diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index af9347c..b5088cf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
 *.trs
 *.whl
 /*.egg-info/
+__pycache__
 .deps
 .dirstamp
 .libs
 .tox
-__pycache__
 INSTALL
 Makefile
 Makefile.bcc
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9d60724..32fb25a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.71])
 
 AC_INIT(
  [liblnk],
- [20230731],
+ [20230928],
  [joachim.metz@gmail.com])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([dpkg/changelog])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([liblnk/liblnk.rc])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([liblnk.pc])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([liblnk.spec])
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([setup.cfg])
 dnl Generate a source configuration file
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([common/config.h])
 
diff --git a/liblnk.nuspec b/liblnk.nuspec
index d37710f..82693ed 100644
--- a/liblnk.nuspec
+++ b/liblnk.nuspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <package >
   <metadata>
     <id>liblnk</id>
-    <version>20230731</version>
+    <version>20230928</version>
     <authors>Joachim Metz</authors>
     <owners>joachimmetz</owners>
     <license type="expression">LGPL-3.0-or-later</license>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
     <title>liblnk</title>
     <description>Library to access the Windows Shortcut File (LNK) format</description>
-    <releaseNotes>Release of liblnk 20230731</releaseNotes>
+    <releaseNotes>Release of liblnk 20230928</releaseNotes>
     <copyright>Copyright (C) 2009-2023</copyright>
     <tags>native</tags>
   </metadata>
diff --git a/pylnk/pylnk_file_object_io_handle.c b/pylnk/pylnk_file_object_io_handle.c
index d48910a..162de40 100644
--- a/pylnk/pylnk_file_object_io_handle.c
+++ b/pylnk/pylnk_file_object_io_handle.c
@@ -211,8 +211,7 @@ int pylnk_file_object_io_handle_free(
      pylnk_file_object_io_handle_t **file_object_io_handle,
      libcerror_error_t **error )
 {
-	static char *function      = "pylnk_file_object_io_handle_free";
-	PyGILState_STATE gil_state = 0;
+	static char *function = "pylnk_file_object_io_handle_free";
 
 	if( file_object_io_handle == NULL )
 	{
@@ -227,8 +226,6 @@ int pylnk_file_object_io_handle_free(
 	}
 	if( *file_object_io_handle != NULL )
 	{
-		gil_state = PyGILState_Ensure();
-
 		Py_DecRef(
 		 ( *file_object_io_handle )->file_object );
 
@@ -236,9 +233,6 @@ int pylnk_file_object_io_handle_free(
 		 *file_object_io_handle );
 
 		*file_object_io_handle = NULL;
-
-		PyGILState_Release(
-		 gil_state );
 	}
 	return( 1 );
 }