diff --git a/bindings/python/icsneopy/device/device.cpp b/bindings/python/icsneopy/device/device.cpp
index 2e0e59f..1fc484d 100644
--- a/bindings/python/icsneopy/device/device.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/icsneopy/device/device.cpp
@@ -13,31 +13,32 @@ void init_device(pybind11::module_& m) {
 		.def("get_serial", &Device::getSerial)
 		.def("get_serial_number", &Device::getSerialNumber)
 		.def("get_product_name", &Device::getProductName)
-		.def("open", [](Device& device) { return device.open(); })
-		.def("close", &Device::close)
+		.def("open", [](Device& device) { return device.open(); }, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
+		.def("close", &Device::close, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
 		.def("is_open", &Device::isOpen)
-		.def("go_online", &Device::goOnline)
-		.def("go_offline", &Device::goOffline)
-		.def("is_online", &Device::isOnline).def("enable_message_polling", &Device::enableMessagePolling)
-		.def("disable_message_polling", &Device::disableMessagePolling)
+		.def("go_online", &Device::goOnline, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
+		.def("go_offline", &Device::goOffline, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
+		.def("is_online", &Device::isOnline)
+		.def("enable_message_polling", &Device::enableMessagePolling, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
+		.def("disable_message_polling", &Device::disableMessagePolling, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
 		.def("is_message_polling_enabled", &Device::isMessagePollingEnabled)
-		.def("get_messages", [](Device& device) { return device.getMessages(); })
+		.def("get_messages", [](Device& device) { return device.getMessages(); }, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
 		.def("get_current_message_count", &Device::getCurrentMessageCount)
 		.def("get_polling_message_limit", &Device::getPollingMessageLimit)
 		.def("set_polling_message_limit", &Device::setPollingMessageLimit)
-		.def("add_message_callback", &Device::addMessageCallback)
-		.def("remove_message_callback", &Device::removeMessageCallback)
-		.def("transmit", pybind11::overload_cast<std::shared_ptr<Frame>>(&Device::transmit))
+		.def("add_message_callback", &Device::addMessageCallback, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
+		.def("remove_message_callback", &Device::removeMessageCallback, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
+		.def("transmit", pybind11::overload_cast<std::shared_ptr<Frame>>(&Device::transmit), pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
 		.def("get_supported_rx_networks", &Device::getSupportedRXNetworks, pybind11::return_value_policy::reference)
 		.def("get_supported_tx_networks", &Device::getSupportedTXNetworks, pybind11::return_value_policy::reference)
-		.def("get_rtc", &Device::getRTC)
-		.def("set_rtc", &Device::setRTC)
+		.def("get_rtc", &Device::getRTC, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
+		.def("set_rtc", &Device::setRTC, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
 		.def("describe", &Device::describe)
 		.def("is_online_supported", &Device::isOnlineSupported)
 		.def("supports_tc10", &Device::supportsTC10)
-		.def("request_tc10_wake", &Device::requestTC10Wake)
-		.def("request_tc10_sleep", &Device::requestTC10Sleep)
-		.def("get_tc10_status", &Device::getTC10Status)
+		.def("request_tc10_wake", &Device::requestTC10Wake, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
+		.def("request_tc10_sleep", &Device::requestTC10Sleep, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
+		.def("get_tc10_status", &Device::getTC10Status, pybind11::call_guard<pybind11::gil_scoped_release>())
 		.def("__repr__", &Device::describe);
 }