diff --git a/Frameworks/ns/src/to_dictionary.mm b/Frameworks/ns/src/to_dictionary.mm
index b857cbf6..8762c5b2 100644
--- a/Frameworks/ns/src/to_dictionary.mm
+++ b/Frameworks/ns/src/to_dictionary.mm
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ namespace ns
 	NSDictionary* to_dictionary (plist::any_t const& plist)
 	{
 		CFPropertyListRef res = plist::create_cf_property_list(plist);
-		NSDictionary* dict = (NSDictionary*)res;
-		return [dict autorelease];
+		NSDictionary* dict = (NSDictionary*)CFBridgingRelease(res);
+		return dict;
 	}
 
 	NSMutableDictionary* to_mutable_dictionary (plist::any_t const& plist)
diff --git a/Frameworks/ns/target b/Frameworks/ns/target
index 3fbf796e..bdd4958a 100644
--- a/Frameworks/ns/target
+++ b/Frameworks/ns/target
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ TEST_SOURCES = tests/*.{cc,mm}
 LINK        += text OakFoundation plist
 FRAMEWORKS   = Cocoa
 EXPORT       = src/*.h
+
+OBJCXX_FLAGS += -fobjc-arc
+LN_FLAGS     += -fobjc-arc-cxxlib=libc++
diff --git a/Frameworks/ns/tests/t_key_events.mm b/Frameworks/ns/tests/t_key_events.mm
index 46dd4d42..81ab0249 100644
--- a/Frameworks/ns/tests/t_key_events.mm
+++ b/Frameworks/ns/tests/t_key_events.mm
@@ -28,11 +28,10 @@
 
 - (NSDictionary*)stringAttributes
 {
-	static NSDictionary* attrs = [[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
-		[NSColor blackColor],                 NSForegroundColorAttributeName,
-		[NSFont userFixedPitchFontOfSize:12], NSFontAttributeName,
-		nil] retain];
-	return attrs;
+	return @{
+		NSFontAttributeName:            [NSFont userFixedPitchFontOfSize:12],
+		NSForegroundColorAttributeName: [NSColor blackColor]
+	};
 }
 
 - (void)keyDown:(NSEvent*)anEvent
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ public:
 	void test_key_events ()
 	{
 		@autoreleasepool {
-			OakSetupApplicationWithView([[[MyEventView alloc] initWithFrame:NSMakeRect(0, 0, 200, 100)] autorelease], "key_events");
+			OakSetupApplicationWithView([[MyEventView alloc] initWithFrame:NSMakeRect(0, 0, 200, 100)], "key_events");
 		}
 	}
 };