Index: test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/FileSystemResolverTest.java
===================================================================
--- test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/FileSystemResolverTest.java	(revision 538051)
+++ test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/FileSystemResolverTest.java	(working copy)
@@ -494,8 +494,17 @@
             Artifact ivyArtifact = new DefaultArtifact(mrid, new Date(), "ivy", "ivy", "xml");
             Artifact artifact = new DefaultArtifact(mrid, new Date(), "myartifact", "mytype", "myext");
             File src = new File("test/repositories/ivysettings.xml");
-            resolver.publish(ivyArtifact, src, false);
-            resolver.publish(artifact, src, false);
+            boolean successfullyPublished = false;
+            resolver.beginPublishTransaction(mrid);
+            try {
+            	resolver.publish(ivyArtifact, src, false);
+            	resolver.publish(artifact, src, false);
+            	resolver.commitPublishTransaction();
+            	successfullyPublished = true;
+            } finally {
+            	if (!successfullyPublished)
+            		resolver.commitPublishTransaction();
+            }
             
             assertTrue(new File("test/repositories/1/myorg/mymodule/myrevision/ivy.xml").exists());
             assertTrue(new File("test/repositories/1/myorg/mymodule/mytypes/myartifact-myrevision.myext").exists());
Index: src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/DependencyResolver.java
===================================================================
--- src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/DependencyResolver.java	(revision 538051)
+++ src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/DependencyResolver.java	(working copy)
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 import org.apache.ivy.core.module.descriptor.Artifact;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.module.descriptor.DependencyDescriptor;
+import org.apache.ivy.core.module.id.ModuleRevisionId;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.report.DownloadReport;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.resolve.DownloadOptions;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.resolve.ResolveData;
@@ -57,6 +58,10 @@
     boolean exists(Artifact artifact);
     void publish(Artifact artifact, File src, boolean overwrite) throws IOException;
     
+    void beginPublishTransaction(ModuleRevisionId module) throws IOException;
+    void abortPublishTransaction() throws IOException;
+    void commitPublishTransaction() throws IOException;
+    
     /**
      * Reports last resolve failure as Messages
      */
Index: src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/ChainResolver.java
===================================================================
--- src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/ChainResolver.java	(revision 538051)
+++ src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/ChainResolver.java	(working copy)
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 import org.apache.ivy.core.module.descriptor.Artifact;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.module.descriptor.DependencyDescriptor;
+import org.apache.ivy.core.module.id.ModuleRevisionId;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.report.ArtifactDownloadReport;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.report.DownloadReport;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.report.DownloadStatus;
@@ -218,11 +219,16 @@
         return _chain;
     }
     public void publish(Artifact artifact, File src, boolean overwrite) throws IOException {
+
+        getFirstResolver().publish(artifact, src, overwrite);
+    }
+
+	private DependencyResolver getFirstResolver() {
         if (_chain.isEmpty()) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("invalid chain resolver with no sub resolver");
         }
-        ((DependencyResolver)_chain.get(0)).publish(artifact, src, overwrite);
-    }
+		return ((DependencyResolver)_chain.get(0));
+	}
     public boolean isReturnFirst() {
         return _returnFirst;
     }
@@ -283,4 +289,19 @@
         return _dual;
     }
 
+	@Override
+	public void abortPublishTransaction() throws IOException {
+		getFirstResolver().abortPublishTransaction();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void beginPublishTransaction(ModuleRevisionId module) throws IOException {
+		getFirstResolver().beginPublishTransaction(module);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void commitPublishTransaction() throws IOException {
+		getFirstResolver().commitPublishTransaction();
+	}
+
 }
Index: src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/DualResolver.java
===================================================================
--- src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/DualResolver.java	(revision 538051)
+++ src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/DualResolver.java	(working copy)
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 import org.apache.ivy.core.module.descriptor.Artifact;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.module.descriptor.DependencyDescriptor;
+import org.apache.ivy.core.module.id.ModuleRevisionId;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.report.DownloadReport;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.resolve.DownloadOptions;
 import org.apache.ivy.core.resolve.ResolveData;
@@ -136,4 +137,25 @@
     public void setAllownomd(boolean allownomd) {
         _allownomd = allownomd;
     }
+
+
+	@Override
+	public void abortPublishTransaction() throws IOException {
+		_ivyResolver.abortPublishTransaction();
+		_artifactResolver.abortPublishTransaction();
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public void beginPublishTransaction(ModuleRevisionId module) throws IOException {
+		_ivyResolver.beginPublishTransaction(module);
+		_artifactResolver.beginPublishTransaction(module);
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public void commitPublishTransaction() throws IOException {
+		_ivyResolver.commitPublishTransaction();
+		_artifactResolver.commitPublishTransaction();
+	}
 }
Index: src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/AbstractResolver.java
===================================================================
--- src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/AbstractResolver.java	(revision 538051)
+++ src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/resolver/AbstractResolver.java	(working copy)
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.ivy.plugins.resolver;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.ivy.core.IvyContext;
@@ -52,7 +53,19 @@
  */
 public abstract class AbstractResolver implements DependencyResolver, IvySettingsAware, HasLatestStrategy {
 
