diff --git a/examples/concurrent_greeter.py b/examples/concurrent_greeter.py
index d562d63..a7947b7 100644
--- a/examples/concurrent_greeter.py
+++ b/examples/concurrent_greeter.py
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ async def greet(ctx: Context, req: GreetingRequest) -> Greeting:
         if isinstance(f, RestateDurableCallFuture):
             inv = await f.invocation_id()
             print(f"Canceling {inv}", flush=True)
-            ctx.cancel(inv)
+            ctx.cancel_invocation(inv)
 
     return Greeting(message=f"Hello {req.name}!")
diff --git a/python/restate/context.py b/python/restate/context.py
index 5d596c2..36bf30d 100644
--- a/python/restate/context.py
+++ b/python/restate/context.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def reject_awakeable(self, name: str, failure_message: str, failure_code: int =
         """
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def cancel(self, invocation_id: str):
+    def cancel_invocation(self, invocation_id: str):
         """
         Cancels the invocation with the given id.
         """
diff --git a/python/restate/server_context.py b/python/restate/server_context.py
index 0450d3b..6231eaf 100644
--- a/python/restate/server_context.py
+++ b/python/restate/server_context.py
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ def promise(self, name: str, serde: typing.Optional[Serde[T]] = JsonSerde()) ->
     def key(self) -> str:
         return self.invocation.key
 
-    def cancel(self, invocation_id: str):
+    def cancel_invocation(self, invocation_id: str):
         """cancel an existing invocation by id."""
         if invocation_id is None:
             raise ValueError("invocation_id cannot be None")
diff --git a/test-services/services/test_utils.py b/test-services/services/test_utils.py
index a50e69e..52d3e16 100644
--- a/test-services/services/test_utils.py
+++ b/test-services/services/test_utils.py
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ def effect():
 
 @test_utils.handler(name="cancelInvocation")
 async def cancel_invocation(context: Context, invocation_id: str) -> None:
-    context.cancel(invocation_id)
+    context.cancel_invocation(invocation_id)