diff --git a/bin/patches/@wordpress__edit-site@5.15.0.patch b/bin/patches/@wordpress__edit-site@5.15.0.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca97ce333e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/patches/@wordpress__edit-site@5.15.0.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+diff --git a/build-module/lock-unlock.js b/build-module/lock-unlock.js
+index 2265f933ceec19f65ca6776c24c3f88b368d713f..e9e10980bfd1b584ab0a037c3b72edae29a2a26e 100644
+--- a/build-module/lock-unlock.js
++++ b/build-module/lock-unlock.js
+@@ -1,9 +1,34 @@
+ /**
+- * WordPress dependencies
++ * External dependencies
+  */
+ import { __dangerousOptInToUnstableAPIsOnlyForCoreModules } from '@wordpress/private-apis';
+-export const {
+-  lock,
+-  unlock
+-} = __dangerousOptInToUnstableAPIsOnlyForCoreModules('I know using unstable features means my plugin or theme will inevitably break on the next WordPress release.', '@wordpress/edit-site');
++
++// Workaround for Gutenberg private API consent string differences between WP 6.3 and 6.4+
++// The modified version checks for the WP version and replaces the consent string with the correct one.
++// This can be removed once we drop support for WP 6.3 in the "Customize Your Store" task.
++// See this PR for details: https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/40884
++
++const wordPressConsentString = {
++	6.4: 'I know using unstable features means my plugin or theme will inevitably break on the next WordPress release.',
++	6.5: 'I know using unstable features means my theme or plugin will inevitably break in the next version of WordPress.',
++	6.6: 'I acknowledge private features are not for use in themes or plugins and doing so will break in the next version of WordPress.',
++};
++
++function optInToUnstableAPIs() {
++	let error;
++	for ( const optInString of Object.values( wordPressConsentString ) ) {
++		try {
++			return __dangerousOptInToUnstableAPIsOnlyForCoreModules(
++				optInString,
++				'@wordpress/edit-site'
++			);
++		} catch ( anError ) {
++			error = anError;
++		}
++	}
++
++	throw error;
++}
++
++export const { lock, unlock } = optInToUnstableAPIs();
+ //# sourceMappingURL=lock-unlock.js.map
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8d605e64f3b..dc8abb9f7ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
 			"@types/react": "^17.0.71",
 			"react-resize-aware": "3.1.1",
 			"@automattic/tour-kit>@wordpress/element": "4.4.1"
+		},
+		"patchedDependencies": {
+			"@wordpress/edit-site@5.15.0": "bin/patches/@wordpress__edit-site@5.15.0.patch"
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/bin/modified-editsite-lock-unlock.js b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/bin/modified-editsite-lock-unlock.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e9e10980bfd..00000000000
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/bin/modified-editsite-lock-unlock.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-import { __dangerousOptInToUnstableAPIsOnlyForCoreModules } from '@wordpress/private-apis';
-
-// Workaround for Gutenberg private API consent string differences between WP 6.3 and 6.4+
-// The modified version checks for the WP version and replaces the consent string with the correct one.
-// This can be removed once we drop support for WP 6.3 in the "Customize Your Store" task.
-// See this PR for details: https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/40884
-
-const wordPressConsentString = {
-	6.4: 'I know using unstable features means my plugin or theme will inevitably break on the next WordPress release.',
-	6.5: 'I know using unstable features means my theme or plugin will inevitably break in the next version of WordPress.',
-	6.6: 'I acknowledge private features are not for use in themes or plugins and doing so will break in the next version of WordPress.',
-};
-
-function optInToUnstableAPIs() {
-	let error;
-	for ( const optInString of Object.values( wordPressConsentString ) ) {
-		try {
-			return __dangerousOptInToUnstableAPIsOnlyForCoreModules(
-				optInString,
-				'@wordpress/edit-site'
-			);
-		} catch ( anError ) {
-			error = anError;
-		}
-	}
-
-	throw error;
-}
-
-export const { lock, unlock } = optInToUnstableAPIs();
-//# sourceMappingURL=lock-unlock.js.map
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/package.json b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/package.json
index 6b4cc1fb7f2..dbceeeb74d5 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/package.json
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 		"build": "pnpm --if-present --workspace-concurrency=Infinity --stream --filter=\"$npm_package_name...\" '/^build:project:.*$/'",
 		"build:project": "pnpm --if-present '/^build:project:.*$/'",
 		"build:project:bundle": "wireit",
-		"build:project:patch-dependecies": "cp ./bin/modified-editsite-lock-unlock.js ./node_modules/@wordpress/edit-site/build-module/lock-unlock.js",
 		"build:project:feature-config": "php ../woocommerce/bin/generate-feature-config.php",
 		"changelog": "XDEBUG_MODE=off composer install --quiet && composer exec -- changelogger",
 		"example": "webpack --config docs/examples/extensions/examples.config.js",
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@
 		"watch:build": "pnpm --if-present --workspace-concurrency=Infinity --filter=\"$npm_package_name...\" --parallel '/^watch:build:project:.*$/'",
 		"watch:build:project": "pnpm --if-present run '/^watch:build:project:.*$/'",
 		"watch:build:project:bundle": "wireit",
-		"watch:build:project:patch-dependecies": "cp ./bin/modified-editsite-lock-unlock.js ./node_modules/@wordpress/edit-site/build-module/lock-unlock.js",
 		"watch:build:project:feature-config": "WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development php ../woocommerce/bin/generate-feature-config.php",
 		"postinstall": "node ./bin/xstate5-react-script.js"
 	},
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/dev-webpack-resources-copy-tweaks-2 b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/dev-webpack-resources-copy-tweaks-2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cdde411c61d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/dev-webpack-resources-copy-tweaks-2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: dev
+
+Monorepo: refine approach to patching dependecies in favour of built-in pnpm functionality.
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 824d2131d0c..08c894afee2 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ overrides:
 
 pnpmfileChecksum: y3ex4x7shfdnqpcpdnu67kmuvu
 
+patchedDependencies:
+    '@wordpress/edit-site@5.15.0':
+        hash: 6y3l6gxu33zybfmvbjd23dtqda
+        path: bin/patches/@wordpress__edit-site@5.15.0.patch
+
 importers:
 
   .: