diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/models/dag_version.py b/airflow-core/src/airflow/models/dag_version.py
index 3f57333333b22..1245f3c9b99b9 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/models/dag_version.py
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/models/dag_version.py
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ def write_dag(
         )
         log.debug("Writing DagVersion %s to the DB", dag_version)
         session.add(dag_version)
-        session.commit()
         log.debug("DagVersion %s written to the DB", dag_version)
         return dag_version
 
diff --git a/airflow-core/tests/unit/jobs/test_scheduler_job.py b/airflow-core/tests/unit/jobs/test_scheduler_job.py
index 5f6e5fdfc6108..4234fb27641f8 100644
--- a/airflow-core/tests/unit/jobs/test_scheduler_job.py
+++ b/airflow-core/tests/unit/jobs/test_scheduler_job.py
@@ -3793,7 +3793,7 @@ def test_verify_integrity_if_dag_changed(self, dag_maker):
         SerializedDagModel.write_dag(
             LazyDeserializedDAG.from_dag(dag), bundle_name="testing", session=session
         )
-
+        session.commit()
         dag_version_2 = DagVersion.get_latest_version(dr.dag_id, session=session)
         assert dag_version_2 != dag_version_1
 
diff --git a/airflow-core/tests/unit/models/test_serialized_dag.py b/airflow-core/tests/unit/models/test_serialized_dag.py
index ca1c20b5d8d93..92446cee2189c 100644
--- a/airflow-core/tests/unit/models/test_serialized_dag.py
+++ b/airflow-core/tests/unit/models/test_serialized_dag.py
@@ -628,3 +628,57 @@ def test_dynamic_dag_update_success(self, dag_maker, session):
         updated_sdag = SDM.get("test_dynamic_success", session=session)
         assert updated_sdag.dag_hash != initial_hash  # Hash should change
         assert len(updated_sdag.dag.task_dict) == 2  # Should have 2 tasks now
+
+    def test_write_dag_atomicity_on_dagcode_failure(self, dag_maker, session):
+        """
+        Test that SerializedDagModel.write_dag maintains atomicity.
+
+        If DagCode.write_code fails, the entire transaction should rollback,
+        including the DagVersion. This test verifies that DagVersion is not
+        committed separately, which would leave orphaned records.
+
+        This test would fail if DagVersion.write_dag() was used (which commits
+        immediately), because the DagVersion would be persisted even though
+        the rest of the transaction failed.
+        """
+        from airflow.models.dagcode import DagCode
+
+        with dag_maker("test_atomicity_dag"):
+            EmptyOperator(task_id="task1")
+
+        dag = dag_maker.dag
+        initial_version_count = session.query(DagVersion).filter(DagVersion.dag_id == dag.dag_id).count()
+        assert initial_version_count == 1, "Should have one DagVersion after initial write"
+        dag_maker.create_dagrun()  # ensure the second dag version is created
+
+        EmptyOperator(task_id="task2", dag=dag)
+        modified_lazy_dag = LazyDeserializedDAG.from_dag(dag)
+
+        # Mock DagCode.write_code to raise an exception
+        with mock.patch.object(
+            DagCode, "write_code", side_effect=RuntimeError("Simulated DagCode.write_code failure")
+        ):
+            with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Simulated DagCode.write_code failure"):
+                SDM.write_dag(
+                    dag=modified_lazy_dag,
+                    bundle_name="testing",
+                    bundle_version=None,
+                    session=session,
+                )
+            session.rollback()
+
+            # Verify that no new DagVersion was committed
+            # Use a fresh session to ensure we're reading from committed data
+            with create_session() as fresh_session:
+                final_version_count = (
+                    fresh_session.query(DagVersion).filter(DagVersion.dag_id == dag.dag_id).count()
+                )
+                assert final_version_count == initial_version_count, (
+                    "DagVersion should not be committed when DagCode.write_code fails"
+                )
+
+                sdag = SDM.get(dag.dag_id, session=fresh_session)
+                assert sdag is not None, "Original SerializedDagModel should still exist"
+                assert len(sdag.dag.task_dict) == 1, (
+                    "SerializedDagModel should not be updated when write fails"
+                )