diff --git a/GitHubReferences.ps1 b/GitHubReferences.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..038eecfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GitHubReferences.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+function Get-GitHubReference
+{
+<#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Retrieve a reference of a given GitHub repository.
+
+    .DESCRIPTION
+        Retrieve a reference of a given GitHub repository.
+        The Git repo for this module can be found here: http://aka.ms/PowerShellForGitHub
+
+    .PARAMETER OwnerName
+        Owner of the repository.
+        If not supplied here, the DefaultOwnerName configuration property value will be used.
+
+    .PARAMETER RepositoryName
+        Name of the repository.
+        If not supplied here, the DefaultRepositoryName configuration property value will be used.
+
+    .PARAMETER Uri
+        Uri for the repository.
+        The OwnerName and RepositoryName will be extracted from here instead of needing to provide
+        them individually.
+
+    .PARAMETER Reference
+        Name of the reference, for example: "heads/<branch name>" for branches and "tags/<tag name>" for tags
+
+    .PARAMETER AccessToken
+        If provided, this will be used as the AccessToken for authentication with the
+        REST Api.  Otherwise, will attempt to use the configured value or will run unauthenticated.
+
+    .PARAMETER NoStatus
+        If this switch is specified, long-running commands will run on the main thread
+        with no commandline status update.  When not specified, those commands run in
+        the background, enabling the command prompt to provide status information.
+        If not supplied here, the DefaultNoStatus configuration property value will be used.
+
+    .EXAMPLE
+        Get-GitHubReference -OwnerName Powershell -RepositoryName PowerShellForGitHub -Reference heads/master
+#>
+    [CmdletBinding(
+        SupportsShouldProcess,
+        DefaultParametersetName='Elements')]
+    [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("PSShouldProcess", "", Justification="Methods called within here make use of PSShouldProcess, and the switch is passed on to them inherently.")]
+    param(
+        [Parameter(ParameterSetName='Elements')]
+        [string] $OwnerName,
+
+        [Parameter(ParameterSetName='Elements')]
+        [string] $RepositoryName,
+
+        [Parameter(
+            Mandatory,
+            ParameterSetName='Uri')]
+        [string] $Uri,
+
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string] $Reference,
+
+        [string] $AccessToken,
+
+        [switch] $NoStatus
+    )
+
+    Write-InvocationLog -Invocation $MyInvocation
+
+    $elements = Resolve-RepositoryElements -BoundParameters $PSBoundParameters -DisableValidation
+    $OwnerName = $elements.ownerName
+    $RepositoryName = $elements.repositoryName
+
+    $telemetryProperties = @{
+        'OwnerName' = (Get-PiiSafeString -PlainText $OwnerName)
+        'RepositoryName' = (Get-PiiSafeString -PlainText $RepositoryName)
+    }
+
+    if ($OwnerName -xor $RepositoryName)
+    {
+        $message = 'You must specify both Owner Name and Repository Name.'
+        Write-Log -Message $message -Level Error
+        throw $message
+    }
+    $uriFragment = "/repos/$OwnerName/$RepositoryName/git/refs/$Reference"
+    $description =  "Getting Reference $Reference for $RepositoryName"
+
+    $params = @{
+        'UriFragment' = $uriFragment
+        'Method' = 'Get'
+        'Description' =  $description
+        'AcceptHeader' = 'application/vnd.github.symmetra-preview+json'
+        'AccessToken' = $AccessToken
+        'TelemetryEventName' = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name
+        'TelemetryProperties' = $telemetryProperties
+        'NoStatus' = (Resolve-ParameterWithDefaultConfigurationValue -Name NoStatus -ConfigValueName DefaultNoStatus)
+    }
+
+    try
+    {
+        return Invoke-GHRestMethod @params
+    }
+    catch
+    {
+        Write-InteractiveHost "No reference named $Reference exists in repository $RepositoryName" -NoNewline -f Red
+        Write-Log -Level Error "No reference named $Reference exists in repository $RepositoryName"
+        return $null
+    }
+
+}
+
+function New-GitHubReference
+{
+    <#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Create a reference in a given GitHub repository.
+
+    .DESCRIPTION
+        Create a reference in a given GitHub repository.
+        The Git repo for this module can be found here: http://aka.ms/PowerShellForGitHub
+
+    .PARAMETER OwnerName
+        Owner of the repository.
