diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/git/common/CommonGitServiceCEImpl.java b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/git/common/CommonGitServiceCEImpl.java
index 098f8c6667a1..04ab77f7f6b2 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/git/common/CommonGitServiceCEImpl.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/git/common/CommonGitServiceCEImpl.java
@@ -1293,6 +1293,7 @@ private Mono<String> pushArtifactErrorRecovery(String pushResult, Artifact artif
                             AppsmithError.GIT_UPSTREAM_CHANGES.getErrorType(),
                             AppsmithError.GIT_UPSTREAM_CHANGES.getMessage(),
                             gitMetadata.getIsRepoPrivate())
+                    .then(releaseFileLock(artifact.getGitArtifactMetadata().getDefaultArtifactId()))
                     .flatMap(application1 -> Mono.error(new AppsmithException(AppsmithError.GIT_UPSTREAM_CHANGES)));
         } else if (pushResult.contains("REJECTED_OTHERREASON") || pushResult.contains("pre-receive hook declined")) {