diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/twitter/finagle/postgres/connection/ConnectionStateMachine.scala b/src/main/scala/com/twitter/finagle/postgres/connection/ConnectionStateMachine.scala
index b5e4253f..3911712e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/twitter/finagle/postgres/connection/ConnectionStateMachine.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/twitter/finagle/postgres/connection/ConnectionStateMachine.scala
@@ -95,10 +95,8 @@ class ConnectionStateMachine(state: State = AuthenticationRequired, val id: Int)
     case (CommandComplete(Update(count)), SimpleQuery) => (None, EmitOnReadyForQuery(CommandCompleteResponse(count)))
     case (CommandComplete(Delete(count)), SimpleQuery) => (None, EmitOnReadyForQuery(CommandCompleteResponse(count)))
     case (CommandComplete(DiscardAll), SimpleQuery) => (None, EmitOnReadyForQuery(CommandCompleteResponse(1)))
-    case (CommandComplete(Begin), SimpleQuery) => (None, EmitOnReadyForQuery(CommandCompleteResponse(1)))
-    case (CommandComplete(Savepoint), SimpleQuery) => (None, EmitOnReadyForQuery(CommandCompleteResponse(1)))
-    case (CommandComplete(RollBack), SimpleQuery) => (None, EmitOnReadyForQuery(CommandCompleteResponse(1)))
-    case (CommandComplete(Commit), SimpleQuery) => (None, EmitOnReadyForQuery(CommandCompleteResponse(1)))
+    case (CommandComplete(Begin | Savepoint | Release | RollBack | Commit), SimpleQuery) =>
+      (None, EmitOnReadyForQuery(CommandCompleteResponse(1)))
     case (CommandComplete(Do), SimpleQuery) => (None, EmitOnReadyForQuery(CommandCompleteResponse(1)))
 
     case (RowDescription(fields), SimpleQuery) =>
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/twitter/finagle/postgres/messages/BackendMessageParser.scala b/src/main/scala/com/twitter/finagle/postgres/messages/BackendMessageParser.scala
index ae14ad5d..61d89d5f 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/twitter/finagle/postgres/messages/BackendMessageParser.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/twitter/finagle/postgres/messages/BackendMessageParser.scala
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ class BackendMessageParser {
           case "UPDATE" => Update(parts(1).toInt)
           case "BEGIN"  => Begin
           case "SAVEPOINT" => Savepoint
+          case "RELEASE" => Release
           case "ROLLBACK"  => RollBack
           case "COMMIT" => Commit
           case _ => throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown command complete response tag " + tag)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/twitter/finagle/postgres/messages/BackendMessages.scala b/src/main/scala/com/twitter/finagle/postgres/messages/BackendMessages.scala
index d14d3086..9a5ee2d1 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/twitter/finagle/postgres/messages/BackendMessages.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/twitter/finagle/postgres/messages/BackendMessages.scala
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ case object Begin extends CommandCompleteStatus
 
 case object Savepoint extends CommandCompleteStatus
 
+case object Release extends CommandCompleteStatus
+
 case object RollBack extends CommandCompleteStatus
 
 case object Commit extends CommandCompleteStatus