+        If not supplied here, the DefaultOwnerName configuration property value will be used.
+
+    .PARAMETER RepositoryName
+        Name of the repository.
+        If not supplied here, the DefaultRepositoryName configuration property value will be used.
+
+    .PARAMETER Uri
+        Uri for the repository.
+        The OwnerName and RepositoryName will be extracted from here instead of needing to provide
+        them individually.
+
+    .PARAMETER Reference
+        The name of the fully qualified reference to be created (eg: refs/heads/master)
+
+    .PARAMETER Sha
+        The SHA1 value for the reference to be created
+
+    .PARAMETER AccessToken
+        If provided, this will be used as the AccessToken for authentication with the
+        REST Api.  Otherwise, will attempt to use the configured value or will run unauthenticated.
+
+    .PARAMETER NoStatus
+        If this switch is specified, long-running commands will run on the main thread
+        with no commandline status update.  When not specified, those commands run in
+        the background, enabling the command prompt to provide status information.
+        If not supplied here, the DefaultNoStatus configuration property value will be used.
+
+    .EXAMPLE
+        -GitHubReference -OwnerName Powershell -RepositoryName PowerShellForGitHub -Reference refs/heads/master -Sha aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd
+    #>
+    [CmdletBinding(
+        SupportsShouldProcess,
+        DefaultParametersetName='Elements')]
+    [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("PSShouldProcess", "", Justification="Methods called within here make use of PSShouldProcess, and the switch is passed on to them inherently.")]
+    param(
+        [Parameter(ParameterSetName='Elements')]
+        [string] $OwnerName,
+
+        [Parameter(ParameterSetName='Elements')]
+        [string] $RepositoryName,
+
+        [Parameter(
+            Mandatory,
+            ParameterSetName='Uri')]
+        [string] $Uri,
+
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string] $Reference,
+
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string] $Sha,
+
+        [string] $AccessToken,
+
+        [switch] $NoStatus
+    )
+
+    Write-InvocationLog -Invocation $MyInvocation
+
+    $elements = Resolve-RepositoryElements -BoundParameters $PSBoundParameters -DisableValidation
+    $OwnerName = $elements.ownerName
+    $RepositoryName = $elements.repositoryName
+
+    $telemetryProperties = @{
+        'OwnerName' = (Get-PiiSafeString -PlainText $OwnerName)
+        'RepositoryName' = (Get-PiiSafeString -PlainText $RepositoryName)
+    }
+
+    if ($OwnerName -xor $RepositoryName)
+    {
+        $message = 'You must specify both Owner Name and Repository Name.'
+        Write-Log -Message $message -Level Error
+        throw $message
+    }
+
+    $uriFragment = "/repos/$OwnerName/$RepositoryName/git/refs"
+    $description =  "Creating Reference $Reference for $RepositoryName from SHA $Sha"
+
+    $hashBody = @{
+        'ref' = $Reference
+        'sha' = $Sha
+    }
+
+    $params = @{
+        'UriFragment' = $uriFragment
+        'Method' = 'Post'
+        'Body' = (ConvertTo-Json -InputObject $hashBody)
+        'Description' =  $description
+        'AcceptHeader' = 'application/vnd.github.symmetra-preview+json'
+        'AccessToken' = $AccessToken
+        'TelemetryEventName' = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name
+        'TelemetryProperties' = $telemetryProperties
+        'NoStatus' = (Resolve-ParameterWithDefaultConfigurationValue -Name NoStatus -ConfigValueName DefaultNoStatus)
+    }
+
+    return Invoke-GHRestMethod @params
+}
diff --git a/GitHubRepositoryMerge.ps1 b/GitHubRepositoryMerge.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d17ff78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GitHubRepositoryMerge.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+function Merge-GitHubRepositoryBranch
+{
+<#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Merge the specified branch into another branch
+
+    .DESCRIPTION
+        Merge the specified branch into another branch
+
+        The Git repo for this module can be found here: http://aka.ms/PowerShellForGitHub
+
+    .PARAMETER OwnerName
+        Owner of the repository.
+        If not supplied here, the DefaultOwnerName configuration property value will be used.
+
+    .PARAMETER RepositoryName
+        Name of the repository.
+        If not supplied here, the DefaultRepositoryName configuration property value will be used.
+
+    .PARAMETER Uri
+        Uri for the repository.
