diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3743654fa..14e0624ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TARGET_BRANCH: ${{github.event.pull_request.base.ref}}
 
+      - name: 'Check for type errors'
+        run: yarn typecheck
+
   build:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/.pnp.cjs b/.pnp.cjs
index c7ff741ff..406619db7 100755
--- a/.pnp.cjs
+++ b/.pnp.cjs
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ function $$SETUP_STATE(hydrateRuntimeState, basePath) {
             ["@babel/preset-typescript", "virtual:0bda696f47fa4339976f909c007f0dc954386da51b8923bf264010d9929618071aa538c29b76d4b6c53f7388a7d83508f2a5027eb81cfc74b39b9d4a0b1a8c5a#npm:7.13.0"],
             ["@types/debug", "npm:4.1.5"],
             ["@types/jest", "npm:26.0.23"],
-            ["@types/node", "npm:13.9.2"],
+            ["@types/node", "npm:17.0.10"],
+            ["@types/rimraf", "npm:3.0.2"],
             ["@types/semver", "npm:7.1.0"],
             ["@types/tar", "npm:4.0.3"],
             ["@types/which", "npm:1.3.2"],
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ function $$SETUP_STATE(hydrateRuntimeState, basePath) {
             ["eslint-plugin-arca", "npm:0.9.5"],
             ["jest", "npm:26.6.3"],
             ["nock", "npm:13.0.4"],
+            ["rimraf", "npm:3.0.2"],
             ["semver", "npm:7.1.3"],
             ["supports-color", "npm:7.1.0"],
             ["tar", "npm:6.0.1"],
@@ -1461,6 +1463,17 @@ function $$SETUP_STATE(hydrateRuntimeState, basePath) {
           "linkType": "HARD",
         }]
       ]],
+      ["@types/glob", [
+        ["npm:7.2.0", {
+          "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/@types-glob-npm-7.2.0-772334bf9a-6ae717fedf.zip/node_modules/@types/glob/",
+          "packageDependencies": [
+            ["@types/glob", "npm:7.2.0"],
+            ["@types/minimatch", "npm:3.0.5"],
+            ["@types/node", "npm:13.9.0"]
+          ],
+          "linkType": "HARD",
+        }]
+      ]],
       ["@types/graceful-fs", [
         ["npm:4.1.5", {
           "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/@types-graceful-fs-npm-4.1.5-91d62e1050-d076bb61f4.zip/node_modules/@types/graceful-fs/",
@@ -1527,6 +1540,15 @@ function $$SETUP_STATE(hydrateRuntimeState, basePath) {
           "linkType": "HARD",
         }]
       ]],
+      ["@types/minimatch", [
+        ["npm:3.0.5", {
+          "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/@types-minimatch-npm-3.0.5-802bb0797f-c41d136f67.zip/node_modules/@types/minimatch/",
+          "packageDependencies": [
+            ["@types/minimatch", "npm:3.0.5"]
+          ],
+          "linkType": "HARD",
+        }]
+      ]],
       ["@types/minipass", [
         ["npm:2.2.0", {
           "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/@types-minipass-npm-2.2.0-78f6142b4d-a6e7d103ce.zip/node_modules/@types/minipass/",
@@ -1545,10 +1567,10 @@ function $$SETUP_STATE(hydrateRuntimeState, basePath) {
           ],
           "linkType": "HARD",
         }],
-        ["npm:13.9.2", {
-          "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/@types-node-npm-13.9.2-d069dc6c73-58e82c03d3.zip/node_modules/@types/node/",
+        ["npm:17.0.10", {
+          "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/@types-node-npm-17.0.10-c0e46c1462-979e83d642.zip/node_modules/@types/node/",
           "packageDependencies": [
-            ["@types/node", "npm:13.9.2"]
+            ["@types/node", "npm:17.0.10"]
           ],
           "linkType": "HARD",
         }]
@@ -1571,6 +1593,17 @@ function $$SETUP_STATE(hydrateRuntimeState, basePath) {
           "linkType": "HARD",
         }]
       ]],
+      ["@types/rimraf", [
+        ["npm:3.0.2", {
+          "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/@types-rimraf-npm-3.0.2-dd6eb5de99-b47fa302f4.zip/node_modules/@types/rimraf/",
+          "packageDependencies": [
+            ["@types/rimraf", "npm:3.0.2"],
+            ["@types/glob", "npm:7.2.0"],
+            ["@types/node", "npm:13.9.0"]
+          ],
+          "linkType": "HARD",
+        }]
+      ]],
       ["@types/semver", [
         ["npm:7.1.0", {
           "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/@types-semver-npm-7.1.0-ce58bbc3b4-1f10d876b1.zip/node_modules/@types/semver/",
@@ -3059,7 +3092,8 @@ function $$SETUP_STATE(hydrateRuntimeState, basePath) {
             ["@babel/preset-typescript", "virtual:0bda696f47fa4339976f909c007f0dc954386da51b8923bf264010d9929618071aa538c29b76d4b6c53f7388a7d83508f2a5027eb81cfc74b39b9d4a0b1a8c5a#npm:7.13.0"],
             ["@types/debug", "npm:4.1.5"],
             ["@types/jest", "npm:26.0.23"],
-            ["@types/node", "npm:13.9.2"],
+            ["@types/node", "npm:17.0.10"],
+            ["@types/rimraf", "npm:3.0.2"],
             ["@types/semver", "npm:7.1.0"],
             ["@types/tar", "npm:4.0.3"],
             ["@types/which", "npm:1.3.2"],
@@ -3075,6 +3109,7 @@ function $$SETUP_STATE(hydrateRuntimeState, basePath) {
             ["eslint-plugin-arca", "npm:0.9.5"],
             ["jest", "npm:26.6.3"],
             ["nock", "npm:13.0.4"],
+            ["rimraf", "npm:3.0.2"],
             ["semver", "npm:7.1.3"],
             ["supports-color", "npm:7.1.0"],
             ["tar", "npm:6.0.1"],
diff --git a/.yarn/cache/@types-glob-npm-7.2.0-772334bf9a-6ae717fedf.zip b/.yarn/cache/@types-glob-npm-7.2.0-772334bf9a-6ae717fedf.zip
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index 000000000..11730d3c3
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deleted file mode 100644
index a007e2981..000000000
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diff --git a/.yarn/cache/@types-node-npm-17.0.10-c0e46c1462-979e83d642.zip b/.yarn/cache/@types-node-npm-17.0.10-c0e46c1462-979e83d642.zip
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index 000000000..7b54e51a9
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diff --git a/.yarn/cache/@types-rimraf-npm-3.0.2-dd6eb5de99-b47fa302f4.zip b/.yarn/cache/@types-rimraf-npm-3.0.2-dd6eb5de99-b47fa302f4.zip
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diff --git a/mkshims.ts b/mkshims.ts
index 869a763f9..992f85050 100644
--- a/mkshims.ts
+++ b/mkshims.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@ import path                         from 'path';
 import {Engine}                     from './sources/Engine';
 import {SupportedPackageManagerSet} from './sources/types';
 
-const EXCLUDE_SHIMS = new Set([
-  `vcc.js`,
-]);
+function shouldGenerateShim(name: string) {
+  if (name === 'vcc.js') {
+    return false;
+  } else if (name.startsWith('vendors')) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
 
 const engine = new Engine();
 
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ async function main() {
   }
 
   for (const binaryName of fs.readdirSync(distDir)) {
-    if (EXCLUDE_SHIMS.has(binaryName))
+    if (shouldGenerateShim(binaryName) === false)
       continue;
 
     await cmdShim(path.join(distDir, binaryName), path.join(shimsDir, path.basename(binaryName, `.js`)), {createCmdFile: true});
@@ -55,12 +60,16 @@ async function main() {
   const remapPath = (p: string) => path.resolve(__dirname, path.relative(virtualNodewinDir, p));
 
   const easyStatFs = Object.assign(Object.create(fs), {
-    readFile: (p: string, encoding: string, cb: (err: any, str: string) => void) => fs.readFile(remapPath(p), encoding, cb),
+    readFile: (p: string, encoding: BufferEncoding, cb: (err: any, str: string) => void) => fs.readFile(remapPath(p), encoding, cb),
     stat: (p: string, cb: () => void) => fs.stat(remapPath(p), cb),
   });
 
-  for (const binaryName of fs.readdirSync(distDir))
+  for (const binaryName of fs.readdirSync(distDir)) {
+    if (shouldGenerateShim(binaryName) === false)
+      continue;
+
     await cmdShim(path.join(virtualNodewinDir, `dist/${binaryName}`), path.join(physicalNodewinDir, path.basename(binaryName, `.js`)), {createCmdFile: true, fs: easyStatFs});
+  }
 
