diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resource-handlers/lib/custom-resources-framework/framework.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resource-handlers/lib/custom-resources-framework/framework.ts
index 5ffc3a06670ec..0f628dd448593 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resource-handlers/lib/custom-resources-framework/framework.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resource-handlers/lib/custom-resources-framework/framework.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class CdkCustomResourceModule extends Module {
   /**
    * Render module with components into an output file.
    */
-  public render(file: string) {
+  public renderTo(file: string) {
     fs.outputFileSync(file, this.renderer.render(this));
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resource-handlers/scripts/generate.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resource-handlers/scripts/generate.ts
index ea97f9a044472..e9c46be55bd69 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resource-handlers/scripts/generate.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resource-handlers/scripts/generate.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ async function main() {
     }
 
     if (module.hasComponents) {
-      module.render(`dist/${fqn}.generated.ts`);
+      module.renderTo(`dist/${fqn}.generated.ts`);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resource-handlers/test/custom-resources-framework/framework.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resource-handlers/test/custom-resources-framework/framework.test.ts
index 53e213fd65267..a6650b54eacf2 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resource-handlers/test/custom-resources-framework/framework.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/custom-resource-handlers/test/custom-resources-framework/framework.test.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('framework', () => {
     module.build(component, path.dirname(outfile).split('/').pop() ?? 'dist');
 
     // WHEN
-    module.render(`${tmpDir}/result.ts`);
+    module.renderTo(`${tmpDir}/result.ts`);
 
     // THEN
     const result = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(tmpDir, 'result.ts'), 'utf-8');
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('framework', () => {
     module.build(component, path.dirname(outfile).split('/').pop() ?? 'dist');
 
     // WHEN
-    module.render(`${tmpDir}/result.ts`);
+    module.renderTo(`${tmpDir}/result.ts`);
 
     // THEN
     const result = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(tmpDir, 'result.ts'), 'utf-8');
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe('framework', () => {
     module.build(component, path.dirname(outfile).split('/').pop() ?? 'dist');
 
     // WHEN
-    module.render(`${tmpDir}/result.ts`);
+    module.renderTo(`${tmpDir}/result.ts`);
 
     // THEN
     const result = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(tmpDir, 'result.ts'), 'utf-8');
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe('framework', () => {
     module.build(component, path.dirname(outfile).split('/').pop() ?? 'dist');
 
     // WHEN
-    module.render(`${tmpDir}/result.ts`);
+    module.renderTo(`${tmpDir}/result.ts`);
 
     // THEN
     const result = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(tmpDir, 'result.ts'), 'utf-8');