diff --git a/ordinis-rest-api/src/main/java/cloud/nstart/terravault/ordinis/restapi/service/SerializableRetry.java b/ordinis-rest-api/src/main/java/cloud/nstart/terravault/ordinis/restapi/service/SerializableRetry.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fac1c71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ordinis-rest-api/src/main/java/cloud/nstart/terravault/ordinis/restapi/service/SerializableRetry.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package cloud.nstart.terravault.ordinis.restapi.service;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.dao.CannotAcquireLockException;
+
+/**
+ * Retry helper для SERIALIZABLE-isolation транзакций (DraftService.approve /
+ * reject и SchemaDraftService.publish).
+ *
+ * <p>Postgres при isolation=SERIALIZABLE использует SSI (Serializable
+ * Snapshot Isolation). Когда две транзакции читают/пишут пересекающиеся
+ * read-write зависимости, одна из них кэнселится с {@code SQLSTATE 40001}:
+ *
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * ERROR: could not serialize access due to read/write dependencies among transactions
+ *   Hint: The transaction might succeed if retried.
+ * }</pre>
+ *
+ * <p>Это <b>transient</b> ошибка — Postgres сам в Hint говорит retry. Без
+ * retry даже корректный код упадёт 500 при concurrent approve drafts (юзер
+ * выбрал 10 drafts → bulk approve fan-out → 1-2 транзакции aborted).
+ *
+ * <p><b>ВАЖНО:</b> этот helper должен вызываться <b>ИЗ ВНЕ</b> @Transactional
+ * boundary (например, из Controller'а). Если retry внутри @Transactional —
+ * каждый attempt будет запускаться в той же aborted транзакции и снова
+ * упадёт. Service'ы остаются @Transactional как раньше — controller
+ * заворачивает их вызов.
+ *
+ * <p>Backoff: exponential (50ms / 100ms / 200ms) + jitter [0..50ms). После
+ * 3 неуспешных попыток — пробрасываем последнюю CannotAcquireLockException
+ * → GlobalExceptionHandler → 500. Это очень редкий case (3 retries при
+ * high contention) — лучше fail чем infinite loop.
+ */
+public final class SerializableRetry {
+  private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SerializableRetry.class);
+  private static final int MAX_ATTEMPTS = 3;
+  private static final long BASE_DELAY_MS = 50;
+
+  private SerializableRetry() {}
+
+  /**
+   * Запустить операцию с retry на {@link CannotAcquireLockException} (Spring
+   * translation для Postgres 40001 serialization_failure).
+   *
+   * @param op  операция — обычно лямбда вызывающая service.approve(...)
+   * @return    результат успешной попытки
+   * @throws CannotAcquireLockException если все {@value #MAX_ATTEMPTS}
+   *         попыток упали (бросаем последнюю — GlobalExceptionHandler
+   *         маппит в 500)
+   */
+  public static <T> T execute(Supplier<T> op) {
+    CannotAcquireLockException last = null;
+    for (int attempt = 0; attempt < MAX_ATTEMPTS; attempt++) {
+      try {
+        return op.get();
+      } catch (CannotAcquireLockException e) {
+        last = e;
+        if (attempt < MAX_ATTEMPTS - 1) {
+          long backoff = (1L << attempt) * BASE_DELAY_MS;
+          long jitter = ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextLong(0, BASE_DELAY_MS);
+          long sleepMs = backoff + jitter;
+          log.warn(
+              "Postgres SERIALIZABLE conflict; retry {}/{} after {}ms",
+              attempt + 1, MAX_ATTEMPTS, sleepMs);
+          try {
+            Thread.sleep(sleepMs);
+          } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
+            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+            throw e;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    log.error(
+        "Postgres SERIALIZABLE conflict: exhausted {} attempts; surfacing 500",
+        MAX_ATTEMPTS, last);
+    throw last;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ordinis-rest-api/src/main/java/cloud/nstart/terravault/ordinis/restapi/web/DraftController.java b/ordinis-rest-api/src/main/java/cloud/nstart/terravault/ordinis/restapi/web/DraftController.java
index f3092e6..6be5039 100644
--- a/ordinis-rest-api/src/main/java/cloud/nstart/terravault/ordinis/restapi/web/DraftController.java
+++ b/ordinis-rest-api/src/main/java/cloud/nstart/terravault/ordinis/restapi/web/DraftController.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cloud.nstart.terravault.ordinis.restapi.web;
 
 import cloud.nstart.terravault.ordinis.restapi.dto.draft.DraftResponse;
 import cloud.nstart.terravault.ordinis.restapi.dto.draft.SubmitDraftRequest;
+import cloud.nstart.terravault.ordinis.restapi.service.SerializableRetry;
 import cloud.nstart.terravault.ordinis.restapi.service.draft.DraftService;
 import jakarta.validation.Valid;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
@@ -89,7 +90,12 @@ public class DraftController {
   public DraftResponse approve(
       @PathVariable UUID id,
       @RequestParam(required = false) String comment) {
-    return DraftResponse.from(draftService.approve(id, comment));
+    // SERIALIZABLE retry — при bulk approve N drafts (UI fan-out)
+    // Postgres SSI кэнселит concurrent transactions с 40001. Без retry
+    // юзер получит 500 на random subset. Retry — outside @Transactional
+    // (каждый attempt — fresh tx).
