diff --git a/include/openthread/instance.h b/include/openthread/instance.h
index 6d335099b..246d132a6 100644
--- a/include/openthread/instance.h
+++ b/include/openthread/instance.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * @note This number versions both OpenThread platform and user APIs.
  *
  */
-#define OPENTHREAD_API_VERSION (191)
+#define OPENTHREAD_API_VERSION (192)
 
 /**
  * @addtogroup api-instance
diff --git a/src/core/BUILD.gn b/src/core/BUILD.gn
index c7bb9dcf5..283691972 100644
--- a/src/core/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/core/BUILD.gn
@@ -756,10 +756,10 @@ source_set("libopenthread_core_config") {
     "config/link_raw.h",
     "config/logging.h",
     "config/mac.h",
+    "config/misc.h",
     "config/mle.h",
     "config/netdata_publisher.h",
     "config/openthread-core-config-check.h",
-    "config/openthread-core-default-config.h",
     "config/parent_search.h",
     "config/ping_sender.h",
     "config/platform.h",
diff --git a/src/core/Makefile.am b/src/core/Makefile.am
index c965f9e00..253ad90d9 100644
--- a/src/core/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/core/Makefile.am
@@ -491,10 +491,10 @@ HEADERS_COMMON                                  = \
     config/link_raw.h                             \
     config/logging.h                              \
     config/mac.h                                  \
+    config/misc.h                                 \
     config/mle.h                                  \
     config/netdata_publisher.h                    \
     config/openthread-core-config-check.h         \
-    config/openthread-core-default-config.h       \
     config/parent_search.h                        \
     config/ping_sender.h                          \
     config/platform.h                             \
diff --git a/src/core/config/openthread-core-default-config.h b/src/core/config/misc.h
similarity index 98%
rename from src/core/config/openthread-core-default-config.h
rename to src/core/config/misc.h
index c73c7f69a..27a11e806 100644
--- a/src/core/config/openthread-core-default-config.h
+++ b/src/core/config/misc.h
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@
 
 /**
  * @file
- *   This file includes default compile-time configuration constants
- *   for OpenThread.
+ *   This file includes miscellaneous compile-time configuration constants for OpenThread.
  */
 
-#ifndef OPENTHREAD_CORE_DEFAULT_CONFIG_H_
-#define OPENTHREAD_CORE_DEFAULT_CONFIG_H_
+#ifndef CONFIG_MISC_H_
+#define CONFIG_MISC_H_
 
 #include "config/coap.h"
 #include "config/srp_server.h"
@@ -527,4 +526,4 @@
 #define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_NEIGHBOR_DISCOVERY_AGENT_ENABLE 0
 #endif
 
-#endif // OPENTHREAD_CORE_DEFAULT_CONFIG_H_
+#endif // CONFIG_MISC_H_
diff --git a/src/core/openthread-core-config.h b/src/core/openthread-core-config.h
index 09d581001..23d7015b7 100644
--- a/src/core/openthread-core-config.h
+++ b/src/core/openthread-core-config.h
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@
 #define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_THREAD_VERSION OT_THREAD_VERSION_1_2
 #endif
 
-#include "config/openthread-core-default-config.h"
-
 #include "config/announce_sender.h"
 #include "config/backbone_router.h"
 #include "config/border_router.h"
@@ -80,6 +78,7 @@
 #include "config/link_raw.h"
 #include "config/logging.h"
 #include "config/mac.h"
+#include "config/misc.h"
 #include "config/mle.h"
 #include "config/netdata_publisher.h"
 #include "config/parent_search.h"