diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3d7b0289..84b93d88 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [project]
 name = "ops-scenario"
 
-version = "5.7"
+version = "5.7.1"
 
 authors = [
     { name = "Pietro Pasotti", email = "pietro.pasotti@canonical.com" }
diff --git a/scenario/context.py b/scenario/context.py
index ebdecb93..99c8a602 100644
--- a/scenario/context.py
+++ b/scenario/context.py
@@ -296,7 +296,18 @@ def _get_storage_root(self, name: str, index: int) -> Path:
         return storage_root
 
     def clear(self):
-        """Cleanup side effects histories."""
+        """Deprecated.
+
+        Use cleanup instead.
+        """
+        logger.warning(
+            "Context.clear() is deprecated and will be nuked in v6. "
+            "Use Context.cleanup() instead.",
+        )
+        self.cleanup()
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        """Cleanup side effects histories and reset the simulated filesystem state."""
         self.juju_log = []
         self.app_status_history = []
         self.unit_status_history = []
@@ -308,6 +319,9 @@ def clear(self):
         self._action_failure = None
         self._output_state = None
 
+        self._tmp.cleanup()
+        self._tmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+
     def _record_status(self, state: "State", is_app: bool):
         """Record the previous status before a status change."""
         if is_app: