diff --git a/src/lib/include/obelisk_c.h b/src/lib/include/obelisk_c.h
index 616b7e2..437d088 100644
--- a/src/lib/include/obelisk_c.h
+++ b/src/lib/include/obelisk_c.h
@@ -1,25 +1,47 @@
 #ifndef OBELISK_INCLUDE_OBELISK_PROGRAM_H
 #define OBELISK_INCLUDE_OBELISK_PROGRAM_H
 
+/**
+ * @brief Struct wrapper around Obelisk class.
+ *
+ */
+typedef struct CObelisk CObelisk;
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
 {
 #endif
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Create an obelisk object.
+     *
+     * @return CObelisk* Returns an obelisk object.
+     */
+    extern CObelisk* obelisk_open();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Delete an obelisk object.
+     *
+     * @param[in] obelisk The obelisk object.
+     */
+    extern void obelisk_close(CObelisk* obelisk);
+
     /**
      * @brief Get the obelisk version.
      *
+     * @param[in] obelisk The obelisk object.
      * @return const char* Returns a string containing the version. This must be
      * freed by the caller.
      */
-    extern const char* obelisk_get_version();
+    extern char* obelisk_get_version(CObelisk* obelisk);
 
     /**
      * @brief Get the obelisk library so version.
      *
+     * @param[in] obelisk The obelisk object.
      * @return int Returns the so version.
      */
-    extern int obelisk_get_lib_version();
+    extern int obelisk_get_lib_version(CObelisk* obelisk);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/obelisk.c b/src/lib/obelisk.c
index 228d9d2..5d959b7 100644
--- a/src/lib/obelisk.c
+++ b/src/lib/obelisk.c
@@ -4,20 +4,22 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-const char* obelisk_get_version()
+CObelisk* obelisk_open()
 {
-    CObelisk* obelisk = create_obelisk();
-    size_t len        = strlen(call_obelisk_getVersion(obelisk)) + 1;
-    char* version     = malloc(len);
-    memcpy(version, call_obelisk_getVersion(obelisk), len);
-    destroy_obelisk(obelisk);
-    return version;
+    return create_obelisk();
 }
 
-int obelisk_get_lib_version()
+void obelisk_close(CObelisk* obelisk)
 {
-    CObelisk* obelisk = create_obelisk();
-    int version       = call_obelisk_getLibVersion(obelisk);
     destroy_obelisk(obelisk);
-    return version;
+}
+
+char* obelisk_get_version(CObelisk* obelisk)
+{
+    return call_obelisk_getVersion(obelisk);
+}
+
+int obelisk_get_lib_version(CObelisk* obelisk)
+{
+    return call_obelisk_getLibVersion(obelisk);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/obelisk_wrapper.cpp b/src/lib/obelisk_wrapper.cpp
index 0720ae1..625609b 100644
--- a/src/lib/obelisk_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/obelisk_wrapper.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "obelisk.h"
 #include "obelisk_wrapper.h"
 
+#include <string.h>
+
 extern "C"
 {
     CObelisk* create_obelisk()
@@ -9,11 +11,12 @@ extern "C"
         return reinterpret_cast<CObelisk*>(obelisk);
     }
 
-    const char* call_obelisk_getVersion(CObelisk* p_obelisk)
+    char* call_obelisk_getVersion(CObelisk* p_obelisk)
     {
         obelisk::Obelisk* obelisk
             = reinterpret_cast<obelisk::Obelisk*>(p_obelisk);
-        return obelisk->getVersion().c_str();
+        auto version = strdup(obelisk->getVersion().c_str());
+        return version;
     }
 
     int call_obelisk_getLibVersion(CObelisk* p_obelisk)
diff --git a/src/lib/include/obelisk_wrapper.h b/src/lib/obelisk_wrapper.h
similarity index 82%
rename from src/lib/include/obelisk_wrapper.h
rename to src/lib/obelisk_wrapper.h
index 737c129..c697816 100644
--- a/src/lib/include/obelisk_wrapper.h
+++ b/src/lib/obelisk_wrapper.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef OBELISK_INCLUDE_OBELISK_WRAPPER_H
 #define OBELISK_INCLUDE_OBELISK_WRAPPER_H
 
-typedef struct CObelisk CObelisk;
+#include "include/obelisk_c.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ extern "C"
      * @brief Calls the obelisk method getVersion.
      *
      * @param[in] p_obelisk The obelisk object pointer.
-     * @return const char* Returns the version. Must be freed by caller.
+     * @return const char* Returns the version. This must be freed by the
+     * caller.
      */
-    const char *call_obelisk_getVersion(CObelisk *p_obelisk);
+    char *call_obelisk_getVersion(CObelisk *p_obelisk);
 
     /**
      * @brief Calls the obelisk method getLibVersion.