diff --git a/doc/100-General/10-Changelog.md b/doc/100-General/10-Changelog.md
index 28d59d4..762ef18 100644
--- a/doc/100-General/10-Changelog.md
+++ b/doc/100-General/10-Changelog.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ Released closed milestones can be found on [GitHub](https://github.com/Icinga/ic
 
 [Issue and PRs](https://github.com/Icinga/icinga-powershell-framework/milestone/19?closed=1)
 
+### Bugfixes
+
+* [#403](https://github.com/Icinga/icinga-powershell-framework/pull/403) Fixes memory leak on newly EventLog reader for CLI event stream
+
 ## 1.7.1 (2021-11-11)
 
 [Issue and PRs](https://github.com/Icinga/icinga-powershell-framework/milestone/22?closed=1)
diff --git a/lib/core/framework/Read-IcingaWindowsEventLog.psm1 b/lib/core/framework/Read-IcingaWindowsEventLog.psm1
index 8ff1578..2adbcfe 100644
--- a/lib/core/framework/Read-IcingaWindowsEventLog.psm1
+++ b/lib/core/framework/Read-IcingaWindowsEventLog.psm1
@@ -66,5 +66,7 @@ function Read-IcingaWindowsEventLog()
         }
 
         Start-Sleep -Seconds 1;
+        # Force PowerShell to call the garbage collector to free memory
+        [System.GC]::Collect();
     }
 }