diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/gl_entry/gl_entry.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/gl_entry/gl_entry.py
index 2243420f13c..89b184e89d0 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/gl_entry/gl_entry.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/gl_entry/gl_entry.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from frappe import _
 from frappe.model.document import Document
 from frappe.model.meta import get_field_precision
 from frappe.model.naming import set_name_from_naming_options
-from frappe.utils import flt, fmt_money, now
+from frappe.utils import create_batch, flt, fmt_money, now
 
 import erpnext
 from erpnext.accounts.doctype.accounting_dimension.accounting_dimension import (
@@ -451,12 +451,15 @@ def rename_gle_sle_docs():
 def rename_temporarily_named_docs(doctype):
 	"""Rename temporarily named docs using autoname options"""
 	docs_to_rename = frappe.get_all(doctype, {"to_rename": "1"}, order_by="creation", limit=50000)
-	for doc in docs_to_rename:
-		oldname = doc.name
-		set_name_from_naming_options(frappe.get_meta(doctype).autoname, doc)
-		newname = doc.name
-		frappe.db.sql(
-			f"UPDATE `tab{doctype}` SET name = %s, to_rename = 0, modified = %s where name = %s",
-			(newname, now(), oldname),
-			auto_commit=True,
-		)
+	autoname = frappe.get_meta(doctype).autoname
+
+	for batch in create_batch(docs_to_rename, 100):
+		for doc in batch:
+			oldname = doc.name
+			set_name_from_naming_options(autoname, doc)
+			newname = doc.name
+			frappe.db.sql(
+				f"UPDATE `tab{doctype}` SET name = %s, to_rename = 0, modified = %s where name = %s",
+				(newname, now(), oldname),
+			)
+		frappe.db.commit()