   console.log(`All shims have been generated.`);
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 37c981139..a57195034 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.13.0",
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.23",
-    "@types/node": "^13.9.2",
+    "@types/node": "^17.0.10",
+    "@types/rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "@types/semver": "^7.1.0",
     "@types/tar": "^4.0.3",
     "@types/which": "^1.3.2",
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-arca": "^0.9.5",
     "jest": "^26.0.0",
     "nock": "^13.0.4",
+    "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "semver": "^7.1.3",
     "supports-color": "^7.1.0",
     "tar": "^6.0.1",
@@ -56,10 +58,11 @@
     "which": "^2.0.2"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "rm -rf dist && webpack && ts-node ./mkshims.ts",
+    "build": "rm -rf dist shims && webpack && ts-node ./mkshims.ts",
     "corepack": "ts-node ./sources/main.ts",
     "prepack": "node ./.yarn/releases/*.*js build",
     "postpack": "rm -rf dist shims",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "test": "yarn jest"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/sources/corepackUtils.ts b/sources/corepackUtils.ts
index 7def4c802..f2359b0e8 100644
--- a/sources/corepackUtils.ts
+++ b/sources/corepackUtils.ts
@@ -87,39 +87,50 @@ export async function installVersion(installTarget: string, locator: Locator, {s
   const url = spec.url.replace(`{}`, locator.reference);
   debugUtils.log(`Installing ${locator.name}@${locator.reference} from ${url}`);
 
-  return await fsUtils.mutex(installFolder, async () => {
-    // Creating a temporary folder inside the install folder means that we
-    // are sure it'll be in the same drive as the destination, so we can
-    // just move it there atomically once we are done
+  // Creating a temporary folder inside the install folder means that we
+  // are sure it'll be in the same drive as the destination, so we can
+  // just move it there atomically once we are done
 
-    const tmpFolder = folderUtils.getTemporaryFolder(installTarget);
-    const stream = await httpUtils.fetchUrlStream(url);
+  const tmpFolder = folderUtils.getTemporaryFolder(installTarget);
+  const stream = await httpUtils.fetchUrlStream(url);
 
-    const parsedUrl = new URL(url);
-    const ext = path.posix.extname(parsedUrl.pathname);
+  const parsedUrl = new URL(url);
+  const ext = path.posix.extname(parsedUrl.pathname);
 
-    let outputFile: string | null = null;
+  let outputFile: string | null = null;
 
-    let sendTo: any;
-    if (ext === `.tgz`) {
-      sendTo = tar.x({strip: 1, cwd: tmpFolder});
-    } else if (ext === `.js`) {
-      outputFile = path.join(tmpFolder, path.posix.basename(parsedUrl.pathname));
-      sendTo = fs.createWriteStream(outputFile);
-    }
+  let sendTo: any;
+  if (ext === `.tgz`) {
+    sendTo = tar.x({strip: 1, cwd: tmpFolder});
+  } else if (ext === `.js`) {
+    outputFile = path.join(tmpFolder, path.posix.basename(parsedUrl.pathname));
+    sendTo = fs.createWriteStream(outputFile);
+  }
 
-    stream.pipe(sendTo);
+  stream.pipe(sendTo);
 
-    await new Promise(resolve => {
-      sendTo.on(`finish`, resolve);
-    });
+  await new Promise(resolve => {
+    sendTo.on(`finish`, resolve);
+  });
 
-    await fs.promises.mkdir(path.dirname(installFolder), {recursive: true});
+  await fs.promises.mkdir(path.dirname(installFolder), {recursive: true});
+  try {
     await fs.promises.rename(tmpFolder, installFolder);
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (
+      err.code === `ENOTEMPTY` ||
+      // On Windows the error code is EPERM so we check if it is a directory
+      (err.code === `EPERM` && (await fs.promises.stat(installFolder)).isDirectory())
+    ) {
+      debugUtils.log(`Another instance of corepack installed ${locator.name}@${locator.reference}`);
+      await fsUtils.rimraf(tmpFolder);
+    } else {
+      throw err;
+    }
+  }
 
-    debugUtils.log(`Install finished`);
-    return installFolder;
-  });
+  debugUtils.log(`Install finished`);
+  return installFolder;
 }
 
 export async function runVersion(installSpec: { location: string, spec: PackageManagerSpec }, locator: Locator, binName: string, args: Array<string>, context: Context) {
diff --git a/sources/fsUtils.ts b/sources/fsUtils.ts
index 660052f58..e9f241964 100644
--- a/sources/fsUtils.ts
+++ b/sources/fsUtils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
-export async function mutex<T>(p: string, cb: () => Promise<T>) {
-  return await cb();
+import fs from 'fs';
+
+export async function rimraf(path: string) {
+  const [major, minor] = process.versions.node.split(`.`).map(section => Number(section));
+
+  if (major > 14 || (major === 14 && minor >= 14)) {
+    // rm was added in v14.14.0
+    return fs.promises.rm(path, {recursive: true});
+  } else if (major > 12 || (major === 12 && minor >= 10)) {
+    // rmdir got support for recursive in v12.10.0 and was deprecated in v14.14.0
+    return fs.promises.rmdir(path, {recursive: true});
+  } else {
+    const rimraf = await import(`rimraf`);
+    return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      rimraf.default(path, err => {
+        if (err) {
+          reject(err);
+        } else {
+          resolve();
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tests/main.test.ts b/tests/main.test.ts
index ec83898e3..13f288db3 100644
--- a/tests/main.test.ts
+++ b/tests/main.test.ts
@@ -328,3 +328,30 @@ it(`should support running package managers with bin array`, async () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+it(`should handle parallel installs`, async () => {
+  await xfs.mktempPromise(async cwd => {
+    await xfs.writeJsonPromise(ppath.join(cwd, `package.json` as Filename), {
+      packageManager: `yarn@2.2.2`,
+    });
+
+    await expect(Promise.all([
+      runCli(cwd, [`yarn`, `--version`]),
+      runCli(cwd, [`yarn`, `--version`]),
+      runCli(cwd, [`yarn`, `--version`]),
+    ])).resolves.toMatchObject([
+      {
+        stdout: `2.2.2\n`,
+        exitCode: 0,
+      },
+      {
+        stdout: `2.2.2\n`,
+        exitCode: 0,
+      },
+      {
+        stdout: `2.2.2\n`,
+        exitCode: 0,
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/nock/5ed9c2e2a56a83b54950e0282b2c406c.dat b/tests/nock/5ed9c2e2a56a83b54950e0282b2c406c.dat
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index 000000000..d71911b1f
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diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index a47b6e082..ec82ea499 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "lib": ["dom", "es2017", "esnext.asynciterable"],
     "module": "commonjs",
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
     "target": "es2017"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 581482233..b3886c6f1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1065,6 +1065,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/glob@npm:*":
+  version: 7.2.0
+  resolution: "@types/glob@npm:7.2.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/minimatch": "*"
+    "@types/node": "*"
+  checksum: 6ae717fedfdfdad25f3d5a568323926c64f52ef35897bcac8aca8e19bc50c0bd84630bbd063e5d52078b2137d8e7d3c26eabebd1a2f03ff350fff8a91e79fc19
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/graceful-fs@npm:^4.1.2":
   version: 4.1.5
   resolution: "@types/graceful-fs@npm:4.1.5"
@@ -1123,6 +1133,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/minimatch@npm:*":
+  version: 3.0.5
+  resolution: "@types/minimatch@npm:3.0.5"
+  checksum: c41d136f67231c3131cf1d4ca0b06687f4a322918a3a5adddc87ce90ed9dbd175a3610adee36b106ae68c0b92c637c35e02b58c8a56c424f71d30993ea220b92
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/minipass@npm:*":
   version: 2.2.0
   resolution: "@types/minipass@npm:2.2.0"
@@ -1139,10 +1156,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/node@npm:^13.9.2":
-  version: 13.9.2
-  resolution: "@types/node@npm:13.9.2"
-  checksum: 58e82c03d3e51981520119ec5fd104c43762d180106a3ebc7c2c28f1d567b5f505d3d527acc22e7dae8ca9fdaaeb562d3cd77f801f55425eb664afb73c63039b
+"@types/node@npm:^17.0.10":
+  version: 17.0.10
+  resolution: "@types/node@npm:17.0.10"
+  checksum: 979e83d642a2b4f18fa1a4233f884822c05abc7acd0836024aa964187f8446432b21f7913e72fe2b3927c4a811c27a0b6cd60ac7c4ac6a6762cfbab70782aa6a
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -1160,6 +1177,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/rimraf@npm:^3.0.2":
+  version: 3.0.2
+  resolution: "@types/rimraf@npm:3.0.2"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/glob": "*"
+    "@types/node": "*"
+  checksum: b47fa302f46434cba704d20465861ad250df79467d3d289f9d6490d3aeeb41e8cb32dd80bd1a8fd833d1e185ac719fbf9be12e05ad9ce9be094d8ee8f1405347
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/semver@npm:^7.1.0":
   version: 7.1.0
   resolution: "@types/semver@npm:7.1.0"
@@ -2365,7 +2392,8 @@ __metadata:
     "@babel/preset-typescript": ^7.13.0
     "@types/debug": ^4.1.5
     "@types/jest": ^26.0.23
-    "@types/node": ^13.9.2
+    "@types/node": ^17.0.10
+    "@types/rimraf": ^3.0.2
     "@types/semver": ^7.1.0
     "@types/tar": ^4.0.3
     "@types/which": ^1.3.2
@@ -2381,6 +2409,7 @@ __metadata:
     eslint-plugin-arca: ^0.9.5
     jest: ^26.0.0
     nock: ^13.0.4
+    rimraf: ^3.0.2
     semver: ^7.1.3
     supports-color: ^7.1.0
     tar: ^6.0.1
@@ -6116,7 +6145,7 @@ resolve@^1.3.2:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"rimraf@npm:^3.0.0":
+"rimraf@npm:^3.0.0, rimraf@npm:^3.0.2":
   version: 3.0.2
   resolution: "rimraf@npm:3.0.2"
   dependencies: