diff --git a/docs/source/api/diffpy.cmirietveld.rst b/docs/source/api/diffpy.cmirietveld.rst
index 79fbecf..92a2421 100644
--- a/docs/source/api/diffpy.cmirietveld.rst
+++ b/docs/source/api/diffpy.cmirietveld.rst
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ Submodules
     :undoc-members:
     :show-inheritance:
 
-|profiles|
-----------
+|peak_profiles|
+---------------
 
-.. |profiles| replace:: diffpy.cmirietveld.profiles module
+.. |peak_profiles| replace:: diffpy.cmirietveld.peak_profiles module
 
-.. automodule:: diffpy.cmirietveld.profiles
+.. automodule:: diffpy.cmirietveld.peak_profiles
     :members:
     :undoc-members:
     :show-inheritance:
diff --git a/news/rename-peak-profiles.rst b/news/rename-peak-profiles.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ad2873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/rename-peak-profiles.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* No news added: Rename the unreleased ``profiles`` module to ``peak_profiles`` so it is not confused with srfit's ``Profile``.
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>
diff --git a/src/diffpy/cmirietveld/profiles.py b/src/diffpy/cmirietveld/peak_profiles.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/diffpy/cmirietveld/profiles.py
rename to src/diffpy/cmirietveld/peak_profiles.py
diff --git a/tests/test_profiles.py b/tests/test_peak_profiles.py
similarity index 99%
rename from tests/test_profiles.py
rename to tests/test_peak_profiles.py
index b7fe199..d16d454 100644
--- a/tests/test_profiles.py
+++ b/tests/test_peak_profiles.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     ReflectionProfilePseudoVoigtTCH,
 )
 
-from diffpy.cmirietveld.profiles import PseudoVoigtProfile, TCHProfile
+from diffpy.cmirietveld.peak_profiles import PseudoVoigtProfile, TCHProfile
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(