-    /**
+    public void abortPublishTransaction() throws IOException {
+    	/* Default implementation is a no-op */
+	}
+
+	public void commitPublishTransaction() throws IOException {
+    	/* Default implementation is a no-op */
+	}
+
+	public void beginPublishTransaction(ModuleRevisionId module) throws IOException {
+    	/* Default implementation is a no-op */
+	}
+
+	/**
      * True if parsed ivy files should be validated against xsd, false if they should not,
      * null if default behaviour should be used
      */
Index: src/java/org/apache/ivy/core/publish/PublishEngine.java
===================================================================
--- src/java/org/apache/ivy/core/publish/PublishEngine.java	(revision 538051)
+++ src/java/org/apache/ivy/core/publish/PublishEngine.java	(working copy)
@@ -169,34 +169,53 @@
 				artifactsSet.add(new MDArtifact(md, extraArtifacts[i].getName(), extraArtifacts[i].getType(), extraArtifacts[i].getExt(), extraArtifacts[i].getUrl(), extraArtifacts[i].getExtraAttributes()));
 			}
         }
-        // for each declared published artifact in this descriptor, do:
-        for (Iterator iter = artifactsSet.iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {
-            Artifact artifact = (Artifact) iter.next();
-            //   1) copy the artifact using src patterns and resolver
-            boolean published = false;
-            for (Iterator iterator = srcArtifactPattern.iterator(); iterator.hasNext() && !published;) {
-				String pattern = (String) iterator.next();
-				published = publish(artifact, _settings.substitute(pattern), resolver, options.isOverwrite());
+        boolean successfullyPublished = false;
+		try {
+			// for each declared published artifact in this descriptor, do:
+			for (Iterator iter = artifactsSet.iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {
+				Artifact artifact = (Artifact) iter.next();
+				//   1) copy the artifact using src patterns and resolver
+				boolean published = false;
+				for (Iterator iterator = srcArtifactPattern.iterator(); iterator
+						.hasNext()
+						&& !published;) {
+					String pattern = (String) iterator.next();
+					published = publish(artifact,
+							_settings.substitute(pattern), resolver, options
+									.isOverwrite());
+				}
+				if (!published) {
+					Message.info("missing artifact " + artifact + ":");
+					for (Iterator iterator = srcArtifactPattern.iterator(); iterator
+							.hasNext();) {
+						String pattern = (String) iterator.next();
+						Message.info("\t"
+								+ new File(IvyPatternHelper.substitute(pattern,
+										artifact)) + " file does not exist");
+					}
+					missing.add(artifact);
+				}
 			}
-            if (!published) {
-            	Message.info("missing artifact "+artifact+":");
-                for (Iterator iterator = srcArtifactPattern.iterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
-    				String pattern = (String) iterator.next();
-                	Message.info("\t"+new File(IvyPatternHelper.substitute(pattern, artifact))+" file does not exist");
-                }
-                missing.add(artifact);
-            }
-        }
-        if (options.getSrcIvyPattern() != null) {
-            Artifact artifact = MDArtifact.newIvyArtifact(md);
-            if (!publish(artifact, options.getSrcIvyPattern(), resolver, options.isOverwrite())) {
-                Message.info("missing ivy file for "+md.getModuleRevisionId()+": "
-                		+ new File(IvyPatternHelper.substitute(options.getSrcIvyPattern(), artifact))
-                		+ " file does not exist");
-                missing.add(artifact);
-            }
-        }
-        return missing;
+			if (options.getSrcIvyPattern() != null) {
+				Artifact artifact = MDArtifact.newIvyArtifact(md);
+				if (!publish(artifact, options.getSrcIvyPattern(), resolver,
+						options.isOverwrite())) {
+					Message.info("missing ivy file for "
+							+ md.getModuleRevisionId()
+							+ ": "
+							+ new File(IvyPatternHelper.substitute(options
+									.getSrcIvyPattern(), artifact))
+							+ " file does not exist");
+					missing.add(artifact);
+				}
+			}
+			resolver.commitPublishTransaction();
+			successfullyPublished = true;
+		} finally {
+			if (!successfullyPublished)
+				resolver.abortPublishTransaction();
+		}        
+		return missing;
     }
 
     private boolean publish(Artifact artifact, String srcArtifactPattern, DependencyResolver resolver, boolean overwrite) throws IOException {