diff --git a/lib/seatsio/domain.rb b/lib/seatsio/domain.rb
index e81cf2b..f500a44 100644
--- a/lib/seatsio/domain.rb
+++ b/lib/seatsio/domain.rb
@@ -415,6 +415,11 @@ def initialize(data)
     end
   end
 
+  class StatusChangeType
+    CHANGE_STATUS_TO = 'CHANGE_STATUS_TO'
+    RELEASE = 'RELEASE'
+  end
+
   class EventObjectInfo
     FREE = 'free'
     BOOKED = 'booked'
diff --git a/lib/seatsio/events.rb b/lib/seatsio/events.rb
index de5f6a5..6c9cd48 100644
--- a/lib/seatsio/events.rb
+++ b/lib/seatsio/events.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def put_up_for_resale(event_key_or_keys, object_or_objects)
     end
 
     def change_object_status(event_key_or_keys, object_or_objects, status, hold_token: nil, order_id: nil, keep_extra_data: nil, ignore_channels: nil, channel_keys: nil, allowed_previous_statuses: nil, rejected_previous_statuses: nil)
-      request = 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)
+      request = create_change_object_status_request(Seatsio::StatusChangeType::CHANGE_STATUS_TO, 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)
       request[:params] = {
         :expand => 'objects'
       }
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ 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)
-      request = create_release_objects_request(object_or_objects, hold_token, order_id, event_key_or_keys, keep_extra_data, ignore_channels, channel_keys)
+      request = create_change_object_status_request(Seatsio::StatusChangeType::RELEASE, object_or_objects, nil, hold_token, order_id, event_key_or_keys, keep_extra_data, ignore_channels, channel_keys, nil, nil)
       request[:params] = {
         :expand => 'objects'
       }
diff --git a/lib/seatsio/events/change_object_status_in_batch_request.rb b/lib/seatsio/events/change_object_status_in_batch_request.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 023b514..0000000
--- a/lib/seatsio/events/change_object_status_in_batch_request.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-def create_change_object_status_in_batch_request(event_key, object_or_objects, status, hold_token = nil , order_id = nil, keep_extra_data = nil, ignore_channels = nil, channel_keys = nil)
-  result = create_change_object_status_request(object_or_objects, status, hold_token, order_id, '', keep_extra_data, ignore_channels, channel_keys)
-  result.delete(:events)
-  result[:event] = event_key
-  result
-end
diff --git a/lib/seatsio/events/change_object_status_request.rb b/lib/seatsio/events/change_object_status_request.rb
index 950e586..a6bfd0e 100644
--- a/lib/seatsio/events/change_object_status_request.rb
+++ b/lib/seatsio/events/change_object_status_request.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-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)
+def create_change_object_status_request(type, 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[:type] = type
   result[:objects] = normalize(object_or_objects)
-  result[:type] = 'CHANGE_STATUS_TO'
-  result[:status] = status
+  result[:type] = type
+  result[:status] = status if type != Seatsio::StatusChangeType::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
@@ -18,24 +19,6 @@ 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
diff --git a/test/events/change_object_status_in_batch_test.rb b/test/events/change_object_status_in_batch_test.rb
index 150ef38..88bf78b 100644
--- a/test/events/change_object_status_in_batch_test.rb
+++ b/test/events/change_object_status_in_batch_test.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 require 'test_helper'
 require 'util'
 require 'seatsio/domain'
-require 'seatsio/events/change_object_status_in_batch_request'
 
 class ChangeObjectStatusInBatchTest < SeatsioTestClient
   def test_change_object_status_in_batch
@@ -10,7 +9,11 @@ def test_change_object_status_in_batch
     chart_key2 = create_test_chart
     event2 = @seatsio.events.create chart_key: chart_key2
 
-    res = @seatsio.events.change_object_status_in_batch([{ :event => event1.key, :objects => ['A-1'], :status => 'foo' }, { :event => event2.key, :objects => ['A-2'], :status => 'fa' }])
+    res = @seatsio.events.change_object_status_in_batch(
+      [
+        { :type => Seatsio::StatusChangeType::CHANGE_STATUS_TO, :event => event1.key, :objects => ['A-1'], :status => 'foo' },
+        { :event => event2.key, :objects => ['A-2'], :status => 'fa' }
+      ])
 
     assert_equal('foo', res[0].objects['A-1'].status)
     assert_equal('foo', @seatsio.events.retrieve_object_info(key: event1.key, label: 'A-1').status)
@@ -80,4 +83,15 @@ def test_rejected_previous_statuses
       assert_match /free is in the list of rejected previous statuses/, e.message.body
     end
   end
+
+  def release_in_batch
+    chart_key = create_test_chart
+    event = @seatsio.events.create chart_key: chart_key
+    @seatsio.events.book(event.key, ['A-1'])
+
+    res = @seatsio.events.change_object_status_in_batch([{ :type => Seatsio::StatusChangeType::RELEASE, :event => event.key, :objects => ['A-1'] }])
+
+    assert_equal(Seatsio::EventObjectInfo::FREE, res[0].objects['A-1'].status)
+    assert_equal(Seatsio::EventObjectInfo::FREE, @seatsio.events.retrieve_object_info(key: event.key, label: 'A-1').status)
+  end
 end