diff --git a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/TagsClientTests.cs b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/TagsClientTests.cs
index 7a8ce5f34c..43724514d5 100644
--- a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/TagsClientTests.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/TagsClientTests.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using NSubstitute;
 using Octokit;
 using Octokit.Internal;
-using Octokit.Tests.Helpers;
 using Xunit;
 
 public class TagsClientTests
@@ -83,7 +81,7 @@ public void PerformsNewTagSerialization()
                 Tag = "tag-name",
                 Object = "tag-object",
                 Type = TaggedType.Tree,
-                Tagger = new SignatureResponse("tagger-name", "tagger-email", DateTimeOffset.Parse("2013-09-03T13:42:52Z"))
+                Tagger = new Committer("tagger-name", "tagger-email", DateTimeOffset.Parse("2013-09-03T13:42:52Z"))
             };
 
             var json = new SimpleJsonSerializer().Serialize(tag);
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Request/CreateFileRequest.cs b/Octokit/Models/Request/CreateFileRequest.cs
index 116d085358..f5a98d398d 100644
--- a/Octokit/Models/Request/CreateFileRequest.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Request/CreateFileRequest.cs
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ protected ContentRequest(string message)
         /// <summary>
         /// Specifies the committer to use for the commit. This is optional.
         /// </summary>
-        public SignatureResponse Committer { get; set; }
+        public Committer Committer { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Specifies the author to use for the commit. This is optional.
         /// </summary>
-        public SignatureResponse Author { get; set; }
+        public Committer Author { get; set; }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Request/NewCommit.cs b/Octokit/Models/Request/NewCommit.cs
index b4a66858fa..937eb2a4a5 100644
--- a/Octokit/Models/Request/NewCommit.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Request/NewCommit.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public NewCommit(string message, string tree, string parent)
         /// <value>
         /// The author.
         /// </value>
-        public SignatureResponse Author { get; set; }
+        public Committer Author { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the person who applied the commit. If omitted, this will be filled in with the
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public NewCommit(string message, string tree, string parent)
         /// <value>
         /// The committer.
         /// </value>
-        public SignatureResponse Committer { get; set; }
+        public Committer Committer { get; set; }
 
         internal string DebuggerDisplay
         {
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Request/NewTag.cs b/Octokit/Models/Request/NewTag.cs
index 96cb24e779..49050a0365 100644
--- a/Octokit/Models/Request/NewTag.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Request/NewTag.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class NewTag
         /// <value>
         /// The tagger.
         /// </value>
-        public SignatureResponse Tagger { get; set; }
+        public Committer Tagger { get; set; }
 
         internal string DebuggerDisplay
         {
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Response/Commit.cs b/Octokit/Models/Response/Commit.cs
index d0b34756ad..374398c0bb 100644
--- a/Octokit/Models/Response/Commit.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Response/Commit.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public class Commit : GitReference
     {
         public Commit() { }
 
-        public Commit(string url, string label, string @ref, string sha, User user, Repository repository, string message, SignatureResponse author, SignatureResponse committer, GitReference tree, IEnumerable<GitReference> parents, int commentCount)
+        public Commit(string url, string label, string @ref, string sha, User user, Repository repository, string message, Committer author, Committer committer, GitReference tree, IEnumerable<GitReference> parents, int commentCount)
             : base(url, label, @ref, sha, user, repository)
         {
             Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(parents, "parents");
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ public Commit(string url, string label, string @ref, string sha, User user, Repo
 
         public string Message { get; protected set; }
 
-        public SignatureResponse Author { get; protected set; }
+        public Committer Author { get; protected set; }
 
-        public SignatureResponse Committer { get; protected set; }
+        public Committer Committer { get; protected set; }
 
         public GitReference Tree { get; protected set; }
 
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Response/CommitEntity.cs b/Octokit/Models/Response/CommitEntity.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5acbecbee5..0000000000
--- a/Octokit/Models/Response/CommitEntity.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Globalization;
-
-namespace Octokit
-{
-    [DebuggerDisplay("{DebuggerDisplay,nq}")]
-    public class CommitEntity
-    {
-        public CommitEntity() { }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Name of the user
-        /// </summary>
-        public string Name { get; protected set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Email of the user
-        /// </summary>
-        public string Email { get; protected set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Time the commit happened
-        /// </summary>
-        public DateTime Date { get; protected set; }
-
-        internal string DebuggerDisplay
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return String.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
-                    "CommitEntity: Name: {0}, Email: {1}, Date: {2}", Name, Email, Date);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Response/Committer.cs b/Octokit/Models/Response/Committer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da46505f40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Response/Committer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Globalization;
+
+namespace Octokit
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents the author or committer to a Git commit. This is the information stored in Git and should not be
+    /// confused with GitHub account information.
+    /// </summary>
+    [DebuggerDisplay("{DebuggerDisplay,nq}")]
+    public class Committer
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Committer"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Committer() { }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Committer"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">The full name of the author or committer.</param>
+        /// <param name="email">The email.</param>
+        /// <param name="date">The date.</param>
+        public Committer(string name, string email, DateTimeOffset date)
+        {
+            Name = name;
+            Email = email;
+            Date = date;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the name of the author or committer.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        /// The name.
+        /// </value>
+        public string Name { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the email of the author or committer.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        /// The email.
+        /// </value>
+        public string Email { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the date of the author or contributor's contributions.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        /// The date.
+        /// </value>
+        public DateTimeOffset Date { get; protected set; }
+
+        internal string DebuggerDisplay
+        {
+            get { return String.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "Name: {0} Email: {1} Date: {2}", Name, Email, Date); }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Response/GitHubCommit.cs b/Octokit/Models/Response/GitHubCommit.cs
index 556252750d..3f3c679d08 100644
--- a/Octokit/Models/Response/GitHubCommit.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Response/GitHubCommit.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public class GitHubCommit : GitReference
     {
         public GitHubCommit() { }
 
-        public GitHubCommit(string url, string label, string @ref, string sha, User user, Repository repository, CommitEntity author, string commentsUrl, Commit commit, CommitEntity committer, string htmlUrl, GitHubCommitStats stats, IReadOnlyList<GitReference> parents, IReadOnlyList<GitHubCommitFile> files)
+        public GitHubCommit(string url, string label, string @ref, string sha, User user, Repository repository, Author author, string commentsUrl, Commit commit, Author committer, string htmlUrl, GitHubCommitStats stats, IReadOnlyList<GitReference> parents, IReadOnlyList<GitHubCommitFile> files)
             : base(url, label, @ref, sha, user, repository)
         {
             Author = author;
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ public GitHubCommit(string url, string label, string @ref, string sha, User user
             Files = files;
         }
 
-        public CommitEntity Author { get; protected set; }
+        public Author Author { get; protected set; }
 
         public string CommentsUrl { get; protected set; }
 
         public Commit Commit { get; protected set; }
 
-        public CommitEntity Committer { get; protected set; }
+        public Author Committer { get; protected set; }
 
         public string HtmlUrl { get; protected set; }
 
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Response/GitTag.cs b/Octokit/Models/Response/GitTag.cs
index 956880d22a..3b0b6d0e9d 100644
--- a/Octokit/Models/Response/GitTag.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Response/GitTag.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public class GitTag : GitReference
     {
         public GitTag() { }
 
-        public GitTag(string url, string label, string @ref, string sha, User user, Repository repository, string tag, string message, SignatureResponse tagger, TagObject objectVar)
+        public GitTag(string url, string label, string @ref, string sha, User user, Repository repository, string tag, string message, Committer tagger, TagObject objectVar)
             : base(url, label, @ref, sha, user, repository)
         {
             Tag = tag;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public GitTag(string url, string label, string @ref, string sha, User user, Repo
 
         public string Message { get; protected set; }
 
-        public SignatureResponse Tagger { get; protected set; }
+        public Committer Tagger { get; protected set; }
 
         public TagObject Object { get; protected set; }
     }
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Response/PullRequestCommit.cs b/Octokit/Models/Response/PullRequestCommit.cs
index 94c2d330be..0ca38a4973 100644
--- a/Octokit/Models/Response/PullRequestCommit.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Response/PullRequestCommit.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class PullRequestCommit
     {
         public PullRequestCommit() { }
 
-        public PullRequestCommit(SignatureResponse author, Uri commentsUrl, Commit commit, SignatureResponse committer, Uri htmlUrl, IEnumerable<GitReference> parents, string sha, Uri url)
+        public PullRequestCommit(Committer author, Uri commentsUrl, Commit commit, Committer committer, Uri htmlUrl, IEnumerable<GitReference> parents, string sha, Uri url)
         {
             Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(parents, "parents");
 
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ public PullRequestCommit(SignatureResponse author, Uri commentsUrl, Commit commi
             Url = url;
         }
 
-        public SignatureResponse Author { get; protected set; }
+        public Committer Author { get; protected set; }
 
         public Uri CommentsUrl { get; protected set; }
 
         public Commit Commit { get; protected set; }
 
-        public SignatureResponse Committer { get; protected set; }
+        public Committer Committer { get; protected set; }
 
