diff --git a/PandaPkgInfo.py b/PandaPkgInfo.py
index 5dabf18..b6ebdbb 100644
--- a/PandaPkgInfo.py
+++ b/PandaPkgInfo.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-release_version = "0.0.33"
+release_version = "0.0.34"
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index c6b7c1b..56f015b 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Includes all libraries used by both server and monitor (and others).
 Release Note
 ------------
 
+* 0.0.34 (24/4/2023)
+  * added LockPool
+
 * 0.0.32 (17/11/2022)
   * heartbeat in stomp connection
   
diff --git a/pandacommon/pandautils/thread_utils.py b/pandacommon/pandautils/thread_utils.py
index b9b74e1..cc52ccb 100644
--- a/pandacommon/pandautils/thread_utils.py
+++ b/pandacommon/pandautils/thread_utils.py
@@ -109,3 +109,42 @@ def pop(self):
             self.weights.put(weights)
             self.data.put(data)
             return d
+
+
+# lock pool
+class LockPool(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, pool_size=100):
+        self.pool_size = pool_size
+        self.lock = multiprocessing.Lock()
+        self.manager = multiprocessing.Manager()
+        self.key_to_lock = self.manager.dict()
+        self.lock_ref_count = self.manager.dict()
+        self.lock_pool = {i: multiprocessing.Lock() for i in range(pool_size)}
+
+    def get(self, key):
+        with self.lock:
+            if key not in self.key_to_lock:
+                in_used = set(self.key_to_lock.values())
+                free_locks = set(range(self.pool_size)).difference(in_used)
+                if not free_locks:
+                    return None
+                index = free_locks.pop()
+                self.key_to_lock[key] = index
+                self.lock_ref_count[index] = 1
+            else:
+                index = self.key_to_lock[key]
+                self.lock_ref_count[index] += 1
+            return self.lock_pool[index]
+
+    def release(self, key):
+        with self.lock:
+            if key not in self.key_to_lock:
+                return
+            index = self.key_to_lock[key]
+            count = self.lock_ref_count[index]
+            count -= 1
+            if count <= 0:
+                count = 0
+                del self.key_to_lock[key]
+            self.lock_ref_count[index] = count