diff --git a/github.js b/github.js
index 098f51f6..1a0c7f6f 100644
--- a/github.js
+++ b/github.js
@@ -408,6 +408,22 @@
             });
          };
 
+         // Create a release
+         // -------
+         //
+         // {
+         //   "tag_name": "v1.0.0",
+         //   "target_commitish": "master",
+         //   "name": "v1.0.0",
+         //   "body": "Description of the release",
+         //   "draft": false,
+         //   "prerelease": false
+         // }
+
+         this.makeRelease = function(options, cb) {
+           _request('POST', repoPath + '/releases', options, cb);
+         };
+
          // List all pull requests of a respository
          // -------