diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectsbulkcreateobject.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectsbulkcreateobject.md
index 5a9ca36ba56f..5ccad134248f 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectsbulkcreateobject.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectsbulkcreateobject.md
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ export interface SavedObjectsBulkCreateObject<T = unknown>
 |  [migrationVersion](./kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectsbulkcreateobject.migrationversion.md) | <code>SavedObjectsMigrationVersion</code> | Information about the migrations that have been applied to this SavedObject. When Kibana starts up, KibanaMigrator detects outdated documents and migrates them based on this value. For each migration that has been applied, the plugin's name is used as a key and the latest migration version as the value. |
 |  [references](./kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectsbulkcreateobject.references.md) | <code>SavedObjectReference[]</code> |  |
 |  [type](./kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectsbulkcreateobject.type.md) | <code>string</code> |  |
+|  [version](./kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectsbulkcreateobject.version.md) | <code>string</code> |  |
 
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectsbulkcreateobject.version.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectsbulkcreateobject.version.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ca2a38693d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectsbulkcreateobject.version.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index.md) &gt; [kibana-plugin-core-server](./kibana-plugin-core-server.md) &gt; [SavedObjectsBulkCreateObject](./kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectsbulkcreateobject.md) &gt; [version](./kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectsbulkcreateobject.version.md)
+
+## SavedObjectsBulkCreateObject.version property
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+version?: string;
+```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectscreateoptions.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectscreateoptions.md
index 5e9433c5c919..c5201efd0608 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectscreateoptions.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectscreateoptions.md
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ export interface SavedObjectsCreateOptions extends SavedObjectsBaseOptions
 |  [overwrite](./kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectscreateoptions.overwrite.md) | <code>boolean</code> | Overwrite existing documents (defaults to false) |
 |  [references](./kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectscreateoptions.references.md) | <code>SavedObjectReference[]</code> |  |
 |  [refresh](./kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectscreateoptions.refresh.md) | <code>MutatingOperationRefreshSetting</code> | The Elasticsearch Refresh setting for this operation |
+|  [version](./kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectscreateoptions.version.md) | <code>string</code> | An opaque version number which changes on each successful write operation. Can be used in conjunction with <code>overwrite</code> for implementing optimistic concurrency control. |
 
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectscreateoptions.version.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectscreateoptions.version.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..51da57064abb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectscreateoptions.version.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index.md) &gt; [kibana-plugin-core-server](./kibana-plugin-core-server.md) &gt; [SavedObjectsCreateOptions](./kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectscreateoptions.md) &gt; [version](./kibana-plugin-core-server.savedobjectscreateoptions.version.md)
+
+## SavedObjectsCreateOptions.version property
+
+An opaque version number which changes on each successful write operation. Can be used in conjunction with `overwrite` for implementing optimistic concurrency control.
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+version?: string;
+```
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/import_saved_objects.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/import_saved_objects.ts
index 6065e03fb162..4956491a79aa 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/import_saved_objects.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/import_saved_objects.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   SavedObjectsImportOptions,
 } from './types';
 import { validateReferences } from './validate_references';
+import { SavedObject } from '../types';
 
 /**
  * Import saved objects from given stream. See the {@link SavedObjectsImportOptions | options} for more
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ export async function importSavedObjectsFromStream({
   }
 
   // Create objects in bulk
-  const bulkCreateResult = await savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate(filteredObjects, {
+  const bulkCreateResult = await savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate(omitVersion(filteredObjects), {
     overwrite,
     namespace,
   });
@@ -82,3 +83,7 @@ export async function importSavedObjectsFromStream({
     ...(errorAccumulator.length ? { errors: errorAccumulator } : {}),
   };
 }
+
+export function omitVersion(objects: SavedObject[]): SavedObject[] {
+  return objects.map(({ version, ...object }) => object);
+}
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/resolve_import_errors.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/resolve_import_errors.ts
index a5175aa08059..dce044a31a57 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/resolve_import_errors.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/resolve_import_errors.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   SavedObjectsResolveImportErrorsOptions,
 } from './types';
 import { validateReferences } from './validate_references';
+import { omitVersion } from './import_saved_objects';
 
 /**
  * Resolve and return saved object import errors.
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ export async function resolveSavedObjectsImportErrors({
   // Bulk create in two batches, overwrites and non-overwrites
   const { objectsToOverwrite, objectsToNotOverwrite } = splitOverwrites(filteredObjects, retries);
   if (objectsToOverwrite.length) {
-    const bulkCreateResult = await savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate(objectsToOverwrite, {
+    const bulkCreateResult = await savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate(omitVersion(objectsToOverwrite), {
       overwrite: true,
       namespace,
     });
@@ -102,9 +103,12 @@ export async function resolveSavedObjectsImportErrors({
     successCount += bulkCreateResult.saved_objects.filter((obj) => !obj.error).length;
   }
   if (objectsToNotOverwrite.length) {
-    const bulkCreateResult = await savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate(objectsToNotOverwrite, {
-      namespace,
-    });
+    const bulkCreateResult = await savedObjectsClient.bulkCreate(
+      omitVersion(objectsToNotOverwrite),
+      {
+        namespace,
+      }
+    );
     errorAccumulator = [
       ...errorAccumulator,
       ...extractErrors(bulkCreateResult.saved_objects, objectsToNotOverwrite),
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.test.js b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.test.js
index d563edbe66c9..b470ddf8b8cc 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.test.js
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.test.js
@@ -472,8 +472,16 @@ describe('SavedObjectsRepository', () => {
       { method, _index = expect.any(String), getId = () => expect.any(String) }
     ) => {
       const body = [];
-      for (const { type, id } of objects) {
-        body.push({ [method]: { _index, _id: getId(type, id) } });
+      for (const { type, id, if_primary_term: ifPrimaryTerm, if_seq_no: ifSeqNo } of objects) {
+        body.push({
+          [method]: {
+            _index,
+            _id: getId(type, id),
+            ...(ifPrimaryTerm && ifSeqNo
+              ? { if_primary_term: expect.any(Number), if_seq_no: expect.any(Number) }
+              : {}),
+          },
+        });
         body.push(expect.any(Object));
       }
       expectClusterCallArgs({ body });
@@ -529,6 +537,27 @@ describe('SavedObjectsRepository', () => {
         expectClusterCallArgsAction([obj1, obj2], { method: 'index' });
       });
 
+      it(`should use the ES index method with version if ID and version are defined and overwrite=true`, async () => {
+        await bulkCreateSuccess(
+          [
+            {
+              ...obj1,
+              version: mockVersion,
+            },
+            obj2,
+          ],
+          { overwrite: true }
+        );
+
+        const obj1WithSeq = {
+          ...obj1,
+          if_seq_no: mockVersionProps._seq_no,
+          if_primary_term: mockVersionProps._primary_term,
+        };
+
+        expectClusterCallArgsAction([obj1WithSeq, obj2], { method: 'index' });
+      });
+
       it(`should use the ES create method if ID is defined and overwrite=false`, async () => {
         await bulkCreateSuccess([obj1, obj2]);
         expectClusterCallArgsAction([obj1, obj2], { method: 'create' });
@@ -1458,6 +1487,15 @@ describe('SavedObjectsRepository', () => {
         expectClusterCalls('index');
       });
 
+      it(`should use the ES index with version if ID and version are defined and overwrite=true`, async () => {
+        await createSuccess(type, attributes, { id, overwrite: true, version: mockVersion });
+        expectClusterCalls('index');
+        expectClusterCallArgs({
+          if_seq_no: mockVersionProps._seq_no,
+          if_primary_term: mockVersionProps._primary_term,
+        });
+      });
+
       it(`should use the ES create action if ID is defined and overwrite=false`, async () => {
         await createSuccess(type, attributes, { id });
         expectClusterCalls('create');
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
index 7a5ac9204627..173c0c34b945 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsRepository {
       overwrite = false,
       references = [],
       refresh = DEFAULT_REFRESH_SETTING,
+      version,
     } = options;
 
     if (!this._allowedTypes.includes(type)) {
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsRepository {
       index: this.getIndexForType(type),
       refresh,
       body: raw._source,
+      ...(overwrite && version ? decodeRequestVersion(version) : {}),
     });
 
     return this._rawToSavedObject<T>({
@@ -339,7 +341,12 @@ export class SavedObjectsRepository {
 
