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diff --git a/‎Modules/_ssl.c
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+:meth:`SSLContext.set_default_verify_paths` now releases the GIL around
+``SSL_CTX_set_default_verify_paths`` call. The function call performs I/O
+and CPU intensive work.
@@ -4302,7 +4302,11 @@ static PyObject *
 _ssl__SSLContext_set_default_verify_paths_impl(PySSLContext *self)
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=0bee74e6e09deaaa input=35f3408021463d74]*/
 {
-    if (!SSL_CTX_set_default_verify_paths(self->ctx)) {
+    int rc;
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+    rc = SSL_CTX_set_default_verify_paths(self->ctx);
+    Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+    if (!rc) {
         _setSSLError(get_state_ctx(self), NULL, 0, __FILE__, __LINE__);
         return NULL;
     }
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`@@ -4302,7 +4302,11 @@ static PyObject *`
`4302`	`4302`	`_ssl__SSLContext_set_default_verify_paths_impl(PySSLContext *self)`
`4303`	`4303`	`/[clinic end generated code: output=0bee74e6e09deaaa input=35f3408021463d74]/`
`4304`	`4304`	`{`
`4305`		`- if (!SSL_CTX_set_default_verify_paths(self->ctx)) {`
	`4305`	`+ int rc;`
	`4306`	`+ Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS`
	`4307`	`+ rc = SSL_CTX_set_default_verify_paths(self->ctx);`
	`4308`	`+ Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS`
	`4309`	`+ if (!rc) {`
`4306`	`4310`	`_setSSLError(get_state_ctx(self), NULL, 0, __FILE__, __LINE__);`
`4307`	`4311`	`return NULL;`
`4308`	`4312`	`}`