diff --git a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/RepositoriesClientTests.cs b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/RepositoriesClientTests.cs
index 37a1da54..87379473 100644
--- a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/RepositoriesClientTests.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/RepositoriesClientTests.cs
@@ -162,5 +162,32 @@ namespace Octokit.Tests.Clients
                 await AssertEx.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(async () => await repositoriesClient.GetReleases("owner", null));
             }
         }
+
+        public class TheCreateReleaseMethod
+        {
+            [Fact]
+            public void RequestsCorrectUrl()
+            {
+                var client = Substitute.For<IApiConnection<Repository>>();
+                var repositoriesClient = new RepositoriesClient(client);
+                var data = new ReleaseUpdate("fake-tag");
+
+                repositoriesClient.CreateRelease("fake", "repo", data);
+
+                client.Received().Create<Release>(Arg.Is<Uri>(u => u.ToString() == "/repos/fake/repo/releases"), data);
+            }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public async Task EnsuresArgumentsNotNull()
+            {
+                var repositoriesClient = new RepositoriesClient(Substitute.For<IApiConnection<Repository>>());
+                var data = new ReleaseUpdate("fake-tag");
+
+                Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => new ReleaseUpdate(null));
+                await AssertEx.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(async () => await repositoriesClient.CreateRelease(null, "name", data));
+                await AssertEx.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(async () => await repositoriesClient.CreateRelease("owner", null, data));
+                await AssertEx.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(async () => await repositoriesClient.CreateRelease("owner", "name", null));
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Octokit/Clients/RepositoriesClient.cs b/Octokit/Clients/RepositoriesClient.cs
index d3d3f768..a8353832 100644
--- a/Octokit/Clients/RepositoriesClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Clients/RepositoriesClient.cs
@@ -62,5 +62,16 @@ namespace Octokit.Clients
             var endpoint = "/repos/{0}/{1}/releases".FormatUri(owner, name);
             return await Client.GetAll<Release, Repository>(endpoint);
         }
+
+
+        public async Task<Release> CreateRelease(string owner, string name, ReleaseUpdate data)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "repository");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(data, "data");
+
+            var endpoint = "/repos/{0}/{1}/releases".FormatUri(owner, name);
+            return await Client.Create<Release>(endpoint, data);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Octokit/GitHubModels.cs b/Octokit/GitHubModels.cs
index 4ac44070..29645349 100644
--- a/Octokit/GitHubModels.cs
+++ b/Octokit/GitHubModels.cs
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ namespace Octokit
         public string UploadUrl { get; set; }
         public int Id { get; set; }
         public string TagName { get; set; }
-        [SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1704:IdentifiersShouldBeSpelledCorrectly", MessageId = "Commitish", Justification = "Spelling is correct")]
+        [SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1704:IdentifiersShouldBeSpelledCorrectly", MessageId = "Commitish")]
         public string TargetCommitish { get; set; }
         public string Name { get; set; }
         public string Body { get; set; }
@@ -472,6 +472,23 @@ namespace Octokit
         public DateTimeOffset PublishedAt { get; set; }
     }
 
+    public class ReleaseUpdate
+    {
+        public ReleaseUpdate(string tagName)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(tagName, "tagName");
+            TagName = tagName;
+        }
+
+        public string TagName { get; private set; }
+        [SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1704:IdentifiersShouldBeSpelledCorrectly", MessageId = "Commitish")]
+        public string TargetCommitish { get; set; }
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+        public string Description { get; set; }
+        public bool Draft { get; set; }
+        public bool Prerelease { get; set; }
+    }
+
     public class ApiError
     {
         public string Message { get; set; }
diff --git a/Octokit/Http/ApiConnection.cs b/Octokit/Http/ApiConnection.cs
index 637cc894..ff1f22dc 100644
--- a/Octokit/Http/ApiConnection.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Http/ApiConnection.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ namespace Octokit.Http
             return response.BodyAsObject;
         }
 
+        public async Task<TOther> Create<TOther>(Uri endpoint, object data)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(endpoint, "endpoint");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(data, "data");
+
+            var response = await Connection.PostAsync<TOther>(endpoint, data);
+
+            return response.BodyAsObject;
+        }
+
         public async Task<T> Update(Uri endpoint, object data)
         {
             Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(endpoint, "endpoint");
diff --git a/Octokit/Http/IApiConnection.cs b/Octokit/Http/IApiConnection.cs
index ad3decb4..b4389ac9 100644
--- a/Octokit/Http/IApiConnection.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Http/IApiConnection.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace Octokit.Http
         Task<IReadOnlyCollection<T>> GetAll(Uri endpoint, IDictionary<string, string> parameters);
         Task<IReadOnlyCollection<TOther>> GetAll<TOther>(Uri endpoint, IDictionary<string, string> parameters);
         Task<T> Create(Uri endpoint, object data);
+        Task<TOther> Create<TOther>(Uri endpoint, object data);
         Task<T> Update(Uri endpoint, object data);
         Task Delete(Uri endpoint);
     }
diff --git a/Octokit/IRepositoriesClient.cs b/Octokit/IRepositoriesClient.cs
index efa70a67..fd26ae56 100644
--- a/Octokit/IRepositoriesClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit/IRepositoriesClient.cs
@@ -61,8 +61,17 @@ namespace Octokit
         /// Retrieves every <see cref="Release"/> for the specified repository.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository.</param>
-        /// <param name="name">The name of the reposiitory</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository.</param>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="IReadonlyPagedCollection{Release}"/> of <see cref="Release"/>.</returns>
         Task<IReadOnlyCollection<Release>> GetReleases(string owner, string name);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a <see cref="Release"/> for the specified repository.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository.</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository.</param>
+        /// <param name="data">The data for the release.</param>
+        /// <returns>A new <see cref="Release"/>.</returns>
+        Task<Release> CreateRelease(string owner, string name, ReleaseUpdate data);
     }
 }