diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 15c85ed319..a1568b93cd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.kohsuke</groupId>
     <artifactId>pom</artifactId>
-    <version>20</version>
+    <version>21</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>github-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java
index d5d0a2be33..d5e6697127 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java
@@ -474,6 +474,14 @@ public GHRepository getRepository(String name) throws IOException {
         String[] tokens = name.split("/");
         return retrieve().to("/repos/" + tokens[0] + '/' + tokens[1], GHRepository.class).wrap(this);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the repository object from its ID
+     */
+    public GHRepository getRepositoryById(String id) throws IOException {
+        return retrieve().to("/repositories/" + id, GHRepository.class).wrap(this);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a list of popular open source licenses
      *