diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 046e46c03..fe5b40630 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2003-08-30  Gregory John Casamento <greg_casamento@yahoo.com>
+
+	* GSNibTemplates.m: [GSNibContainer awakeWithContext:]
+	was not releasing the connections in the array after calling
+	establishConnection.   Once this is done, the connections
+	are no longer needed.
+
 2003-08-30  Fred Kiefer <FredKiefer@gmx.de>
 
 	* Source/NSWindowController.m
diff --git a/Source/GSNibTemplates.m b/Source/GSNibTemplates.m
index bd1058461..5df3f5a24 100644
--- a/Source/GSNibTemplates.m
+++ b/Source/GSNibTemplates.m
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include <Foundation/NSString.h>
 #include <Foundation/NSUserDefaults.h>
 #include <Foundation/NSKeyValueCoding.h>
-#include "AppKit/NSApplication.h"
 #include "AppKit/NSMenu.h"
 #include "AppKit/NSControl.h"
 #include "AppKit/NSImage.h"
@@ -51,8 +50,6 @@
 #include "AppKit/NSView.h"
 #include "AppKit/NSTextView.h"
 #include "AppKit/NSWindow.h"
-#include "AppKit/NSNibConnector.h"
-#include "AppKit/NSNibLoading.h"
 #include <AppKit/NSNibLoading.h>
 #include <AppKit/NSNibConnector.h>
 #include <AppKit/NSApplication.h>
@@ -125,6 +122,8 @@ static const int currentVersion = 1; // GSNibItem version number...
 	  val = [nameTable objectForKey: [connection destination]];
 	  [connection setDestination: val];
 	  [connection establishConnection];
+	  // release the connections, now that they have been established.
+	  RELEASE(connection); 
 	}
 
       /*