diff --git a/Include/Python.h b/Include/Python.h
index 77c291e5d9f..fb2d32d7110 100644
--- a/Include/Python.h
+++ b/Include/Python.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 #include "pybuffer.h"
 #include "pystats.h"
 #include "pyatomic.h"
-#include "pylock.h"
+#include "lock.h"
 #include "object.h"
 #include "objimpl.h"
 #include "typeslots.h"
diff --git a/Include/cpython/pylock.h b/Include/cpython/lock.h
similarity index 100%
rename from Include/cpython/pylock.h
rename to Include/cpython/lock.h
diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_lock.h b/Include/internal/pycore_lock.h
index b4ef9caf55e..2a18bb76447 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_lock.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_lock.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #  error "this header requires Py_BUILD_CORE define"
 #endif
 
-//_Py_UNLOCKED is defined as 0 and _Py_LOCKED as 1 in Include/cpython/pylock.h
+//_Py_UNLOCKED is defined as 0 and _Py_LOCKED as 1 in Include/cpython/lock.h
 #define _Py_HAS_PARKED  2
 #define _Py_ONCE_INITIALIZED 4
 
diff --git a/Include/pylock.h b/Include/lock.h
similarity index 87%
rename from Include/pylock.h
rename to Include/lock.h
index 1939ef269d3..782b9dbc70d 100644
--- a/Include/pylock.h
+++ b/Include/lock.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
 #  define Py_CPYTHON_LOCK_H
-#  include "cpython/pylock.h"
+#  include "cpython/lock.h"
 #  undef Py_CPYTHON_LOCK_H
 #endif
 
diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index a6a6a5a556d..70d549589ed 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ PYTHON_HEADERS= \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/intrcheck.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/iterobject.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/listobject.h \
-		$(srcdir)/Include/pylock.h \
+		$(srcdir)/Include/lock.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/longobject.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/marshal.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/memoryobject.h \
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ PYTHON_HEADERS= \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/import.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/initconfig.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/listobject.h \
-		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/pylock.h \
+		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/lock.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/longintrepr.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/longobject.h \
 		$(srcdir)/Include/cpython/memoryobject.h \
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2025-07-23-22-30-23.gh-issue-136759.ffB4wO.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2025-07-23-22-30-23.gh-issue-136759.ffB4wO.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 79819b4735f..00000000000
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2025-07-23-22-30-23.gh-issue-136759.ffB4wO.rst	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Rename ``lock.h`` to ``pylock.h`` to avoid potential include conflicts.
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
index e0717e336f9..70212903c83 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\import.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\initconfig.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\listobject.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\pylock.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\lock.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\longintrepr.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\longobject.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\memoryobject.h" />
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\intrcheck.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\iterobject.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\listobject.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\pylock.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\lock.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\longobject.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\marshal.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\memoryobject.h" />
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
index 9d4651d8fbd..3eed5a9465b 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\listobject.h">
       <Filter>Include</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\pylock.h">
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\lock.h">
       <Filter>Include</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\longobject.h">
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\listobject.h">
       <Filter>Include\cpython</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\pylock.h">
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\lock.h">
       <Filter>Include</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\cpython\longintrepr.h">