diff --git a/Octokit.Tests.Integration/Clients/RepositoryBranchesClientTests.cs b/Octokit.Tests.Integration/Clients/RepositoryBranchesClientTests.cs
index f732d8b8fb..5e300efeba 100644
--- a/Octokit.Tests.Integration/Clients/RepositoryBranchesClientTests.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Tests.Integration/Clients/RepositoryBranchesClientTests.cs
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ public async Task UpdatesBranchProtection()
             var repoOwner = _userRepoContext.RepositoryOwner;
             var repoName = _userRepoContext.RepositoryName;
             var update = new BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(
-                new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(false, false, new[] { "new" }), new BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate(false));
+                new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(false, false, new[] { "new" }));
 
             var protection = await _client.UpdateBranchProtection(repoOwner, repoName, "master", update);
 
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ public async Task UpdatesBranchProtectionWithRepositoryId()
         {
             var repoId = _userRepoContext.RepositoryId;
             var update = new BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(
-                new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(false, false, new[] { "new" }), new BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate(false));
+                new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(false, false, new[] { "new" }));
 
             var protection = await _client.UpdateBranchProtection(repoId, "master", update);
 
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ public async Task UpdatesBranchProtectionForOrgRepo()
             var repoName = _orgRepoContext.RepositoryContext.RepositoryName;
             var update = new BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(
                 new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(false, false, new[] { "new" }),
-                new BranchProtectionPushRestrictionsUpdate(), new BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate(false));
+                new BranchProtectionPushRestrictionsUpdate());
 
             var protection = await _client.UpdateBranchProtection(repoOwner, repoName, "master", update);
 
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ public async Task UpdatesBranchProtectionForOrgRepoWithRepositoryId()
             var repoId = _orgRepoContext.RepositoryContext.RepositoryId;
             var update = new BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(
                 new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(false, false, new[] { "new" }),
-                new BranchProtectionPushRestrictionsUpdate(), new BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate(false));
+                new BranchProtectionPushRestrictionsUpdate());
 
             var protection = await _client.UpdateBranchProtection(repoId, "master", update);
 
diff --git a/Octokit.Tests.Integration/Helpers/OrganizationRepositoryWithTeamContext.cs b/Octokit.Tests.Integration/Helpers/OrganizationRepositoryWithTeamContext.cs
index 515f2e2af0..6760060679 100644
--- a/Octokit.Tests.Integration/Helpers/OrganizationRepositoryWithTeamContext.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Tests.Integration/Helpers/OrganizationRepositoryWithTeamContext.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ internal async static Task<RepositoryContext> CreateRepositoryWithProtectedBranc
 
             // Protect master branch
             var update = new BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(
-                new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(true, true, new[] { "build", "test" }), new BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate(false));
+                new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(true, true, new[] { "build", "test" }));
 
             await client.Repository.Branch.UpdateBranchProtection(contextUserRepo.RepositoryOwner, contextUserRepo.RepositoryName, "master", update);
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ await client.Organization.Team.AddRepository(
             // Protect master branch
             var protection = new BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(
                 new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(true, true, new[] { "build", "test" }),
-                new BranchProtectionPushRestrictionsUpdate(new BranchProtectionTeamCollection { contextOrgTeam.TeamName }), new BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate(false));
+                new BranchProtectionPushRestrictionsUpdate(new BranchProtectionTeamCollection { contextOrgTeam.TeamName }));
             await client.Repository.Branch.UpdateBranchProtection(contextOrgRepo.RepositoryOwner, contextOrgRepo.RepositoryName, "master", protection);
 
             return new OrganizationRepositoryWithTeamContext
diff --git a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/RepositoryBranchesClientTests.cs b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/RepositoryBranchesClientTests.cs
index 0d91e970ce..846a77bcbe 100644
--- a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/RepositoryBranchesClientTests.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/RepositoryBranchesClientTests.cs
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public void RequestsTheCorrectUrl()
                 var connection = Substitute.For<IApiConnection>();
                 var client = new RepositoryBranchesClient(connection);
                 var update = new BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(
-                    new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(true, true, new[] { "test" }), new BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate(false));
+                    new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(true, true, new[] { "test" }));
                 const string previewAcceptsHeader = "application/vnd.github.loki-preview+json";
 
                 client.UpdateBranchProtection("owner", "repo", "branch", update);
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ public void RequestsTheCorrectUrlWithRepositoryId()
                 var connection = Substitute.For<IApiConnection>();
                 var client = new RepositoryBranchesClient(connection);
                 var update = new BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(
-                    new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(true, true, new[] { "test" }), new BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate(false));
+                    new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(true, true, new[] { "test" }));
                 const string previewAcceptsHeader = "application/vnd.github.loki-preview+json";
 
