diff --git a/lib/src/bindings/reference.dart b/lib/src/bindings/reference.dart
index 9729b60..5a3734d 100644
--- a/lib/src/bindings/reference.dart
+++ b/lib/src/bindings/reference.dart
@@ -82,6 +82,46 @@ String shorthand(Pointer<git_reference> ref) {
   return result.cast<Utf8>().toDartString();
 }
 
+/// Rename an existing reference.
+///
+/// This method works for both direct and symbolic references.
+///
+/// The new name will be checked for validity.
+///
+/// If the force flag is not enabled, and there's already a reference with the given name,
+/// the renaming will fail.
+///
+/// IMPORTANT: The user needs to write a proper reflog entry if the reflog is enabled for
+/// the repository. We only rename the reflog if it exists.
+///
+/// Throws a [LibGit2Error] if error occured.
+Pointer<git_reference> rename(
+  Pointer<git_reference> ref,
+  String newName,
+  bool force,
+  String? logMessage,
+) {
+  final out = calloc<Pointer<git_reference>>();
+  final newNameC = newName.toNativeUtf8().cast<Int8>();
+  final forceC = force == true ? 1 : 0;
+  final logMessageC = logMessage?.toNativeUtf8().cast<Int8>() ?? nullptr;
+  final error = libgit2.git_reference_rename(
+    out,
+    ref,
+    newNameC,
+    forceC,
+    logMessageC,
+  );
+  calloc.free(newNameC);
+  calloc.free(logMessageC);
+
+  if (error < 0) {
+    throw LibGit2Error(libgit2.git_error_last());
+  } else {
+    return out.value;
+  }
+}
+
 /// Fill a list with all the references that can be found in a repository.
 ///
 /// The string array will be filled with the names of all references;
diff --git a/lib/src/reference.dart b/lib/src/reference.dart
index efbd718..5363be9 100644
--- a/lib/src/reference.dart
+++ b/lib/src/reference.dart
@@ -171,6 +171,23 @@ class Reference {
   /// If no shortname is appropriate, it will return the full name.
   String get shorthand => bindings.shorthand(_refPointer);
 
+  /// Renames an existing reference.
+  ///
+  /// This method works for both direct and symbolic references.
+  ///
+  /// The new name will be checked for validity.
+  ///
+  /// If the force flag is not enabled, and there's already a reference with the given name,
+  /// the renaming will fail.
+  ///
+  /// IMPORTANT: The user needs to write a proper reflog entry if the reflog is enabled for
+  /// the repository. We only rename the reflog if it exists.
+  ///
+  /// Throws a [LibGit2Error] if error occured.
+  void rename(String newName, {bool force = false, String? logMessage}) {
+    _refPointer = bindings.rename(_refPointer, newName, force, logMessage);
+  }
+
   /// Returns a list with all the references that can be found in a repository.
   ///
   /// Throws a [LibGit2Error] if error occured.
diff --git a/test/reference_test.dart b/test/reference_test.dart
index 6dc0ec6..65a12cc 100644
--- a/test/reference_test.dart
+++ b/test/reference_test.dart
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ void main() {
       ref.free();
     });
 
-    group('setTarget()', () {
+    group('.setTarget()', () {
       test('successfully sets target with SHA hex', () {
         final ref = repo.getReference('refs/heads/master');
         ref.setTarget(newCommit);
@@ -418,6 +418,80 @@ void main() {
       });
     });
 
+    group('.rename()', () {
+      test('successfully renames reference', () {
+        final ref = repo.createReference(
+          name: 'refs/tags/v1',
+          target: lastCommit,
+        );
+        expect(ref.name, 'refs/tags/v1');
+
+        ref.rename('refs/tags/v2');
+        expect(ref.name, 'refs/tags/v2');
+
+        ref.delete();
+        ref.free();
+      });
+
+      test('throws on invalid name', () {
+        final ref = repo.createReference(
+          name: 'refs/tags/v1',
+          target: lastCommit,
+        );
+
+        expect(
+          () => ref.rename('refs/tags/invalid~'),
+          throwsA(isA<LibGit2Error>()),
+        );
+
+        ref.delete();
+        ref.free();
+      });
+
+      test('throws if name already exists', () {
+        final ref1 = repo.createReference(
+          name: 'refs/tags/v1',
+          target: lastCommit,
+        );
+
+        final ref2 = repo.createReference(
+          name: 'refs/tags/v2',
+          target: lastCommit,
+        );
+
+        expect(
+          () => ref1.rename('refs/tags/v2'),
+          throwsA(isA<LibGit2Error>()),
+        );
+
+        ref1.delete();
+        ref2.delete();
+        ref1.free();
+        ref2.free();
+      });
+
+      test('successfully renames with force flag set to true', () {
+        final ref1 = repo.createReference(
+          name: 'refs/tags/v1',
+          target: lastCommit,
+        );
+
+        final ref2 = repo.createReference(
+          name: 'refs/tags/v2',
+          target: newCommit,
+        );
+
+        expect(ref2.target.sha, newCommit);
+
+        ref1.rename('refs/tags/v2', force: true);
+        expect(ref1.name, 'refs/tags/v2');
+
+        ref1.delete();
+        ref1.free();
+        ref2.free();
+      });
+    });
+
     group('isValidName()', () {
       test('returns true for valid names', () {
         expect(Reference.isValidName('HEAD'), true);