diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 2d1755f..29c9721 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ import {
   MessageMsgCommitBid,
   MessageMsgRevealBid,
   MessageCreateVickreyAuction,
-  MessageCreateProviderAuction
+  MessageCreateProviderAuction,
+  MessageMsgReleaseFunds
 } from './types/cerc/auction/message';
 import { MessageMsgSendCoins } from './types/cosmos/bank/message';
 import { MessageMsgOnboardParticipant } from './types/cerc/onboarding/message';
@@ -458,7 +459,7 @@ export class Registry {
 
   /**
    * Onboard participant.
-  */
+   */
   async onboardParticipant ({ ethPayload, ethSignature, role, kycId }: MessageMsgOnboardParticipant, privateKey: string, fee: StdFee | number = DEFAULT_GAS_ESTIMATION_MULTIPLIER): Promise<MsgOnboardParticipantResponse> {
     const account = new Account(Buffer.from(privateKey, 'hex'));
     await account.init();
@@ -476,21 +477,21 @@ export class Registry {
 
   /**
    * Query participants.
-  */
+   */
   async getParticipants () {
     return this._client.getParticipants();
   }
 
   /**
    * Get participant by cosmos (laconic) address.
-  */
+   */
   async getParticipantByAddress (address: string) {
     return this._client.getParticipantByAddress(address);
   }
 
   /**
    * Get participant by nitro address.
-  */
+   */
   async getParticipantByNitroAddress (nitroAddress: string) {
     return this._client.getParticipantByNitroAddress(nitroAddress);
   }
@@ -565,6 +566,21 @@ export class Registry {
       fee
     );
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Release provider auction winner funds.
+   */
+  async releaseFunds ({ auctionId }: MessageMsgReleaseFunds, privateKey: string, fee: StdFee | number = DEFAULT_GAS_ESTIMATION_MULTIPLIER) {
+    const account = new Account(Buffer.from(privateKey, 'hex'));
+    await account.init();
+    const laconicClient = await this.getLaconicClient(account);
+
+    return laconicClient.releaseFunds(
+      account.address,
+      auctionId,
+      fee
+    );
+  }
 }
 
 export { Account };
diff --git a/src/laconic-client.ts b/src/laconic-client.ts
index 7c9a75d..c3a5685 100644
--- a/src/laconic-client.ts
+++ b/src/laconic-client.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ import { Comet38Client } from '@cosmjs/tendermint-rpc';
 import { MsgCancelBondEncodeObject, MsgCreateBondEncodeObject, MsgRefillBondEncodeObject, MsgWithdrawBondEncodeObject, bondTypes, typeUrlMsgCancelBond, typeUrlMsgCreateBond, typeUrlMsgRefillBond, typeUrlMsgWithdrawBond } from './types/cerc/bond/message';
 import { Coin } from './proto/cosmos/base/v1beta1/coin';
 import { MsgAssociateBondEncodeObject, MsgDeleteNameEncodeObject, MsgDissociateBondEncodeObject, MsgDissociateRecordsEncodeObject, MsgReassociateRecordsEncodeObject, MsgReserveAuthorityEncodeObject, MsgSetAuthorityBondEncodeObject, MsgSetNameEncodeObject, MsgSetRecordEncodeObject, registryTypes, typeUrlMsgAssociateBond, typeUrlMsgDeleteName, typeUrlMsgDissociateBond, typeUrlMsgDissociateRecords, typeUrlMsgReassociateRecords, typeUrlMsgReserveAuthority, typeUrlMsgSetAuthorityBond, typeUrlMsgSetName, typeUrlMsgSetRecord, NAMESERVICE_ERRORS } from './types/cerc/registry/message';
-import { MsgCommitBidEncodeObject, MsgCreateAuctionEncodeObject, MsgRevealBidEncodeObject, auctionTypes, typeUrlMsgCommitBid, typeUrlMsgCreateAuction, typeUrlMsgRevealBid } from './types/cerc/auction/message';
+import { MsgCommitBidEncodeObject, MsgCreateAuctionEncodeObject, MsgReleaseFundsEncodeObject, MsgRevealBidEncodeObject, auctionTypes, typeUrlMsgCommitBid, typeUrlMsgCreateAuction, typeUrlMsgReleaseFunds, typeUrlMsgRevealBid } from './types/cerc/auction/message';
 import { MsgOnboardParticipantEncodeObject, ONBOARDING_DISABLED_ERROR, onboardingTypes, typeUrlMsgOnboardParticipant } from './types/cerc/onboarding/message';
 import { MsgAssociateBondResponse, MsgDeleteNameResponse, MsgDissociateBondResponse, MsgDissociateRecordsResponse, MsgReassociateRecordsResponse, MsgReserveAuthorityResponse, MsgSetAuthorityBondResponse, MsgSetNameResponse, MsgSetRecordResponse, Payload } from './proto/cerc/registry/v1/tx';
 import { Record, Signature } from './proto/cerc/registry/v1/registry';
 import { Account } from './account';
 import { Util } from './util';
-import { MsgCommitBidResponse, MsgCreateAuction, MsgCreateAuctionResponse, MsgRevealBidResponse } from './proto/cerc/auction/v1/tx';
+import { MsgCommitBidResponse, MsgCreateAuction, MsgCreateAuctionResponse, MsgReleaseFundsResponse, MsgRevealBidResponse } from './proto/cerc/auction/v1/tx';
 import { MsgCancelBondResponse, MsgCreateBondResponse, MsgRefillBondResponse, MsgWithdrawBondResponse } from './proto/cerc/bond/v1/tx';
 import { MsgOnboardParticipantResponse } from './proto/cerc/onboarding/v1/tx';
 import { bankTypes } from './types/cosmos/bank/message';
@@ -448,4 +448,22 @@ export class LaconicClient extends SigningStargateClient {
     const response = await this.signAndBroadcast(signer, [createAuctionMsg], fee, memo);
     return this.parseResponse<MsgCreateAuctionResponse>(response);
   }
+
+  public async releaseFunds (
+    signer: string,
+    auctionId: string,
+    fee: StdFee | 'auto' | number,
+    memo = ''
+  ) {
+    const createMsg: MsgReleaseFundsEncodeObject = {
+      typeUrl: typeUrlMsgReleaseFunds,
+      value: {
+        signer,
+        auctionId
+      }
+    };
+
+    const response = await this.signAndBroadcast(signer, [createMsg], fee, memo);
+    return this.parseResponse<MsgReleaseFundsResponse>(response);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/types/cerc/auction/message.ts b/src/types/cerc/auction/message.ts
index d35081a..c93537e 100644
--- a/src/types/cerc/auction/message.ts
+++ b/src/types/cerc/auction/message.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { EncodeObject, GeneratedType } from '@cosmjs/proto-signing';
 
