diff --git a/src/vercel/_internal/workflow/worlds/local.py b/src/vercel/_internal/workflow/worlds/local.py
index 91375be..2d26903 100644
--- a/src/vercel/_internal/workflow/worlds/local.py
+++ b/src/vercel/_internal/workflow/worlds/local.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+import contextlib
 import hashlib
 import json
 import math
 import os
 import pathlib
+import tempfile
 import traceback
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Any, TypeVar
@@ -46,21 +48,50 @@ def read_json(path: pathlib.Path, schema: type[T] | pydantic.TypeAdapter[T]) ->
         return None
 
 
+def atomic_write(path: str | os.PathLike[str], data: bytes, *, overwrite: bool = True) -> None:
+    """Atomically write ``data`` to ``path``.
+
+    Writes to a temp file in the same directory, then puts it in place
+    with a single atomic syscall. If ``overwrite`` is True, an existing
+    file is replaced; otherwise the write fails with ``FileExistsError``
+    if ``path`` already exists.
+    """
+    directory = os.path.dirname(path) or "."
+    fd, tmp = tempfile.mkstemp(dir=directory)
+    try:
+        with os.fdopen(fd, "wb") as f:
+            f.write(data)
+        if overwrite:
+            os.replace(tmp, path)
+        else:
+            os.link(tmp, path)
+            os.unlink(tmp)
+    except BaseException:
+        with contextlib.suppress(OSError):
+            os.unlink(tmp)
+        raise
+
+
 def write_json(path: pathlib.Path, data: w.BaseModel | dict, *, overwrite: bool = False) -> None:
     path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    # Do an early check to avoid serializing stuff when we don't need to.
+    # The exists check is not needed for correctness, though -- the real
+    # check is in atomic_write, and so there is not a TOCTOU race.
     if path.exists() and not overwrite:
         raise w.EntityConflictError(f"File already exists: {path}")
+
     if isinstance(data, w.BaseModel):
         data = data.model_dump()
-    with path.open("wb") as f:
-        cbor2.dump(data, f)
+    try:
+        atomic_write(path, cbor2.dumps(data), overwrite=overwrite)
+    except FileExistsError:
+        raise w.EntityConflictError(f"File already exists: {path}") from None
 
 
 def write_exclusive(path: pathlib.Path, data: str) -> bool:
     path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     try:
-        with path.open("x") as f:
-            f.write(data)
+        atomic_write(path, data.encode(), overwrite=False)
     except FileExistsError:
         return False
     else: