diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9864b62..8cf5e7e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.0)
 project(pipedal 
-    VERSION 1.4.79
+    VERSION 1.4.82
     DESCRIPTION "PiPedal Guitar Effect Pedal For Raspberry Pi"
     HOMEPAGE_URL "https://rerdavies.github.io/pipedal"
 )
 
 EXECUTE_PROCESS( COMMAND dpkg --print-architecture COMMAND tr -d '\n' OUTPUT_VARIABLE DEBIAN_ARCHITECTURE )
 
-set (DISPLAY_VERSION "PiPedal v1.4.79-Beta")
+set (DISPLAY_VERSION "PiPedal v1.4.82-Experimental")
 set (PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE ${DEBIAN_ARCHITECTURE})
 set (CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr/")
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4645e27..d7c1c3a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/rerdavies/pipedal/total?color=%23808080&link=https%3A%2F%2Frerdavies.github.io%2Fpipedal%2Fdownload.html"/>
 
 
-Download:&nbsp;<a href='https://rerdavies.github.io/pipedal/download.html'>v1.4.79</a> 
+Download:&nbsp;<a href='https://rerdavies.github.io/pipedal/download.html'>v1.4.82</a> 
 Website:&nbsp;[https://rerdavies.github.io/pipedal](https://rerdavies.github.io/pipedal).
 Documentation:&nbsp;[https://rerdavies.github.io/pipedal/Documentation.html](https://rerdavies.github.io/pipedal/Documentation.html).
 
-#### NEW version 1.4.79 Release. See the [release notes](https://rerdavies.github.io/pipedal/ReleaseNotes) for details. New Phaser and Graphic Equalizer plugins.
+#### NEW version 1.4.82 Release. See the [release notes](https://rerdavies.github.io/pipedal/ReleaseNotes) for details. New Phaser and Graphic Equalizer plugins.
 
 &nbsp;
 
diff --git a/docs/Installing.md b/docs/Installing.md
index f8935b8..95674ae 100644
--- a/docs/Installing.md
+++ b/docs/Installing.md
@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ page_icon: img/Install4.jpg
 
 Download the most recent Debian (.deb) package for your platform:
 
-- [Raspberry Pi OS bookworm (aarch64) v1.4.79](https://github.com/rerdavies/pipedal/releases/download/v1.4.79/pipedal_1.4.79_arm64.deb)
-- [Ubuntu 24.x (aarch64) v1.4.79](https://github.com/rerdavies/pipedal/releases/download/v1.4.79/pipedal_1.4.79_arm64.deb)
-- [Ubuntu 24.x (amd64) v1.4.79](https://github.com/rerdavies/pipedal/releases/download/v1.4.79/pipedal_1.4.79_amd64.deb)
+- [Raspberry Pi OS bookworm (aarch64) v1.4.82](https://github.com/rerdavies/pipedal/releases/download/v1.4.82/pipedal_1.4.82_arm64.deb)
+- [Ubuntu 24.x (aarch64) v1.4.82](https://github.com/rerdavies/pipedal/releases/download/v1.4.82/pipedal_1.4.82_arm64.deb)
+- [Ubuntu 24.x (amd64) v1.4.82](https://github.com/rerdavies/pipedal/releases/download/v1.4.82/pipedal_1.4.82_amd64.deb)
 
 
-Version 1.4.79 has been tested on Raspberry Pi OS bookworm, Ubuntu 24.04 (amd64), and Ubuntu 24.10 (aarch64). Download the appropriate package for your platform, and install using the following procedure:
+Version 1.4.82 has been tested on Raspberry Pi OS bookworm, Ubuntu 24.04 (amd64), and Ubuntu 24.10 (aarch64). Download the appropriate package for your platform, and install using the following procedure:
 
 ```
   sudo apt update
   sudo apt upgrade
   cd ~/Downloads  
-  sudo apt-get install ./pipedal_1.4.79_arm64.deb 
+  sudo apt-get install ./pipedal_1.4.82_arm64.deb 
 ```
 You MUST use `apt-get`. `apt` will not install downloaded packages; and `dpkg -i` will not install dependencies. 
 
diff --git a/docs/ReleaseNotes.md b/docs/ReleaseNotes.md
index 3d45137..791e5b0 100644
--- a/docs/ReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/docs/ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 # Release Notes
+## Pipedal 1.4.79 Experimental
+Bug fixes:
+- Thread-per-plugin-instance for LV2_WORKER threads (see issue #339)
+- Fixes for selection issues when modifying pedalboard structure.
+
 ## Pipedal 1.4.79 Beta
 
