diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 27d4f83..aa909a7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "logic-plugin-manager"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.0.1"
 description = "A utility for parsing and managing plugins in Logic Pro"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
diff --git a/src/logic_plugin_manager/components/audiocomponent.py b/src/logic_plugin_manager/components/audiocomponent.py
index cd6dc14..00d998c 100644
--- a/src/logic_plugin_manager/components/audiocomponent.py
+++ b/src/logic_plugin_manager/components/audiocomponent.py
@@ -234,11 +234,11 @@ class AudioComponent:
         """
         return hash(self.tags_id)
 
-    def set_nickname(self, nickname: str) -> "AudioComponent":
-        """Set a custom nickname for this component.
+    def set_nickname(self, nickname: str | None) -> "AudioComponent":
+        """Set or remove a custom nickname for this component.
 
         Args:
-            nickname: Custom nickname string.
+            nickname: Custom nickname string, or None to remove the nickname.
 
         Returns:
             AudioComponent: Self for method chaining.
@@ -252,11 +252,11 @@ class AudioComponent:
         self.load()
         return self
 
-    def set_shortname(self, shortname: str) -> "AudioComponent":
-        """Set a custom short name for this component.
+    def set_shortname(self, shortname: str | None) -> "AudioComponent":
+        """Set or remove a custom short name for this component.
 
         Args:
-            shortname: Custom short name string.
+            shortname: Custom short name string, or None to remove the short name.
 
         Returns:
             AudioComponent: Self for method chaining.
diff --git a/src/logic_plugin_manager/tags/tagset.py b/src/logic_plugin_manager/tags/tagset.py
index 56f3aad..943a302 100644
--- a/src/logic_plugin_manager/tags/tagset.py
+++ b/src/logic_plugin_manager/tags/tagset.py
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ class Tagset:
 
         return self
 
-    def set_nickname(self, nickname: str):
-        """Set the nickname field in the tagset.
+    def set_nickname(self, nickname: str | None):
+        """Set or remove the nickname field in the tagset.
 
         Args:
-            nickname: New nickname value.
+            nickname: New nickname value, or None to remove the nickname.
 
         Raises:
             NonexistentTagsetError: If .tagset file doesn't exist (from load).
@@ -119,15 +119,18 @@ class Tagset:
             TagsetWriteError: If writing fails (from _write_plist).
         """
         self.load()
-        self.__raw_data["nickname"] = nickname
+        if nickname is None:
+            self.__raw_data.pop("nickname", None)
+        else:
+            self.__raw_data["nickname"] = nickname
         self._write_plist()
         self.load()
 
-    def set_shortname(self, shortname: str):
-        """Set the shortname field in the tagset.
+    def set_shortname(self, shortname: str | None):
+        """Set or remove the shortname field in the tagset.
 
         Args:
-            shortname: New short name value.
+            shortname: New short name value, or None to remove the short name.
 
         Raises:
             NonexistentTagsetError: If .tagset file doesn't exist (from load).
@@ -135,7 +138,10 @@ class Tagset:
             TagsetWriteError: If writing fails (from _write_plist).
         """
         self.load()
-        self.__raw_data["shortname"] = shortname
+        if shortname is None:
+            self.__raw_data.pop("shortname", None)
+        else:
+            self.__raw_data["shortname"] = shortname
         self._write_plist()
         self.load()