diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/sceneinventory/view.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/sceneinventory/view.py
index 22bc170230..eb12fe5e06 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/sceneinventory/view.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/sceneinventory/view.py
@@ -1114,6 +1114,8 @@ class SceneInventoryView(QtWidgets.QTreeView):
         try:
             for item_id, item_version in zip(item_ids, versions):
                 container = containers_by_id[item_id]
+                if container.get("version_locked"):
+                    continue
                 try:
                     update_container(container, item_version)
                 except Exception as exc: