diff --git a/pkg/git/lfs.go b/pkg/git/lfs.go
index 4b0065f3e..acf41468c 100644
--- a/pkg/git/lfs.go
+++ b/pkg/git/lfs.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/fs"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
@@ -60,10 +59,7 @@ func LFSTransfer(ctx context.Context, cmd ServiceCommand) error {
 	}
 
 	// Advertise capabilities.
-	for _, cap := range []string{
-		"version=1",
-		"locking",
-	} {
+	for _, cap := range transfer.Capabilities {
 		if err := handler.WritePacketText(cap); err != nil {
 			logger.Errorf("error sending capability: %s: %v", cap, err)
 			return err
@@ -114,34 +110,32 @@ func (t *lfsTransfer) Batch(_ string, pointers []transfer.BatchItem, _ transfer.
 }
 
 // Download implements transfer.Backend.
-func (t *lfsTransfer) Download(oid string, _ transfer.Args) (fs.File, error) {
+func (t *lfsTransfer) Download(oid string, _ transfer.Args) (io.ReadCloser, int64, error) {
 	cfg := config.FromContext(t.ctx)
 	repoID := strconv.FormatInt(t.repo.ID(), 10)
 	strg := storage.NewLocalStorage(filepath.Join(cfg.DataPath, "lfs", repoID))
 	pointer := transfer.Pointer{Oid: oid}
-	return strg.Open(path.Join("objects", pointer.RelativePath()))
-}
-
-type uploadObject struct {
-	oid    string
-	size   int64
-	object storage.Object
-}
-
-func (u *uploadObject) Close() error {
-	return u.object.Close()
+	obj, err := strg.Open(path.Join("objects", pointer.RelativePath()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, err
+	}
+	stat, err := obj.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, err
+	}
+	return obj, stat.Size(), nil
 }
 
-// StartUpload implements transfer.Backend.
-func (t *lfsTransfer) StartUpload(oid string, r io.Reader, _ transfer.Args) (io.Closer, error) {
+// Upload implements transfer.Backend.
+func (t *lfsTransfer) Upload(oid string, size int64, r io.Reader, _ transfer.Args) error {
 	if r == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no reader: %w", transfer.ErrMissingData)
+		return fmt.Errorf("no reader: %w", transfer.ErrMissingData)
 	}
 
 	tempDir := "incomplete"
 	randBytes := make([]byte, 12)
 	if _, err := rand.Read(randBytes); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return err
 	}
 
 	tempName := fmt.Sprintf("%s%x", oid, randBytes)
@@ -150,37 +144,22 @@ func (t *lfsTransfer) StartUpload(oid string, r io.Reader, _ transfer.Args) (io.
 	written, err := t.storage.Put(tempName, r)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.logger.Errorf("error putting object: %v", err)
-		return nil, err
+		return err
 	}
 
 	obj, err := t.storage.Open(tempName)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.logger.Errorf("error opening object: %v", err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return &uploadObject{
-		oid:    oid,
-		size:   written,
-		object: obj,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-// FinishUpload implements transfer.Backend.
-func (t *lfsTransfer) FinishUpload(state io.Closer, args transfer.Args) error {
-	upl, ok := state.(*uploadObject)
-	if !ok {
-		return errors.New("invalid state")
+		return err
 	}
 
-	size, _ := transfer.SizeFromArgs(args)
 	pointer := transfer.Pointer{
-		Oid: upl.oid,
+		Oid: oid,
 	}
 	if size > 0 {
 		pointer.Size = size
 	} else {
-		pointer.Size = upl.size
+		pointer.Size = written
 	}
 
 	if err := t.store.CreateLFSObject(t.ctx, t.dbx, t.repo.ID(), pointer.Oid, pointer.Size); err != nil {
@@ -188,7 +167,7 @@ func (t *lfsTransfer) FinishUpload(state io.Closer, args transfer.Args) error {
 	}
 
 	expectedPath := path.Join("objects", pointer.RelativePath())
-	if err := t.storage.Rename(upl.object.Name(), expectedPath); err != nil {
+	if err := t.storage.Rename(obj.Name(), expectedPath); err != nil {
 		t.logger.Errorf("error renaming object: %v", err)
 		_ = t.store.DeleteLFSObjectByOid(t.ctx, t.dbx, t.repo.ID(), pointer.Oid)
 		return err
@@ -198,12 +177,7 @@ func (t *lfsTransfer) FinishUpload(state io.Closer, args transfer.Args) error {
 }
 
 // Verify implements transfer.Backend.
-func (t *lfsTransfer) Verify(oid string, args transfer.Args) (transfer.Status, error) {
-	expectedSize, err := transfer.SizeFromArgs(args)
-	if err != nil {
-		return transfer.NewStatus(transfer.StatusBadRequest, "missing size"), nil // nolint: nilerr
-	}
-
+func (t *lfsTransfer) Verify(oid string, size int64, args transfer.Args) (transfer.Status, error) {
 	obj, err := t.store.GetLFSObjectByOid(t.ctx, t.dbx, t.repo.ID(), oid)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, db.ErrRecordNotFound) {
@@ -213,8 +187,8 @@ func (t *lfsTransfer) Verify(oid string, args transfer.Args) (transfer.Status, e
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if obj.Size != expectedSize {
-		t.logger.Errorf("size mismatch: %d != %d", obj.Size, expectedSize)
+	if obj.Size != size {
+		t.logger.Errorf("size mismatch: %d != %d", obj.Size, size)
 		return transfer.NewStatus(transfer.StatusConflict, "size mismatch"), nil
 	}