builder.send().await.map_err(from_aws_sdk_error)?;
-
-        match glue_table_output.table() {
-            None => Err(Error::new(
-                ErrorKind::TableNotFound,
-                format!(
-                    "Table object for database: {db_name} and table: {table_name} does not exist"
-                ),
-            )),
-            Some(table) => {
-                let metadata_location = get_metadata_location(&table.parameters)?;
-
-                let metadata = TableMetadata::read_from(&self.file_io, &metadata_location).await?;
-
-                Table::builder()
-                    .file_io(self.file_io())
-                    .metadata_location(metadata_location)
-                    .metadata(metadata)
-                    .identifier(TableIdent::new(
-                        NamespaceIdent::new(db_name),
-                        table_name.to_owned(),
-                    ))
-                    .build()
-            }
-        }
+        let (table, _) = self.load_table_with_version_id(table).await?;
+        Ok(table)
     }
 
     /// Asynchronously drops a table from the database.
@@ -761,7 +783,9 @@ impl Catalog for GlueCatalog {
     async fn update_table(&self, commit: TableCommit) -> Result<Table> {
         let table_ident = commit.identifier().clone();
         let table_namespace = validate_namespace(table_ident.namespace())?;
-        let current_table = self.load_table(&table_ident).await?;
+
+        let (current_table, current_version_id) =
+            self.load_table_with_version_id(&table_ident).await?;
         let current_metadata_location = current_table.metadata_location_result()?.to_string();
 
         let staged_table = commit.apply(current_table)?;
@@ -773,8 +797,8 @@ impl Catalog for GlueCatalog {
             .write_to(staged_table.file_io(), staged_metadata_location)
             .await?;
 
-        // Persist staged table to Glue
-        let builder = self
+        // Persist staged table to Glue with optimistic locking
+        let mut builder = self
             .client
             .0
             .update_table()
@@ -787,6 +811,12 @@ impl Catalog for GlueCatalog {
                 staged_table.metadata().properties(),
                 Some(current_metadata_location),
             )?);
+
+        // Add VersionId for optimistic locking
+        if let Some(version_id) = current_version_id {
+            builder = builder.version_id(version_id);
+        }
+
         let builder = with_catalog_id!(builder, self.config);
         let _ = builder.send().await.map_err(|e| {
             let error = e.into_service_error();