diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7fdaf9d6..9fcb3604 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+**v0.24.3**
+* Added new close function to the `Message` class to ensure that all embedded `Message` instances get closed as well. Not having this was causing issues with trying to modify the msg file after the user thought that it had been closed.
+
 **v0.24.2**
 * Fixed bug that somehow escaped detection that caused certain properties to not work.
 * Fixed bug with embedded msg files introduced in v0.24.0
diff --git a/extract_msg/__init__.py b/extract_msg/__init__.py
index 6fedffa9..ab54cbfb 100644
--- a/extract_msg/__init__.py
+++ b/extract_msg/__init__.py
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 __author__ = 'Matthew Walker & The Elemental of Creation'
-__date__ = '2020-05-29'
-__version__ = '0.24.2'
+__date__ = '2020-06-18'
+__version__ = '0.24.3'
 
 from extract_msg import constants
 from extract_msg.attachment import Attachment
diff --git a/extract_msg/message.py b/extract_msg/message.py
index 8992bb26..c9a25b75 100644
--- a/extract_msg/message.py
+++ b/extract_msg/message.py
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ def _getStringStream(self, filename, prefix = True):
         else:
             tmp = self._getStream(filename + '001E', prefix = False)
             return None if tmp is None else tmp.decode(self.stringEncoding)
+        
+    def close(self):
+        for attachment in self.attachments:
+            if attachment.type == 'msg':
+                attachment.data.close()
+        olefile.OleFileIO.close(self)
 
     def debug(self):
         for dir_ in self.listDir():