A computing device includes a processing module operable to generate a set of write requests regarding a set of encoded data slices. The processing module is further operable to send the set of write requests to a set of storage units, where each of at least some of the storage units of the set of storage units generates a write response. The processing module is further operable to receiving the write responses where the write responses includes at least a decode threshold number of write responses. The processing module is further operable to determine a most current revision level regarding the set of encoded data slices based on the lists of revision levels from the at least some of the storage units, and generate a set of write commit messages.