diff --git a/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/IObservableReleasesClient.cs b/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/IObservableReleasesClient.cs
index 446fc5756f..a8bfa4cc4a 100644
--- a/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/IObservableReleasesClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/IObservableReleasesClient.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ public interface IObservableReleasesClient
         [SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1716:IdentifiersShouldNotMatchKeywords", MessageId = "Get", Justification = "Method makes a network request")]
         IObservable<Release> Get(string owner, string name, int id);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the latest <see cref="Release"/> for the specified repository.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// See the <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#get-the-latest-release">API documentation</a> for more information.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="owner">The repository's owner</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The repository's name</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ApiException">Thrown when a general API error occurs.</exception>
+        /// <returns>The latest <see cref="Release"/> specified by the repository</returns>
+        IObservable<Release> GetLatest(string owner, string name);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="Release"/> for the specified repository.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/ObservableReleasesClient.cs b/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/ObservableReleasesClient.cs
index 8c687af132..dfc9478e1e 100644
--- a/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/ObservableReleasesClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Reactive/Clients/ObservableReleasesClient.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,23 @@ public IObservable<Release> Get(string owner, string name, int id)
             return _client.Get(owner, name, id).ToObservable();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the latest <see cref="Release"/> for the specified repository.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// See the <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#get-the-latest-release">API documentation</a> for more information.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="owner">The repository's owner</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The repository's name</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ApiException">Thrown when a general API error occurs.</exception>
+        /// <returns>The latest <see cref="Release"/> specified by the repository</returns>
+        public IObservable<Release> GetLatest(string owner, string name)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "name");
+
+            return _client.GetLatest(owner, name).ToObservable();
+        }
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="Release"/> for the specified repository.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/ReleasesClientTests.cs b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/ReleasesClientTests.cs
index 95ded50edd..d4d5379add 100644
--- a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/ReleasesClientTests.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/ReleasesClientTests.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,31 @@ public async Task EnsuresNonNullArguments()
             }
         }
 
+        public class TheGetLatestReleaseMethod
+        {
+            [Fact]
+            public void RequestsTheCorrectUrl()
+            {
+                var connection = Substitute.For<IApiConnection>();
+                var client = new ReleasesClient(connection);
+
+                client.GetLatest("fake", "repo");
+
+                connection.Received().Get<Release>(Arg.Is<Uri>(u => u.ToString() == "repos/fake/repo/releases/latest"),
+                    null);
+            }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public async Task EnsuresNonNullArguments()
+            {
+                var releasesClient = new ReleasesClient(Substitute.For<IApiConnection>());
+
+                await Assert.ThrowsAsync<ArgumentNullException>(() => releasesClient.GetLatest(null, "name"));
+                await Assert.ThrowsAsync<ArgumentException>(() => releasesClient.GetLatest("", "name"));
+                await Assert.ThrowsAsync<ArgumentNullException>(() => releasesClient.GetLatest("owner", null));
+                await Assert.ThrowsAsync<ArgumentException>(() => releasesClient.GetLatest("owner", ""));
+            }
+        }
         public class TheCreateReleaseMethod
         {
             [Fact]
diff --git a/Octokit.Tests/Reactive/ObservableReleasesClientTests.cs b/Octokit.Tests/Reactive/ObservableReleasesClientTests.cs
index 3bec9c746f..c07d3586cb 100644
--- a/Octokit.Tests/Reactive/ObservableReleasesClientTests.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Tests/Reactive/ObservableReleasesClientTests.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,30 @@ public void EnsuresNonNullArguments()
                 Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => releasesClient.Get("owner", "", 1));
             }
         }
+        public class TheGetLatestReleaseMethod
+        {
+            [Fact]
+            public void CallsIntoClient()
+            {
+                var gitHubClient = Substitute.For<IGitHubClient>();
+                var client = new ObservableReleasesClient(gitHubClient);
+
+                client.GetLatest("fake", "repo");
+
+                gitHubClient.Release.Received(1).GetLatest("fake", "repo");
+            }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public void EnsuresNonNullArguments()
+            {
+                var releasesClient = new ObservableReleasesClient(Substitute.For<IGitHubClient>());
 
+                Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => releasesClient.GetLatest(null, "name"));
+                Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => releasesClient.GetLatest("", "name"));
+                Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => releasesClient.GetLatest("owner", null));
+                Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => releasesClient.GetLatest("owner", ""));
+            }
+        }
         public class TheCreateReleaseMethod
         {
             [Fact]
diff --git a/Octokit/Clients/IReleasesClient.cs b/Octokit/Clients/IReleasesClient.cs
index 06d61fb1b6..d04b0cd3e4 100644
--- a/Octokit/Clients/IReleasesClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Clients/IReleasesClient.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ public interface IReleasesClient
         [SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1716:IdentifiersShouldNotMatchKeywords", MessageId = "Get", Justification = "Method makes a network request")]
         Task<Release> Get(string owner, string name, int id);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the latest <see cref="Release"/> for the specified repository.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// See the <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#get-the-latest-release">API documentation</a> for more information.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="owner">The repository's owner</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The repository's name</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ApiException">Thrown when a general API error occurs.</exception>
+        /// <returns>The latest <see cref="Release"/> specified by the repository</returns>
+        Task<Release> GetLatest(string owner, string name);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="Release"/> for the specified repository.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Octokit/Clients/ReleasesClient.cs b/Octokit/Clients/ReleasesClient.cs
index be2b3a5c57..fae7bc4d8f 100644
--- a/Octokit/Clients/ReleasesClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Clients/ReleasesClient.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,25 @@ public Task<Release> Get(string owner, string name, int id)
             return ApiConnection.Get<Release>(endpoint);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the latest <see cref="Release"/> for the specified repository.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// See the <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#get-the-latest-release">API documentation</a> for more information.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="owner">The repository's owner</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The repository's name</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ApiException">Thrown when a general API error occurs.</exception>
+        /// <returns>The latest <see cref="Release"/> specified by the repository</returns>
+        public Task<Release> GetLatest(string owner, string name)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "name");
+
+            var endpoint = ApiUrls.LatestRelease(owner, name);
+            return ApiConnection.Get<Release>(endpoint);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="Release"/> for the specified repository.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Octokit/Helpers/ApiUrls.cs b/Octokit/Helpers/ApiUrls.cs
index 5368fa1585..229c1970a2 100644
--- a/Octokit/Helpers/ApiUrls.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Helpers/ApiUrls.cs
@@ -139,6 +139,17 @@ public static Uri Releases(string owner, string name, int id)
             return "repos/{0}/{1}/releases/{2}".FormatUri(owner, name, id);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the <see cref="Uri"/> that returns the latest release for the specified repository
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static Uri LatestRelease(string owner, string name)
+        {
+            return "repos/{0}/{1}/releases/latest".FormatUri(owner, name);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the <see cref="Uri"/> that returns all the assets for the specified release for the specified repository.
         /// </summary>