-import { MsgCommitBidResponse, MsgCommitBid, MsgRevealBid, MsgRevealBidResponse, MsgCreateAuction, MsgCreateAuctionResponse } from '../../../proto/cerc/auction/v1/tx';
+import { MsgCommitBidResponse, MsgCommitBid, MsgRevealBid, MsgRevealBidResponse, MsgCreateAuction, MsgCreateAuctionResponse, MsgReleaseFunds, MsgReleaseFundsResponse } from '../../../proto/cerc/auction/v1/tx';
 
 export const typeUrlMsgCreateAuction = '/cerc.auction.v1.MsgCreateAuction';
 export const typeUrlMsgCommitBid = '/cerc.auction.v1.MsgCommitBid';
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ export const typeUrlMsgCommitBidResponse = '/cerc.auction.v1.MsgCommitBidRespons
 export const typeUrlMsgRevealBid = '/cerc.auction.v1.MsgRevealBid';
 export const typeUrlMsgRevealBidResponse = '/cerc.auction.v1.MsgRevealBidResponse';
 export const typeUrlMsgCreateAuctionResponse = '/cerc.auction.v1.MsgCreateAuctionResponse';
+export const typeUrlMsgReleaseFunds = '/cerc.auction.v1.MsgReleaseFunds';
+export const typeUrlMsgReleaseFundsResponse = '/cerc.auction.v1.MsgReleaseFundsResponse';
 
 export const auctionTypes: ReadonlyArray<[string, GeneratedType]> = [
   [typeUrlMsgCreateAuction, MsgCreateAuction],
@@ -15,7 +17,9 @@ export const auctionTypes: ReadonlyArray<[string, GeneratedType]> = [
   [typeUrlMsgCommitBidResponse, MsgCommitBidResponse],
   [typeUrlMsgRevealBid, MsgRevealBid],
   [typeUrlMsgRevealBidResponse, MsgRevealBidResponse],
-  [typeUrlMsgCreateAuctionResponse, MsgCreateAuctionResponse]
+  [typeUrlMsgCreateAuctionResponse, MsgCreateAuctionResponse],
+  [typeUrlMsgReleaseFunds, MsgReleaseFunds],
+  [typeUrlMsgReleaseFundsResponse, MsgReleaseFundsResponse]
 ];
 
 export interface MsgCreateAuctionEncodeObject extends EncodeObject {
@@ -33,6 +37,11 @@ export interface MsgRevealBidEncodeObject extends EncodeObject {
   readonly value: Partial<MsgRevealBid>;
 }
 
+export interface MsgReleaseFundsEncodeObject extends EncodeObject {
+  readonly typeUrl: '/cerc.auction.v1.MsgReleaseFunds';
+  readonly value: Partial<MsgReleaseFunds>;
+}
+
 export interface MessageMsgCommitBid {
   auctionId: string,
   commitHash: string,
@@ -61,3 +70,7 @@ export interface MessageCreateProviderAuction {
   maxPrice: string;
   numProviders: number;
 }
+
+export interface MessageMsgReleaseFunds {
+  auctionId: string
+}