                 client.UpdateBranchProtection(1, "branch", update);
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ public async Task EnsuresNonNullArguments()
             {
                 var client = new RepositoryBranchesClient(Substitute.For<IApiConnection>());
                 var update = new BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(
-                    new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(true, true, new[] { "test" }), new BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate(false));
+                    new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(true, true, new[] { "test" }));
 
                 await Assert.ThrowsAsync<ArgumentNullException>(() => client.UpdateBranchProtection(null, "repo", "branch", update));
                 await Assert.ThrowsAsync<ArgumentNullException>(() => client.UpdateBranchProtection("owner", null, "branch", update));
diff --git a/Octokit.Tests/Reactive/ObservableRepositoryBranchesClientTests.cs b/Octokit.Tests/Reactive/ObservableRepositoryBranchesClientTests.cs
index 0f116a84fd..a4dd6a66c7 100644
--- a/Octokit.Tests/Reactive/ObservableRepositoryBranchesClientTests.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Tests/Reactive/ObservableRepositoryBranchesClientTests.cs
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public void RequestsTheCorrectUrl()
                 var gitHubClient = Substitute.For<IGitHubClient>();
                 var client = new ObservableRepositoryBranchesClient(gitHubClient);
                 var update = new BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(
-                    new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(true, true, new[] { "test" }), new BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate(false));
+                    new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(true, true, new[] { "test" }));
 
                 client.UpdateBranchProtection("owner", "repo", "branch", update);
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public void RequestsTheCorrectUrlWithRepositoryId()
                 var gitHubClient = Substitute.For<IGitHubClient>();
                 var client = new ObservableRepositoryBranchesClient(gitHubClient);
                 var update = new BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(
-                    new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(true, true, new[] { "test" }), new BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate(false));
+                    new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(true, true, new[] { "test" }));
 
                 client.UpdateBranchProtection(1, "branch", update);
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public async Task EnsuresNonNullArguments()
             {
                 var client = new ObservableRepositoryBranchesClient(Substitute.For<IGitHubClient>());
                 var update = new BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(
-                    new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(true, true, new[] { "test" }), new BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate(false));
+                    new BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate(true, true, new[] { "test" }));
 
