diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a2d1b0d..e850de7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 4.2.4
+  - Fix: sincedb_write issue on Windows machines [#283](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-input-file/pull/283)
+
 ## 4.2.3
   - Refactor: improve debug logging (log catched exceptions) [#280](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-input-file/pull/280)
 
diff --git a/lib/filewatch/sincedb_collection.rb b/lib/filewatch/sincedb_collection.rb
index b7dc19b..d053b27 100644
--- a/lib/filewatch/sincedb_collection.rb
+++ b/lib/filewatch/sincedb_collection.rb
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def atomic_write(time)
 
     # @return expired keys
     def non_atomic_write(time)
-      IO.open(IO.sysopen(@full_path, "w+")) do |io|
+      File.open(@full_path, "w+") do |io|
         @serializer.serialize(@sincedb, io, time.to_f)
       end
     end
diff --git a/logstash-input-file.gemspec b/logstash-input-file.gemspec
index 97021de..7c0044b 100644
--- a/logstash-input-file.gemspec
+++ b/logstash-input-file.gemspec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
 
   s.name            = 'logstash-input-file'
-  s.version         = '4.2.3'
+  s.version         = '4.2.4'
   s.licenses        = ['Apache-2.0']
   s.summary         = "Streams events from files"
   s.description     = "This gem is a Logstash plugin required to be installed on top of the Logstash core pipeline using $LS_HOME/bin/logstash-plugin install gemname. This gem is not a stand-alone program"