@@ -5819,9 +5819,7 @@ flag.

 .TP

 .B \-\-dhcp\-release

 Ask Windows to release the TAP adapter lease on shutdown.

-This option has the same caveats as

-.B \-\-dhcp\-renew

-above.

+This option has no effect now, as it is enabled by default starting with version 2.4.1.

 .\"*********************************************************

 .TP

 .B \-\-register\-dns

@@ -715,7 +715,6 @@ static const char usage_message[] =

     "--dhcp-renew       : Ask Windows to renew the TAP adapter lease on startup.\n"

     "--dhcp-pre-release : Ask Windows to release the previous TAP adapter lease on\n"

     "                       startup.\n"

-    "--dhcp-release     : Ask Windows to release the TAP adapter lease on shutdown.\n"

     "--register-dns  : Run ipconfig /flushdns and ipconfig /registerdns\n"

     "                  on connection initiation.\n"

     "--tap-sleep n   : Sleep for n seconds after TAP adapter open before\n"

@@ -1212,7 +1211,6 @@ show_tuntap_options(const struct tuntap_options *o)

     SHOW_BOOL(dhcp_options);

     SHOW_BOOL(dhcp_renew);

     SHOW_BOOL(dhcp_pre_release);

-    SHOW_BOOL(dhcp_release);

     SHOW_STR(domain);

     SHOW_STR(netbios_scope);

     SHOW_INT(netbios_node_type);

@@ -7185,11 +7183,11 @@ add_option(struct options *options,

     {

         VERIFY_PERMISSION(OPT_P_IPWIN32);

         options->tuntap_options.dhcp_pre_release = true;

+        options->tuntap_options.dhcp_renew = true;

     }

     else if (streq(p[0], "dhcp-release") && !p[1])

     {

-        VERIFY_PERMISSION(OPT_P_IPWIN32);

-        options->tuntap_options.dhcp_release = true;

+        msg(M_WARN, "Obsolete option --dhcp-release detected. This is now on by default");

     }

     else if (streq(p[0], "dhcp-internal") && p[1] && !p[2]) /* standalone method for internal use */

     {

@@ -6224,10 +6224,7 @@ close_tun(struct tuntap *tt)

         }

 #endif

-        if (tt->options.dhcp_release)

-        {

-            dhcp_release(tt);

-        }

+        dhcp_release(tt);

         if (tt->hand != NULL)

         {

@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ struct tuntap_options {

     bool dhcp_renew;

     bool dhcp_pre_release;

-    bool dhcp_release;

     bool register_dns;