diff --git a/lib/seatsio/events.rb b/lib/seatsio/events.rb
index e494346..3a8290f 100644
--- a/lib/seatsio/events.rb
+++ b/lib/seatsio/events.rb
@@ -113,7 +113,12 @@ def hold_best_available(key, number, hold_token, categories: nil, order_id: nil,
     end
 
     def release(event_key_or_keys, object_or_objects, hold_token: nil, order_id: nil, keep_extra_data: nil, ignore_channels: nil, channel_keys: nil)
-      change_object_status(event_key_or_keys, object_or_objects, Seatsio::EventObjectInfo::FREE, hold_token: hold_token, order_id: order_id, keep_extra_data: keep_extra_data, ignore_channels: ignore_channels, channel_keys: channel_keys)
+      request = create_release_objects_request(object_or_objects, hold_token, order_id, event_key_or_keys, keep_extra_data, ignore_channels, channel_keys)
+      request[:params] = {
+        :expand => 'objects'
+      }
+      response = @http_client.post("events/groups/actions/change-object-status", request)
+      ChangeObjectStatusResult.new(response)
     end
 
     def delete(key:)
diff --git a/lib/seatsio/events/change_object_status_request.rb b/lib/seatsio/events/change_object_status_request.rb
index f09fbcc..950e586 100644
--- a/lib/seatsio/events/change_object_status_request.rb
+++ b/lib/seatsio/events/change_object_status_request.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 def create_change_object_status_request(object_or_objects, status, hold_token, order_id, event_key_or_keys, keep_extra_data, ignore_channels, channel_keys, allowed_previous_statuses, rejected_previous_statuses)
   result = {}
   result[:objects] = normalize(object_or_objects)
+  result[:type] = 'CHANGE_STATUS_TO'
   result[:status] = status
   result[:holdToken] = hold_token if hold_token != nil
   result[:orderId] = order_id if order_id != nil
@@ -17,6 +18,24 @@ def create_change_object_status_request(object_or_objects, status, hold_token, o
   result
 end
 
+def create_release_objects_request(object_or_objects, hold_token, order_id, event_key_or_keys, keep_extra_data, ignore_channels, channel_keys)
+  result = {}
+  result[:objects] = normalize(object_or_objects)
+  result[:type] = "RELEASE"
+  result[:holdToken] = hold_token if hold_token != nil
+  result[:orderId] = order_id if order_id != nil
+  if event_key_or_keys.is_a? Array
+    result[:events] = event_key_or_keys
+  else
+    result[:events] = [event_key_or_keys]
+  end
+  result[:keepExtraData] = keep_extra_data if keep_extra_data != nil
+  result[:ignoreChannels] = ignore_channels if ignore_channels != nil
+  result[:channelKeys] = channel_keys if channel_keys != nil
+  result
+end
+
+
 def normalize(object_or_objects)
   if object_or_objects.is_a? Array
     if object_or_objects.length == 0