+    return DraftResponse.from(
+        SerializableRetry.execute(() -> draftService.approve(id, comment)));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -100,7 +106,8 @@ public class DraftController {
   public DraftResponse reject(
       @PathVariable UUID id,
       @RequestParam String comment) {
-    return DraftResponse.from(draftService.reject(id, comment));
+    return DraftResponse.from(
+        SerializableRetry.execute(() -> draftService.reject(id, comment)));
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/ordinis-rest-api/src/main/java/cloud/nstart/terravault/ordinis/restapi/web/SchemaDraftController.java b/ordinis-rest-api/src/main/java/cloud/nstart/terravault/ordinis/restapi/web/SchemaDraftController.java
index 4b6793b..cbf7358 100644
--- a/ordinis-rest-api/src/main/java/cloud/nstart/terravault/ordinis/restapi/web/SchemaDraftController.java
+++ b/ordinis-rest-api/src/main/java/cloud/nstart/terravault/ordinis/restapi/web/SchemaDraftController.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import cloud.nstart.terravault.ordinis.restapi.dto.schemaworkflow.SchemaDraftRes
 import cloud.nstart.terravault.ordinis.restapi.dto.schemaworkflow.SubmitForReviewRequest;
 import cloud.nstart.terravault.ordinis.restapi.dto.schemaworkflow.UpdateSchemaDraftRequest;
 import cloud.nstart.terravault.ordinis.restapi.service.DictionaryDefinitionService;
+import cloud.nstart.terravault.ordinis.restapi.service.SerializableRetry;
 import cloud.nstart.terravault.ordinis.restapi.service.schemaworkflow.SchemaDraftService;
 import jakarta.validation.Valid;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ public class SchemaDraftController {
       @PathVariable String name,
       @PathVariable UUID draftId,
       @Valid @RequestBody DecisionRequest req) {
-    DictionarySchemaDraft draft = draftService.decide(draftId, req);
+    DictionarySchemaDraft draft = SerializableRetry.execute(
+        () -> draftService.decide(draftId, req));
     return SchemaDraftResponse.from(draft, name);
   }
 
@@ -125,7 +127,8 @@ public class SchemaDraftController {
       @PathVariable String name,
       @PathVariable UUID draftId,
       @Valid @RequestBody PublishDraftRequest req) {
-    DictionarySchemaDraft draft = draftService.publish(draftId, req);
+    DictionarySchemaDraft draft = SerializableRetry.execute(
+        () -> draftService.publish(draftId, req));
     return Map.of(
         "draft", SchemaDraftResponse.from(draft, name),
         "newVersion", draft.getPublishedVersion(),
diff --git a/ordinis-rest-api/src/test/java/cloud/nstart/terravault/ordinis/restapi/service/SerializableRetryTest.java b/ordinis-rest-api/src/test/java/cloud/nstart/terravault/ordinis/restapi/service/SerializableRetryTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5539f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ordinis-rest-api/src/test/java/cloud/nstart/terravault/ordinis/restapi/service/SerializableRetryTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package cloud.nstart.terravault.ordinis.restapi.service;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.dao.CannotAcquireLockException;
+
+class SerializableRetryTest {
+
+  @Test
+  void returnsResultOnFirstAttemptWhenNoConflict() {
+    AtomicInteger calls = new AtomicInteger();
+    String result = SerializableRetry.execute(() -> {
+      calls.incrementAndGet();
+      return "ok";
+    });
+    assertThat(result).isEqualTo("ok");
+    assertThat(calls.get()).isEqualTo(1);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void retriesOnSerializableConflictAndSucceeds() {
+    AtomicInteger calls = new AtomicInteger();
+    String result = SerializableRetry.execute(() -> {
+      int attempt = calls.incrementAndGet();
+      if (attempt < 3) {
+        throw new CannotAcquireLockException("40001 serialization_failure");
+      }
+      return "ok";
+    });
+    assertThat(result).isEqualTo("ok");
+    assertThat(calls.get()).isEqualTo(3);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void surfacesExceptionAfterMaxAttempts() {
+    AtomicInteger calls = new AtomicInteger();
+    assertThatThrownBy(() -> SerializableRetry.execute(() -> {
+      calls.incrementAndGet();
+      throw new CannotAcquireLockException("40001 still");
+    })).isInstanceOf(CannotAcquireLockException.class);
+    assertThat(calls.get()).isEqualTo(3);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void doesNotRetryOnOtherExceptions() {
+    AtomicInteger calls = new AtomicInteger();
+    assertThatThrownBy(() -> SerializableRetry.execute(() -> {
+      calls.incrementAndGet();
+      throw new IllegalStateException("nope");
+    })).isInstanceOf(IllegalStateException.class);
+    assertThat(calls.get()).isEqualTo(1);
+  }
+}