diff --git a/cpp/turbodbc_python/Library/src/python_bindings/connect.cpp b/cpp/turbodbc_python/Library/src/python_bindings/connect.cpp
index e72369332..77d6e9592 100644
--- a/cpp/turbodbc_python/Library/src/python_bindings/connect.cpp
+++ b/cpp/turbodbc_python/Library/src/python_bindings/connect.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace turbodbc { namespace bindings {
 
 void for_connect(pybind11::module & module)
 {
-    module.def("connect", turbodbc::connect);
+    module.def("connect", turbodbc::connect, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>());
 }
 
 } }
diff --git a/cpp/turbodbc_python/Library/src/python_bindings/connection.cpp b/cpp/turbodbc_python/Library/src/python_bindings/connection.cpp
index 89fa93bb6..d0e8ccce5 100644
--- a/cpp/turbodbc_python/Library/src/python_bindings/connection.cpp
+++ b/cpp/turbodbc_python/Library/src/python_bindings/connection.cpp
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ namespace turbodbc { namespace bindings {
 
 void for_connection(pybind11::module &module) {
     pybind11::class_<turbodbc::connection>(module, "Connection")
-        .def("commit", &turbodbc::connection::commit)
-        .def("rollback", &turbodbc::connection::rollback)
-        .def("cursor", &turbodbc::connection::make_cursor)
-        .def("set_autocommit", &turbodbc::connection::set_autocommit)
+        .def("commit", &turbodbc::connection::commit, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
+        .def("rollback", &turbodbc::connection::rollback, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
+        .def("cursor", &turbodbc::connection::make_cursor, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
+        .def("set_autocommit", &turbodbc::connection::set_autocommit, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
         .def("autocommit_enabled", &turbodbc::connection::autocommit_enabled)
         ;
 
diff --git a/cpp/turbodbc_python/Library/src/python_bindings/cursor.cpp b/cpp/turbodbc_python/Library/src/python_bindings/cursor.cpp
index d0e1f1524..ecd28436a 100644
--- a/cpp/turbodbc_python/Library/src/python_bindings/cursor.cpp
+++ b/cpp/turbodbc_python/Library/src/python_bindings/cursor.cpp
@@ -8,12 +8,9 @@ namespace turbodbc { namespace bindings {
 void for_cursor(pybind11::module & module)
 {
     pybind11::class_<turbodbc::cursor>(module, "Cursor")
-            .def("prepare", &turbodbc::cursor::prepare)
-            .def("execute", [](turbodbc::cursor& cursor) {
-                pybind11::gil_scoped_release release;
-                cursor.execute();
-            })
-            .def("_reset",  &turbodbc::cursor::reset)
+            .def("prepare", &turbodbc::cursor::prepare, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
+            .def("execute", &turbodbc::cursor::execute, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
+            .def("_reset",  &turbodbc::cursor::reset, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
             .def("get_row_count", &turbodbc::cursor::get_row_count)
             .def("get_result_set", &turbodbc::cursor::get_result_set)
             .def("more_results", &turbodbc::cursor::more_results)