diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5516a0a10..62856b6dc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ require (
 	kmodules.xyz/client-go v0.30.44
 	kmodules.xyz/custom-resources v0.30.0
 	kmodules.xyz/offshoot-api v0.30.1
-	stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery v0.40.0
+	stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery v0.40.1-0.20250729081845-3cc491bb0ada
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0134e3ebc..6fcbb15f1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -554,5 +554,5 @@ sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 h1:150L+0vs/8DA78h1u02ooW1/fFq/Lwr+s
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1/go.mod h1:N8hJocpFajUSSeSJ9bOZ77VzejKZaXsTtZo4/u7Io08=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 h1:Mk1wCc2gy/F0THH0TAp1QYyJNzRm2KCLy3o5ASXVI5E=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0/go.mod h1:Ejl7/uTz7PSA4eKMyQCUTnhZYNmLIl+5c2lQPGR2BPY=
-stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery v0.40.0 h1:U6oNI0Ivx+Wo74GVnMDv9VoI1zMwdIGgd5HK2rs5oKc=
-stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery v0.40.0/go.mod h1:y1VgM/7CT990qqHAtE0JGg1N0sFWzmrq/9HzUU5V8dc=
+stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery v0.40.1-0.20250729081845-3cc491bb0ada h1:P/mwSqUJKNlW67ZCJJmGCgGZyACktHeD85d+zw47DtA=
+stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery v0.40.1-0.20250729081845-3cc491bb0ada/go.mod h1:y1VgM/7CT990qqHAtE0JGg1N0sFWzmrq/9HzUU5V8dc=
diff --git a/pkg/backup.go b/pkg/backup.go
index cc58a2d5e..84bc0a848 100644
--- a/pkg/backup.go
+++ b/pkg/backup.go
@@ -234,5 +234,9 @@ func (opt *postgresOptions) backupPostgreSQL(targetRef api_v1beta1.TargetRef) (*
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	err = resticWrapper.EnsureNoExclusiveLock(opt.kubeClient, opt.namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return resticWrapper.RunBackup(opt.backupOptions, targetRef)
 }
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 9d98f8026..9595150af 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4/value
 ## explicit; go 1.12
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml/goyaml.v2
-# stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery v0.40.0
+# stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery v0.40.1-0.20250729081845-3cc491bb0ada
 ## explicit; go 1.23.0
 stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery/apis
 stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery/apis/repositories
diff --git a/vendor/stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery/pkg/restic/commands.go b/vendor/stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery/pkg/restic/commands.go
index f36100ded..8304b8f77 100644
--- a/vendor/stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery/pkg/restic/commands.go
+++ b/vendor/stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery/pkg/restic/commands.go
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ func (w *ResticWrapper) run(commands ...Command) ([]byte, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, formatError(err, errBuff.String())
 	}
-	klog.Infoln("sh-output:", string(out))
+	klog.V(2).Infoln("sh-output:", string(out))
 	return out, nil
 }
 
@@ -595,6 +595,32 @@ func (w *ResticWrapper) listKey() ([]byte, error) {
 	return w.run(Command{Name: ResticCMD, Args: args})
 }
 
+func (w *ResticWrapper) listLocks() ([]byte, error) {
+	klog.Infoln("Listing restic locks")
+
+	args := []interface{}{"list", "locks", "--no-lock"}
+
+	args = w.appendCacheDirFlag(args)
+	args = w.appendMaxConnectionsFlag(args)
+	args = w.appendCaCertFlag(args)
+	args = w.appendInsecureTLSFlag(args)
+
+	return w.run(Command{Name: ResticCMD, Args: args})
+}
+
+func (w *ResticWrapper) lockStats(lockID string) ([]byte, error) {
+	klog.Infoln("Getting stats of restic lock")
+
+	args := []interface{}{"cat", "lock", lockID, "--no-lock"}
+
+	args = w.appendCacheDirFlag(args)
+	args = w.appendMaxConnectionsFlag(args)
+	args = w.appendCaCertFlag(args)
+	args = w.appendInsecureTLSFlag(args)
+
+	return w.run(Command{Name: ResticCMD, Args: args})
+}
+
 func (w *ResticWrapper) updateKey(params keyParams) ([]byte, error) {
 	klog.Infoln("Updating restic key")
 
diff --git a/vendor/stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery/pkg/restic/output.go b/vendor/stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery/pkg/restic/output.go
index bc4d5f5ff..e6de5fec8 100644
--- a/vendor/stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery/pkg/restic/output.go
+++ b/vendor/stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery/pkg/restic/output.go
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	api_v1beta1 "stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery/apis/stash/v1beta1"
 )
@@ -241,3 +243,34 @@ type ForgetGroup struct {
 type StatsContainer struct {
 	TotalSize uint64 `json:"total_size"`
 }
+
+type LockStats struct {
+	Time      time.Time `json:"time"`
+	Exclusive bool      `json:"exclusive"` // true if the lock is exclusive, false if it is non-exclusive
+	Hostname  string    `json:"hostname"`  // Hostname of the machine where the lock was created, our case PodName
+	Username  string    `json:"username"`
+	PID       int       `json:"pid"`
+	UID       int       `json:"uid"`
+	GID       int       `json:"gid"`
+}
+
+func extractLockStats(raw []byte) (*LockStats, error) {
+	var stats LockStats
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &stats); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot decode lock JSON: %w", err)
+	}
+	return &stats, nil
+}
+
+func extractLockIDs(r io.Reader) ([]string, error) {
+	sc := bufio.NewScanner(r)
+	var ids []string
+
+	for sc.Scan() {
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(sc.Text())
+		if len(line) >= 64 {
+			ids = append(ids, line[:64])
+		}
+	}
+	return ids, sc.Err()
+}
diff --git a/vendor/stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery/pkg/restic/unlock.go b/vendor/stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery/pkg/restic/unlock.go
index ae9b74b3e..6914b6634 100644
--- a/vendor/stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery/pkg/restic/unlock.go
+++ b/vendor/stash.appscode.dev/apimachinery/pkg/restic/unlock.go
@@ -16,7 +16,102 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package restic
 
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	kutil "kmodules.xyz/client-go"
+)
+
 func (w *ResticWrapper) UnlockRepository() error {
 	_, err := w.unlock()
 	return err
 }
+
+// getLockIDs lists every lock ID currently held in the repository.
+func (w *ResticWrapper) getLockIDs() ([]string, error) {
+	w.sh.ShowCMD = true
+	out, err := w.listLocks()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return extractLockIDs(bytes.NewReader(out))
+}
+
+// getLockStats returns the decoded JSON for a single lock.
+func (w *ResticWrapper) getLockStats(lockID string) (*LockStats, error) {
+	w.sh.ShowCMD = true
+	out, err := w.lockStats(lockID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return extractLockStats(out)
+}
+
+// getPodNameIfAnyExclusiveLock scans every lock and returns the hostname aka (Pod name) of the first exclusive lock it finds, or "" if none exist.
+func (w *ResticWrapper) getPodNameIfAnyExclusiveLock() (string, error) {
+	klog.Infoln("Checking for exclusive locks in the repository...")
+	ids, err := w.getLockIDs()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to list locks: %w", err)
+	}
+	for _, id := range ids {
+		st, err := w.getLockStats(id)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to inspect lock %s: %w", id, err)
+		}
+		if st.Exclusive { // There's no chances to get multiple exclusive locks, so we can return the first one we find.
+			return st.Hostname, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return "", nil
+}
+
+// EnsureNoExclusiveLock blocks until any exclusive lock is released.
+// If a lock is held by a Running Pod, it waits; otherwise it unlocks.
+func (w *ResticWrapper) EnsureNoExclusiveLock(k8sClient kubernetes.Interface, namespace string) error {
+	klog.Infoln("Ensuring no exclusive lock is held in the repository...")
+	podName, err := w.getPodNameIfAnyExclusiveLock()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to query exclusive lock: %w", err)
+	}
+	if podName == "" {
+		klog.Infoln("No exclusive lock found, nothing to do.")
+		return nil // nothing to do
+	}
+
+	return wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(
+		context.Background(),
+		5*time.Second,
+		kutil.ReadinessTimeout,
+		true,
+		func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+			klog.Infoln("Getting Pod:", podName, "to check if it's finished...")
+			pod, err := k8sClient.CoreV1().Pods(namespace).Get(ctx, podName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+			switch {
+			case errors.IsNotFound(err): // Pod gone → unlock
+				klog.Infoln("Pod:", podName, "not found, unlocking repository...")
+				_, err := w.unlock()
+				return true, err
+			case err != nil: // API error → stop
+				return false, err
+			case pod.Status.Phase == corev1.PodSucceeded ||
+				pod.Status.Phase == corev1.PodFailed: // Pod finished → unlock
+				klog.Infoln("Pod:", podName, "finished with phase", pod.Status.Phase, ", unlocking repository...")
+				_, err := w.unlock()
+				return true, err
+			default: // Not finished yet → keep waiting
+				klog.Infoln("Pod:", podName, "is in phase", pod.Status.Phase, ", waiting for it to finish...")
+				return false, nil
+			}
+		},
+	)
+}