       let savedObjectNamespace;
       let savedObjectNamespaces;
-      const { esRequestIndex, object, method } = expectedBulkGetResult.value;
+      let versionProperties;
+      const {
+        esRequestIndex,
+        object: { version, ...object },
+        method,
+      } = expectedBulkGetResult.value;
       if (esRequestIndex !== undefined) {
         const indexFound = bulkGetResponse.status !== 404;
         const actualResult = indexFound ? bulkGetResponse.docs[esRequestIndex] : undefined;
@@ -356,12 +363,14 @@ export class SavedObjectsRepository {
           };
         }
         savedObjectNamespaces = getSavedObjectNamespaces(namespace, docFound && actualResult);
+        versionProperties = getExpectedVersionProperties(version, actualResult);
       } else {
         if (this._registry.isSingleNamespace(object.type)) {
           savedObjectNamespace = namespace;
         } else if (this._registry.isMultiNamespace(object.type)) {
           savedObjectNamespaces = getSavedObjectNamespaces(namespace);
         }
+        versionProperties = getExpectedVersionProperties(version);
       }
 
       const expectedResult = {
@@ -386,6 +395,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsRepository {
           [method]: {
             _id: expectedResult.rawMigratedDoc._id,
             _index: this.getIndexForType(object.type),
+            ...(overwrite && versionProperties),
           },
         },
         expectedResult.rawMigratedDoc._source
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/saved_objects_client.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/saved_objects_client.ts
index e15a92c92772..6a9f4f5143e8 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/saved_objects_client.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/saved_objects_client.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ export interface SavedObjectsCreateOptions extends SavedObjectsBaseOptions {
   id?: string;
   /** Overwrite existing documents (defaults to false) */
   overwrite?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * An opaque version number which changes on each successful write operation.
+   * Can be used in conjunction with `overwrite` for implementing optimistic concurrency control.
+   **/
+  version?: string;
   /** {@inheritDoc SavedObjectsMigrationVersion} */
   migrationVersion?: SavedObjectsMigrationVersion;
   references?: SavedObjectReference[];
@@ -52,6 +57,7 @@ export interface SavedObjectsBulkCreateObject<T = unknown> {
   id?: string;
   type: string;
   attributes: T;
+  version?: string;
   references?: SavedObjectReference[];
   /** {@inheritDoc SavedObjectsMigrationVersion} */
   migrationVersion?: SavedObjectsMigrationVersion;
diff --git a/src/core/server/server.api.md b/src/core/server/server.api.md
index c3cd219f2b8e..f198ac53be16 100644
--- a/src/core/server/server.api.md
+++ b/src/core/server/server.api.md
@@ -1945,6 +1945,8 @@ export interface SavedObjectsBulkCreateObject<T = unknown> {
     references?: SavedObjectReference[];
     // (undocumented)
     type: string;
+    // (undocumented)
+    version?: string;
 }
 
 // @public (undocumented)
@@ -2079,6 +2081,7 @@ export interface SavedObjectsCreateOptions extends SavedObjectsBaseOptions {
     // (undocumented)
     references?: SavedObjectReference[];
     refresh?: MutatingOperationRefreshSetting;
+    version?: string;
 }
 
 // @public (undocumented)
diff --git a/src/plugins/home/server/services/sample_data/routes/install.ts b/src/plugins/home/server/services/sample_data/routes/install.ts
index 2d1a53fbb09d..b94456682afc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/home/server/services/sample_data/routes/install.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/home/server/services/sample_data/routes/install.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export function createInstallRoute(
       let createResults;
       try {
         createResults = await context.core.savedObjects.client.bulkCreate(
-          sampleDataset.savedObjects,
+          sampleDataset.savedObjects.map(({ version, ...savedObject }) => savedObject),
           { overwrite: true }
         );
       } catch (err) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/kibana/assets/install.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/kibana/assets/install.ts
index a3fe444b19b1..26e30948abfa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/kibana/assets/install.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_manager/server/services/epm/kibana/assets/install.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ import {
 import { deleteKibanaSavedObjectsAssets } from '../../packages/remove';
 import { getInstallationObject, savedObjectTypes } from '../../packages';
 
-type SavedObjectToBe = Required<SavedObjectsBulkCreateObject> & { type: AssetType };
+type SavedObjectToBe = Required<Omit<SavedObjectsBulkCreateObject, 'version'>> & {
+  type: AssetType;
+};
 export type ArchiveAsset = Pick<
   SavedObject,
   'id' | 'attributes' | 'migrationVersion' | 'references'