 The Big Feature:
diff --git a/docs/download.md b/docs/download.md
index 8e8b412..4167dfc 100644
--- a/docs/download.md
+++ b/docs/download.md
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 Download the most recent Debian (.deb) package for your platform:
 
-- [Raspberry Pi OS bookworm (aarch64) v1.4.79 Beta](https://github.com/rerdavies/pipedal/releases/download/v1.4.79/pipedal_1.4.79_arm64.deb)
-- [Ubuntu 24.x (aarch64) v1.4.79 Alpha](https://github.com/rerdavies/pipedal/releases/download/v1.4.79/pipedal_1.4.79_arm64.deb)
-- [Ubuntu 24.x (amd64) v1.4.79 Alpha](https://github.com/rerdavies/pipedal/releases/download/v1.4.79/pipedal_1.4.79_amd64.deb)
+- [Raspberry Pi OS bookworm (aarch64) v1.4.82 Beta](https://github.com/rerdavies/pipedal/releases/download/v1.4.82/pipedal_1.4.82_arm64.deb)
+- [Ubuntu 24.x (aarch64) v1.4.82 Alpha](https://github.com/rerdavies/pipedal/releases/download/v1.4.82/pipedal_1.4.82_arm64.deb)
+- [Ubuntu 24.x (amd64) v1.4.82 Alpha](https://github.com/rerdavies/pipedal/releases/download/v1.4.82/pipedal_1.4.82_amd64.deb)
 
 
 Install the package by running 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Install the package by running
 ```
   sudo apt update
   cd ~/Downloads  
-  sudo apt-get install ./pipedal_1.4.79_arm64.deb
+  sudo apt-get install ./pipedal_1.4.82_arm64.deb
 ```
 You MUST use `apt-get` to install the package. `apt install` will NOT install the package correctly. The message about missing permissions given by `apt-get` is
 expected, and can be safely ignored.
diff --git a/src/Worker.cpp b/src/Worker.cpp
index 7fcca63..e102671 100644
--- a/src/Worker.cpp
+++ b/src/Worker.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ bool Worker::EmitResponses()
 
 void Worker::WaitForAllResponses()
 {
+    // do what we can to clear the response queue in order to avoid memory/object leaks
     using Clock = std::chrono::steady_clock;
     auto startTime = Clock::now();
     while (true)
@@ -157,11 +158,12 @@ void Worker::WaitForAllResponses()
                 break;
             }
         }
-        std::chrono::seconds waitDuration = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(Clock::now()-startTime);
-        if (waitDuration.count() > 5) {
-            throw std::logic_error("Timed out waiting for a Worker task to complete.");
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(20));
+        std::chrono::milliseconds waitDuration = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(Clock::now()-startTime);
+        if (waitDuration.count() > 250) {
+            Lv2Log::error("Timed out waiting for a Worker task to complete.");
+            // better to leak than to terminate the application.
         }
-        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(15));
     }
 }
 
@@ -260,21 +262,16 @@ bool HostWorkerThread::StartThread()
 void HostWorkerThread::Close()
 {
 
-    bool sendClose = false;
     {
         std::lock_guard lock{submitMutex};
         if (pThread) {
             if (!closed)
             {
                 closed = true;
-                sendClose = true;
+                ScheduleWorkNoLock(nullptr, 0, nullptr);
             }
         }
     }
-    if (sendClose)
-    {
-        ScheduleWork(nullptr, 0, nullptr);
-    }
 }
 HostWorkerThread::~HostWorkerThread()
 {
@@ -302,6 +299,11 @@ LV2_Worker_Status HostWorkerThread::ScheduleWork(Worker *worker, size_t size, co
     {
         exiting = true;
     }
+    return ScheduleWorkNoLock(worker, size, data);
+
+}
+LV2_Worker_Status HostWorkerThread::ScheduleWorkNoLock(Worker *worker, size_t size, const void *data)
+{
 
     if (requestRingBuffer.writeSpace() < sizeof(worker) + sizeof(size) + size)
     {
diff --git a/src/Worker.hpp b/src/Worker.hpp
index 9cf38aa..154ec3d 100644
--- a/src/Worker.hpp
+++ b/src/Worker.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ namespace pipedal {
         bool Closed() const { return closed || pThread == nullptr; }
         LV2_Worker_Status ScheduleWork(Worker*worker, size_t size, const void*data);
     private:
+        LV2_Worker_Status ScheduleWorkNoLock(Worker*worker, size_t size, const void*data);
         std::atomic<bool> closed = false;
         std::unique_ptr<std::thread> pThread;
         void ThreadProc() noexcept;