diff --git a/runtime/atomic.h b/runtime/atomic.h
index 45c3165..25dd1a3 100644
--- a/runtime/atomic.h
+++ b/runtime/atomic.h
@@ -257,6 +257,13 @@
     return this->compare_exchange_strong(expected_value, desired_value, std::memory_order_relaxed);
   }
 
+  // Atomically replace the value with desired value if it matches the expected value. Prior writes
+  // to other memory locations become visible to the threads that do a consume or an acquire on the
+  // same location.
+  bool CompareExchangeStrongRelease(T expected_value, T desired_value) {
+    return this->compare_exchange_strong(expected_value, desired_value, std::memory_order_release);
+  }
+
   // The same, except it may fail spuriously.
   bool CompareExchangeWeakRelaxed(T expected_value, T desired_value) {
     return this->compare_exchange_weak(expected_value, desired_value, std::memory_order_relaxed);
diff --git a/runtime/class_table-inl.h b/runtime/class_table-inl.h
index dfe8949..35fce40 100644
--- a/runtime/class_table-inl.h
+++ b/runtime/class_table-inl.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
   if (kReadBarrierOption != kWithoutReadBarrier && before_ptr != after_ptr) {
     // If another thread raced and updated the reference, do not store the read barrier updated
     // one.
-    data_.CompareExchangeStrongRelaxed(before, Encode(after_ptr, MaskHash(before)));
+    data_.CompareExchangeStrongRelease(before, Encode(after_ptr, MaskHash(before)));
   }
   return after_ptr.Ptr();
 }
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
   if (before_ptr != after_ptr) {
     // If another thread raced and updated the reference, do not store the read barrier updated
     // one.
-    data_.CompareExchangeStrongRelaxed(before, Encode(after_ptr, MaskHash(before)));
+    data_.CompareExchangeStrongRelease(before, Encode(after_ptr, MaskHash(before)));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/gc/collector/concurrent_copying.cc b/runtime/gc/collector/concurrent_copying.cc
index 5488287..c0d6481 100644
--- a/runtime/gc/collector/concurrent_copying.cc
+++ b/runtime/gc/collector/concurrent_copying.cc
@@ -2086,8 +2086,11 @@
       // It was updated by the mutator.
       break;
     }
-  } while (!obj->CasFieldWeakRelaxedObjectWithoutWriteBarrier<
-      false, false, kVerifyNone>(offset, expected_ref, new_ref));
+    // Use release cas to make sure threads reading the reference see contents of copied objects.
+  } while (!obj->CasFieldWeakReleaseObjectWithoutWriteBarrier<false, false, kVerifyNone>(
+      offset,
+      expected_ref,
+      new_ref));
 }
 
 // Process some roots.
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/object-inl.h b/runtime/mirror/object-inl.h
index baed5f1..d3fc95f 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/object-inl.h
+++ b/runtime/mirror/object-inl.h
@@ -899,6 +899,36 @@
   return success;
 }
 
+template<bool kTransactionActive, bool kCheckTransaction, VerifyObjectFlags kVerifyFlags>
+inline bool Object::CasFieldWeakReleaseObjectWithoutWriteBarrier(
+    MemberOffset field_offset,
+    ObjPtr<Object> old_value,
+    ObjPtr<Object> new_value) {
+  if (kCheckTransaction) {
+    DCHECK_EQ(kTransactionActive, Runtime::Current()->IsActiveTransaction());
+  }
+  if (kVerifyFlags & kVerifyThis) {
+    VerifyObject(this);
+  }
+  if (kVerifyFlags & kVerifyWrites) {
+    VerifyObject(new_value);
+  }
+  if (kVerifyFlags & kVerifyReads) {
+    VerifyObject(old_value);
+  }
+  if (kTransactionActive) {
+    Runtime::Current()->RecordWriteFieldReference(this, field_offset, old_value, true);
+  }
+  HeapReference<Object> old_ref(HeapReference<Object>::FromObjPtr(old_value));
+  HeapReference<Object> new_ref(HeapReference<Object>::FromObjPtr(new_value));
+  uint8_t* raw_addr = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(this) + field_offset.Int32Value();
+  Atomic<uint32_t>* atomic_addr = reinterpret_cast<Atomic<uint32_t>*>(raw_addr);
+
+  bool success = atomic_addr->CompareExchangeWeakRelease(old_ref.reference_,
+                                                         new_ref.reference_);
+  return success;
+}
+
 template<bool kIsStatic,
          VerifyObjectFlags kVerifyFlags,
          ReadBarrierOption kReadBarrierOption,
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/object-readbarrier-inl.h b/runtime/mirror/object-readbarrier-inl.h
index 58e7c20..69365af 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/object-readbarrier-inl.h
+++ b/runtime/mirror/object-readbarrier-inl.h
@@ -221,6 +221,36 @@
   return success;
 }
 
+template<bool kTransactionActive, bool kCheckTransaction, VerifyObjectFlags kVerifyFlags>
+inline bool Object::CasFieldStrongReleaseObjectWithoutWriteBarrier(
+    MemberOffset field_offset,
+    ObjPtr<Object> old_value,
+    ObjPtr<Object> new_value) {
+  if (kCheckTransaction) {
+    DCHECK_EQ(kTransactionActive, Runtime::Current()->IsActiveTransaction());
+  }
+  if (kVerifyFlags & kVerifyThis) {
+    VerifyObject(this);
+  }
+  if (kVerifyFlags & kVerifyWrites) {
+    VerifyObject(new_value);
+  }
+  if (kVerifyFlags & kVerifyReads) {
+    VerifyObject(old_value);
+  }
+  if (kTransactionActive) {
+    Runtime::Current()->RecordWriteFieldReference(this, field_offset, old_value, true);
+  }
+  HeapReference<Object> old_ref(HeapReference<Object>::FromObjPtr(old_value));
+  HeapReference<Object> new_ref(HeapReference<Object>::FromObjPtr(new_value));
+  uint8_t* raw_addr = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(this) + field_offset.Int32Value();
+  Atomic<uint32_t>* atomic_addr = reinterpret_cast<Atomic<uint32_t>*>(raw_addr);
+
+  bool success = atomic_addr->CompareExchangeStrongRelease(old_ref.reference_,
+                                                           new_ref.reference_);
+  return success;
+}
+
 }  // namespace mirror
 }  // namespace art
 
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/object.h b/runtime/mirror/object.h
index 35a1b73..9cf4252 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/object.h
+++ b/runtime/mirror/object.h
@@ -350,10 +350,25 @@
   template<bool kTransactionActive,
            bool kCheckTransaction = true,
            VerifyObjectFlags kVerifyFlags = kDefaultVerifyFlags>
+  bool CasFieldWeakReleaseObjectWithoutWriteBarrier(MemberOffset field_offset,
+                                                    ObjPtr<Object> old_value,
+                                                    ObjPtr<Object> new_value)
+      REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
+
+  template<bool kTransactionActive,
+           bool kCheckTransaction = true,
+           VerifyObjectFlags kVerifyFlags = kDefaultVerifyFlags>
   bool CasFieldStrongRelaxedObjectWithoutWriteBarrier(MemberOffset field_offset,
                                                       ObjPtr<Object> old_value,
                                                       ObjPtr<Object> new_value)
       REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
+  template<bool kTransactionActive,
+           bool kCheckTransaction = true,
+           VerifyObjectFlags kVerifyFlags = kDefaultVerifyFlags>
+  bool CasFieldStrongReleaseObjectWithoutWriteBarrier(MemberOffset field_offset,
+                                                      ObjPtr<Object> old_value,
+                                                      ObjPtr<Object> new_value)
+      REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
 
   template<VerifyObjectFlags kVerifyFlags = kDefaultVerifyFlags>
   HeapReference<Object>* GetFieldObjectReferenceAddr(MemberOffset field_offset);
diff --git a/runtime/read_barrier-inl.h b/runtime/read_barrier-inl.h
index db77490..2d06e54 100644
--- a/runtime/read_barrier-inl.h
+++ b/runtime/read_barrier-inl.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         // If kAlwaysUpdateField is true, update the field atomically. This may fail if mutator
         // updates before us, but it's OK.
         if (kAlwaysUpdateField && ref != old_ref) {
-          obj->CasFieldStrongRelaxedObjectWithoutWriteBarrier<false, false>(
+          obj->CasFieldStrongReleaseObjectWithoutWriteBarrier<false, false>(
               offset, old_ref, ref);
         }
       }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         ref = reinterpret_cast<MirrorType*>(Mark(old_ref));
         // Update the field atomically. This may fail if mutator updates before us, but it's ok.
         if (ref != old_ref) {
-          obj->CasFieldStrongRelaxedObjectWithoutWriteBarrier<false, false>(
+          obj->CasFieldStrongReleaseObjectWithoutWriteBarrier<false, false>(
               offset, old_ref, ref);
         }
       }