diff --git a/crates/paths/Cargo.toml b/crates/paths/Cargo.toml
index c293807a35e..49dd1bbdece 100644
--- a/crates/paths/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/paths/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ chrono = { workspace = true, features = ["now"] }
 fs2.workspace = true
 itoa.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
+tempfile.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
@@ -21,8 +22,5 @@ junction.workspace = true
 [target.'cfg(not(windows))'.dependencies]
 xdg.workspace = true
 
-[dev-dependencies]
-tempfile.workspace = true
-
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/paths/src/utils.rs b/crates/paths/src/utils.rs
index a03a9b87d9c..326ba795775 100644
--- a/crates/paths/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/paths/src/utils.rs
@@ -104,8 +104,23 @@ macro_rules! path_type {
             }
 
             pub fn write(&self, contents: impl AsRef<[u8]>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-                self.create_parent()?;
-                std::fs::write(self, contents)
+                use std::io::Write as _;
+
+                let path = self.0.canonicalize()?;
+                let parent = path.parent().ok_or_else(||
+                    std::io::Error::new(
+                        std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+                        format!("cannot replace {} without enclosing directory", path.display()))
+                )?;
+                std::fs::create_dir_all(&path)?;
+
+                let mut tmp = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new_in(parent)?;
+                tmp.write_all(contents.as_ref())?;
+                tmp.as_file().sync_all()?;
+                tmp.persist(&path)?;
+                std::fs::File::open(parent)?.sync_all()?;
+
+                Ok(())
             }
 
             /// Opens a file at this path with the given options, ensuring its parent directory exists.