diff --git a/examples/image.yaml b/examples/image.yaml
index 030d1a4..4398346 100644
--- a/examples/image.yaml
+++ b/examples/image.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: storage.sbombastic.rancher.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Image
 metadata:
-  creationTimestamp: "2024-11-15T16:02:47Z"
   name: 82df15a51db0bb0182ee86c6d084c43d1c2731e36c68900ee59c88747dd4af10
   namespace: default
-  resourceVersion: "1"
-  uid: be4efbf7-feb9-4952-8a7f-04ec03c89c9b
 spec:
   imageMetadata:
     digest: sha256:6169c4bcc1982095067d85edf58fdcc3bd8505aef728610c5b728f3cf1cec46b
diff --git a/examples/sbom.yaml b/examples/sbom.yaml
index 1c77ce8..e0bac6b 100644
--- a/examples/sbom.yaml
+++ b/examples/sbom.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: storage.sbombastic.rancher.io/v1alpha1
 kind: SBOM
 metadata:
-  creationTimestamp: "2024-11-15T16:02:50Z"
   name: 82df15a51db0bb0182ee86c6d084c43d1c2731e36c68900ee59c88747dd4af10
   namespace: default
-  resourceVersion: "1"
-  uid: 81f04e99-82ed-4d7b-95ef-434dc0757e25
 spec:
   imageMetadata:
     digest: sha256:6169c4bcc1982095067d85edf58fdcc3bd8505aef728610c5b728f3cf1cec46b
diff --git a/examples/vulnerabilityreport.yaml b/examples/vulnerabilityreport.yaml
index 7cbe102..d6bdbfc 100644
--- a/examples/vulnerabilityreport.yaml
+++ b/examples/vulnerabilityreport.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: storage.sbombastic.rancher.io/v1alpha1
 kind: VulnerabilityReport
 metadata:
-  creationTimestamp: "2024-11-15T16:02:54Z"
   name: 82df15a51db0bb0182ee86c6d084c43d1c2731e36c68900ee59c88747dd4af10
   namespace: default
-  resourceVersion: "1"
-  uid: 946d1a07-7775-4824-a656-a74e5255225f
 spec:
   imageMetadata:
     digest: sha256:6169c4bcc1982095067d85edf58fdcc3bd8505aef728610c5b728f3cf1cec46b
diff --git a/internal/storage/store.go b/internal/storage/store.go
index f9ae764..fc9eb6b 100644
--- a/internal/storage/store.go
+++ b/internal/storage/store.go
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/conversion"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage"
 
 	sq "github.com/Masterminds/squirrel"
@@ -338,18 +340,18 @@ func (s *store) GuaranteedUpdate(
 		return storage.NewInternalErrorf("invalid key: %s", key)
 	}
 
-	for {
-		tx, err := s.db.BeginTxx(ctx, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	tx, err := s.db.BeginTxx(ctx, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
-		defer func() {
-			if err := tx.Rollback(); !errors.Is(err, sql.ErrTxDone) {
-				log.Printf("failed to rollback transaction: %v", err)
-			}
-		}()
+	defer func() {
+		if err := tx.Rollback(); !errors.Is(err, sql.ErrTxDone) {
+			log.Printf("failed to rollback transaction: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
 
+	for {
 		query, args, err := sq.Select("*").
 			From(s.table).
 			Where(sq.Eq{"name": name, "namespace": namespace}).
@@ -388,7 +390,12 @@ func (s *store) GuaranteedUpdate(
 
 		updatedObj, _, err := tryUpdate(obj, storage.ResponseMeta{})
 		if err != nil {
-			continue
+			if apierrors.IsConflict(err) && strings.Contains(err.Error(), registry.OptimisticLockErrorMsg) {
+				// retry update on optimistic lock conflict
+				continue
+			}
+
+			return err
 		}
 
 		version, err := s.Versioner().ObjectResourceVersion(obj)