         public Uri HtmlUrl { get; protected set; }
 
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Response/SignatureResponse.cs b/Octokit/Models/Response/SignatureResponse.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index a56f860990..0000000000
--- a/Octokit/Models/Response/SignatureResponse.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Globalization;
-
-namespace Octokit
-{
-    [DebuggerDisplay("{DebuggerDisplay,nq}")]
-    public class SignatureResponse
-    {
-        public SignatureResponse() { }
-
-        public SignatureResponse(string name, string email, DateTimeOffset date)
-        {
-            Name = name;
-            Email = email;
-            Date = date;
-        }
-
-        public string Name { get; protected set; }
-
-        public string Email { get; protected set; }
-
-        public DateTimeOffset Date { get; protected set; }
-
-        internal string DebuggerDisplay
-        {
-            get { return String.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "Name: {0} Email: {1} Date: {2}", Name, Email, Date); }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Octokit/Octokit-Mono.csproj b/Octokit/Octokit-Mono.csproj
index 8b2387cd54..ac6f85e22a 100644
--- a/Octokit/Octokit-Mono.csproj
+++ b/Octokit/Octokit-Mono.csproj
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\RepositoryContent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\RepositoryContentChangeSet.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\CommitContent.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Models\Response\SignatureResponse.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\Response\Committer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\PropertyOrField.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\ApiUrls.Authorizations.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\ApplicationAuthorization.cs" />
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Http\RequestBody.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Http\IApiInfoProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\Meta.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Models\Response\CommitEntity.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/Octokit/Octokit-MonoAndroid.csproj b/Octokit/Octokit-MonoAndroid.csproj
index 32a51ff5a5..dcf0e36c00 100644
--- a/Octokit/Octokit-MonoAndroid.csproj
+++ b/Octokit/Octokit-MonoAndroid.csproj
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\RepositoryContent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\RepositoryContentChangeSet.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\CommitContent.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Models\Response\SignatureResponse.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\Response\Committer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\PropertyOrField.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\ApiUrls.Authorizations.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\ApplicationAuthorization.cs" />
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Http\RequestBody.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Http\IApiInfoProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\Meta.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Models\Response\CommitEntity.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Novell\Novell.MonoDroid.CSharp.targets" />
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/Octokit/Octokit-Monotouch.csproj b/Octokit/Octokit-Monotouch.csproj
index 2c630ce94c..1c66988cae 100644
--- a/Octokit/Octokit-Monotouch.csproj
+++ b/Octokit/Octokit-Monotouch.csproj
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\RepositoryContent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\RepositoryContentChangeSet.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\CommitContent.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Models\Response\SignatureResponse.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\Response\Committer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\PropertyOrField.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\ApiUrls.Authorizations.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\ApplicationAuthorization.cs" />
@@ -407,8 +407,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Http\RequestBody.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Http\IApiInfoProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\Meta.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Models\Response\CommitEntity.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Xamarin\iOS\Xamarin.MonoTouch.CSharp.targets" />
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/Octokit/Octokit-Portable.csproj b/Octokit/Octokit-Portable.csproj
index 84c3a97fa1..831a637c53 100644
--- a/Octokit/Octokit-Portable.csproj
+++ b/Octokit/Octokit-Portable.csproj
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\RepositoryContent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\RepositoryContentChangeSet.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\CommitContent.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Models\Response\SignatureResponse.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\Response\Committer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\PropertyOrField.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\ApiUrls.Authorizations.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\ApplicationAuthorization.cs" />
@@ -400,7 +400,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Http\RequestBody.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Http\IApiInfoProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\Meta.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Models\Response\CommitEntity.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <CodeAnalysisDictionary Include="..\CustomDictionary.xml">
@@ -424,11 +423,11 @@
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.13\tools\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" Text="This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Enable NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=317567." HelpKeyword="BCLBUILD2001" />
     <Error Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.13\tools\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" Text="The build restored NuGet packages. Build the project again to include these packages in the build. For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=317568." HelpKeyword="BCLBUILD2002" />
   </Target>
-  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
+  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it.
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
   <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
   </Target>
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
   </Target>
   -->
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/Octokit/Octokit-netcore45.csproj b/Octokit/Octokit-netcore45.csproj
index b9af9386f9..609897848b 100644
--- a/Octokit/Octokit-netcore45.csproj
+++ b/Octokit/Octokit-netcore45.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\RepositoryContent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\RepositoryContentChangeSet.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\CommitContent.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Models\Response\SignatureResponse.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\Response\Committer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\PropertyOrField.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\ApiUrls.Authorizations.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\ApplicationAuthorization.cs" />
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Http\RequestBody.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Http\IApiInfoProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\Meta.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Models\Response\CommitEntity.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <CodeAnalysisDictionary Include="..\CustomDictionary.xml">
diff --git a/Octokit/Octokit.csproj b/Octokit/Octokit.csproj
index c282bbd36b..f13073ae37 100644
--- a/Octokit/Octokit.csproj
+++ b/Octokit/Octokit.csproj
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\ActivityPayloads\StarredEventPayload.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\CombinedCommitStatus.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\CommitContent.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Models\Response\CommitEntity.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\GitIgnoreTemplate.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\License.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\LicenseMetadata.cs" />
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\Request\MilestoneRequest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\RepositoryHook.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\GitTag.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Models\Response\SignatureResponse.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\Response\Committer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\TagObject.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\AccountType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Response\WeeklyCommitActivity.cs" />
@@ -435,10 +434,10 @@
   <Target Name="DocPlagiarizerTarget" BeforeTargets="Build">
     <DocPlagiarizerTask />
   </Target>
-  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
+  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it.
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets. -->
   <!--
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
   </Target>
   -->
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.md b/ReleaseNotes.md
index bc50b59b36..68f95a6802 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 * Improved: Added `Description` property to `NewTeam` to allow specifying a description for a team - via #915 @haacked
 * Improved: Added `Description` property to `OrganizationUpdate` to allow specifying a description for an organization - via #915 @haacked
 * Improved: Added `Before` property to `NotificationsRequest` to find notifications updated before a specific time - via #915 @haacked
+* Improved: Renamed `SignatureResponse` to `Committer` and replaced `CommitEntity` with `Committer` - via @haacked
 * Fixed: Bug that prevented sepecifying a commit message for pull request merges - via #915 @haacked
 
 **Breaking Changes:**