                 Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => client.UpdateBranchProtection(null, "repo", "branch", update));
                 Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => client.UpdateBranchProtection("owner", null, "branch", update));
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Request/BranchProtectionUpdate.cs b/Octokit/Models/Request/BranchProtectionUpdate.cs
index 27cc4f9955..8f047268cc 100644
--- a/Octokit/Models/Request/BranchProtectionUpdate.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Request/BranchProtectionUpdate.cs
@@ -20,8 +20,53 @@ public class BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate
         /// Create a BranchProtection update request
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="requiredStatusChecks">Specifies the requested status check settings. Pass null to disable status checks</param>
-        /// <param name="requiredPullRequestReviews">Specifies whether repository administrators need to pass pull requests checks before being able to merge a pull request</param>
-        public BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate requiredStatusChecks, BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate requiredPullRequestReviews)
+        public BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate requiredStatusChecks)
+        {
+            RequiredStatusChecks = requiredStatusChecks;
+            Restrictions = null;
+            RequiredPullRequestReviews = null;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a BranchProtection update request
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="restrictions">Specifies the requested push access restrictions (applies only to Organization owned repositories). Pass null to disable push access restrictions</param>
+        public BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(BranchProtectionPushRestrictionsUpdate restrictions)
+        {
+            RequiredStatusChecks = null;
+            Restrictions = restrictions;
+            RequiredPullRequestReviews = null;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a BranchProtection update request
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="requiredPullRequestReviews">Specifies if reviews are required to merge the pull request. Pass null to disable restrictions</param>
+        public BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(BranchProtectionRequiredReviewsUpdate requiredPullRequestReviews)
+        {
+            RequiredStatusChecks = null;
+            Restrictions = null;
+            RequiredPullRequestReviews = requiredPullRequestReviews;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a BranchProtection update request
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="requiredStatusChecks">Specifies the requested status check settings. Pass null to disable status checks</param>
+        /// <param name="restrictions">Specifies the requested push access restrictions (applies only to Organization owned repositories). Pass null to disable push access restrictions</param>
+        public BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate requiredStatusChecks, BranchProtectionPushRestrictionsUpdate restrictions)
+        {
+            RequiredStatusChecks = requiredStatusChecks;
+            Restrictions = restrictions;
+            RequiredPullRequestReviews = null;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a BranchProtection update request
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="requiredStatusChecks">Specifies the requested status check settings. Pass null to disable status checks</param>
+        /// <param name="requiredPullRequestReviews">Specifies if reviews are required to merge the pull request. Pass null to disable restrictions</param>
+        public BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate requiredStatusChecks, BranchProtectionRequiredReviewsUpdate requiredPullRequestReviews)
         {
             RequiredStatusChecks = requiredStatusChecks;
             RequiredPullRequestReviews = requiredPullRequestReviews;
@@ -32,8 +77,8 @@ public BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate
         /// Create a BranchProtection update request
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="restrictions">Specifies the requested push access restrictions (applies only to Organization owned repositories). Pass null to disable push access restrictions</param>
-        /// <param name="requiredPullRequestReviews">Specifies whether repository administrators need to pass pull requests checks before being able to merge a pull request</param>
-        public BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(BranchProtectionPushRestrictionsUpdate restrictions, BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate requiredPullRequestReviews)
+        /// <param name="requiredPullRequestReviews">Specifies if reviews are required to merge the pull request. Pass null to disable restrictions</param>
+        public BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(BranchProtectionPushRestrictionsUpdate restrictions, BranchProtectionRequiredReviewsUpdate requiredPullRequestReviews)
         {
             RequiredStatusChecks = null;
             RequiredPullRequestReviews = requiredPullRequestReviews;
@@ -45,8 +90,8 @@ public BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(BranchProtectionPushRestrictionsUpdate res
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="requiredStatusChecks">Specifies the requested status check settings. Pass null to disable status checks</param>
         /// <param name="restrictions">Specifies the requested push access restrictions (applies only to Organization owned repositories). Pass null to disable push access restrictions</param>
-        /// <param name="requiredPullRequestReviews">Specifies whether repository administrators need to pass pull request reviews before being able to merge a pull request</param>
-        public BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate requiredStatusChecks, BranchProtectionPushRestrictionsUpdate restrictions, BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate requiredPullRequestReviews)
+        /// <param name="requiredPullRequestReviews">Specifies if reviews are required to merge the pull request. Pass null to disable restrictions</param>
+        public BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate requiredStatusChecks, BranchProtectionPushRestrictionsUpdate restrictions, BranchProtectionRequiredReviewsUpdate requiredPullRequestReviews)
         {
             RequiredStatusChecks = requiredStatusChecks;
             Restrictions = restrictions;
@@ -62,7 +107,7 @@ public BranchProtectionSettingsUpdate(BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecksUpdate
         /// <summary>
         /// Pull Request review settings for the protected branch
         /// </summary>
-        public BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate RequiredPullRequestReviews { get; protected set; }
+        public BranchProtectionRequiredReviewsUpdate RequiredPullRequestReviews { get; protected set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Push access restrictions for the protected branch
@@ -238,16 +283,12 @@ internal string DebuggerDisplay
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Specifies whether repository administrators need to pass pull request reviews before being able to merge a pull request
+    /// Specifies if pull request reviews are required before merging a pull request. Can optionally enforce the policy on repository administrators also.
     /// </summary>
     [DebuggerDisplay("{DebuggerDisplay,nq}")]
-    public class BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate
+    public class BranchProtectionRequiredReviewsUpdate
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Sets whether repository administrators are allowed to merge a pull request without going through the review status checks
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="includeAdmins">Enforce pull request reviews for repository administrators</param>
-        public BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviewsUpdate(bool includeAdmins)
+        public BranchProtectionRequiredReviewsUpdate(bool includeAdmins)
         {
             IncludeAdmins = includeAdmins;
         }
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Response/BranchProtection.cs b/Octokit/Models/Response/BranchProtection.cs
index 0053925f25..483d3c06c7 100644
--- a/Octokit/Models/Response/BranchProtection.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Response/BranchProtection.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class BranchProtectionSettings
     {
         public BranchProtectionSettings() { }
 
-        public BranchProtectionSettings(BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecks requiredStatusChecks, BranchProtectionPushRestrictions restrictions, BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviews requiredPullRequestReviews)
+        public BranchProtectionSettings(BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecks requiredStatusChecks, BranchProtectionPushRestrictions restrictions, BranchProtectionRequiredReviews requiredPullRequestReviews)
         {
             RequiredStatusChecks = requiredStatusChecks;
             Restrictions = restrictions;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public BranchProtectionSettings(BranchProtectionRequiredStatusChecks requiredSta
         /// <summary>
         /// Pull Request Review required settings for the protected branch
         /// </summary>
-        public BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviews RequiredPullRequestReviews { get; protected set; }
+        public BranchProtectionRequiredReviews RequiredPullRequestReviews { get; protected set; }
 
         internal string DebuggerDisplay
         {
@@ -223,14 +223,14 @@ internal string DebuggerDisplay
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Specifies if pull request reviews are required before merging a pull request made by a repository administrator.
+    /// Specifies if pull request reviews are required before merging a pull request. Can optionally enforce the policy on repository administrators also.
     /// </summary>
     [DebuggerDisplay("{DebuggerDisplay,nq}")]
-    public class BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviews
+    public class BranchProtectionRequiredReviews
     {
-        public BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviews() { }
+        public BranchProtectionRequiredReviews() { }
 
-        public BranchProtectionRequiredPullRequestReviews(bool includeAdmins)
+        public BranchProtectionRequiredReviews(bool includeAdmins)
         {
             IncludeAdmins = includeAdmins;
         }