+        The OwnerName and RepositoryName will be extracted from here instead of needing to provide
+        them individually.
+
+    .PARAMETER State
+        The state of the pull requests that should be returned back.
+
+    .PARAMETER Base
+        The name of the base branch that the head will be merged into.
+
+    .PARAMETER Head
+        The head to merge. This can be a branch name or a commit SHA1.
+
+    .PARAMETER CommitMessage
+        Commit message to use for the merge commit. If omitted, a default message will be used.
+
+    .PARAMETER AccessToken
+        If provided, this will be used as the AccessToken for authentication with the
+        REST Api.  Otherwise, will attempt to use the configured value or will run unauthenticated.
+
+    .PARAMETER NoStatus
+        If this switch is specified, long-running commands will run on the main thread
+        with no commandline status update.  When not specified, those commands run in
+        the background, enabling the command prompt to provide status information.
+        If not supplied here, the DefaultNoStatus configuration property value will be used.
+
+    .OUTPUTS
+        PSCustomObject
+
+    .EXAMPLE
+        Merge-GitHubRepositoryBranch -OwnerName PowerShell -RepositoryName PowerShellForGitHub -Base 'master' -Head 'new_feature' -CommitMessage 'Merging branch new_feature into master'
+#>
+
+[CmdletBinding(
+        SupportsShouldProcess,
+        DefaultParametersetName='Elements')]
+    [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("PSShouldProcess", "", Justification="Methods called within here make use of PSShouldProcess, and the switch is passed on to them inherently.")]
+    param(
+        [Parameter(ParameterSetName='Elements')]
+        [string] $OwnerName,
+
+        [Parameter(ParameterSetName='Elements')]
+        [string] $RepositoryName,
+
+        [Parameter(
+            Mandatory,
+            ParameterSetName='Uri')]
+        [string] $Uri,
+
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string] $Base,
+
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string] $Head,
+
+        [string] $CommitMessage,
+
+        [string] $AccessToken,
+
+        [switch] $NoStatus
+    )
+
+    Write-InvocationLog
+
+    $elements = Resolve-RepositoryElements -DisableValidation
+    $OwnerName = $elements.ownerName
+    $RepositoryName = $elements.repositoryName
+
+    $telemetryProperties = @{
+        'OwnerName' = (Get-PiiSafeString -PlainText $OwnerName)
+        'RepositoryName' = (Get-PiiSafeString -PlainText $RepositoryName)
+    }
+
+    $hashBody = @{
+        'base'= $Base
+        'head' = $Head
+    }
+
+    if(-not $CommitMessage -eq $null)
+    {
+        $hashBody['commit_message'] = $CommitMessage
+    }
+
+    $params = @{
+        'UriFragment' = "repos/$OwnerName/$RepositoryName/merges"
+        'Body' = (ConvertTo-Json -InputObject $hashBody)
+        'Method' = 'Post'
+        'Description' =  "Merging branch $Head to $Base in $RepositoryName"
+        'AccessToken' = $AccessToken
+        'TelemetryEventName' = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name
+        'TelemetryProperties' = $telemetryProperties
+        'NoStatus' = (Resolve-ParameterWithDefaultConfigurationValue -Name NoStatus -ConfigValueName DefaultNoStatus)
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $result = Invoke-GHRestMethod @params -ExtendedResult
+        if ($result.statusCode -eq 204)
+        {
+            Write-Log -Message "Nothing to merge. The branch $Base already contains changes from $Head" -Level Warning
+        }
+        return $result.result
+    }
+    catch {
+        #TODO: Read the error message and find out the kind of issue
+        Write-Error $_.Exception
+        Write-Log -Message "Unable to merge. Either the branch $Base or branch $Head does not exist or there is a conflict" -Level Warning
+    }
+}
diff --git a/PowerShellForGitHub.psd1 b/PowerShellForGitHub.psd1
index c12a0081..3d5b44db 100644
--- a/PowerShellForGitHub.psd1
+++ b/PowerShellForGitHub.psd1
@@ -1,183 +1,188 @@
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-# Licensed under the MIT License.
-
-@{
-    GUID = '9e8dfd44-f782-445a-883c-70614f71519c'
-    Author = 'Microsoft Corporation'
-    CompanyName = 'Microsoft Corporation'
-    Copyright = 'Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.'
-
-    ModuleVersion = '0.9.2'
-    Description = 'PowerShell wrapper for GitHub API'
-
-    # Script module or binary module file associated with this manifest.
-    RootModule = 'PowerShellForGitHub.psm1'
-
-    # Modules to import as nested modules of the module specified in RootModule/ModuleToProcess
-    NestedModules = @(
-        # Ideally this list would be kept completely alphabetical, but other scripts (like
-        # GitHubConfiguration.ps1) depend on some of the code in Helpers being around at load time.
-        'Helpers.ps1',
-        'GitHubConfiguration.ps1',
-
-        'GitHubAnalytics.ps1',
-        'GitHubAssignees.ps1',
-        'GitHubBranches.ps1',
-        'GitHubCore.ps1',
-        'GitHubComments.ps1',
-        'GitHubEvents.ps1',
-        'GitHubIssues.ps1',
-        'GitHubLabels.ps1',
-        'GitHubMilestones.ps1',
-        'GitHubMiscellaneous.ps1',
-        'GitHubOrganizations.ps1',
-        'GitHubPullRequests.ps1',
-        'GitHubReleases.ps1',
-        'GitHubRepositories.ps1',
-        'GitHubRepositoryForks.ps1',
-        'GitHubRepositoryTraffic.ps1',
-        'GitHubTeams.ps1',
-        'GitHubUsers.ps1',
-        'NugetTools.ps1',
-        'Telemetry.ps1')
-
-    # Minimum version of the Windows PowerShell engine required by this module
-    PowerShellVersion = '4.0'
-
-    # Functions to export from this module
-    FunctionsToExport = @(
-        'Add-GitHubIssueLabel',
-        'Backup-GitHubConfiguration',
-        'Clear-GitHubAuthentication',
-        'ConvertFrom-GitHubMarkdown',
-        'Get-GitHubAssignee',
-        'Get-GitHubCloneTraffic',
-        'Get-GitHubCodeOfConduct',
-        'Get-GitHubComment',
-        'Get-GitHubConfiguration',
-        'Get-GitHubEmoji',
-        'Get-GitHubEvent',
-        'Get-GitHubGitIgnore',
-        'Get-GitHubIssue',
-        'Get-GitHubIssueTimeline',
-        'Get-GitHubLabel',
-        'Get-GitHubLicense',
-        'Get-GitHubMilestone',
-        'Get-GitHubOrganizationMember',
-        'Get-GitHubPathTraffic',
-        'Get-GitHubPullRequest',
-        'Get-GitHubRateLimit',
-        'Get-GitHubReferrerTraffic',
-        'Get-GitHubRelease',
-        'Get-GitHubRepository',
-        'Get-GitHubRepositoryBranch',
-        'Get-GitHubRepositoryCollaborator',
-        'Get-GitHubRepositoryContributor',
-        'Get-GitHubRepositoryFork',
-        'Get-GitHubRepositoryLanguage',
-        'Get-GitHubRepositoryTag',
-        'Get-GitHubRepositoryTopic',
-        'Get-GitHubRepositoryUniqueContributor',
-        'Get-GitHubTeam',
-        'Get-GitHubTeamMember',
-        'Get-GitHubUser',
-        'Get-GitHubUserContextualInformation',
-        'Get-GitHubViewTraffic',
-        'Group-GitHubIssue',
-        'Invoke-GHRestMethod',
-        'Invoke-GHRestMethodMultipleResult',
-        'Lock-GitHubIssue',
-        'Move-GitHubRepositoryOwnership',
-        'New-GithubAssignee',
-        'New-GitHubComment',
-        'New-GitHubIssue',
-        'New-GitHubLabel',
-        'New-GitHubMilestone',
-        'New-GitHubPullRequest',
-        'New-GitHubRepository',
-        'New-GitHubRepositoryFork',
-        'Remove-GithubAssignee',
-        'Remove-GitHubComment',
-        'Remove-GitHubIssueLabel',
-        'Remove-GitHubLabel',
-        'Remove-GitHubMilestone',
-        'Remove-GitHubRepository',
-        'Reset-GitHubConfiguration',
-        'Restore-GitHubConfiguration',
-        'Set-GitHubAuthentication',
-        'Set-GitHubComment',
-        'Set-GitHubConfiguration',
-        'Set-GitHubIssueLabel',
-        'Set-GitHubLabel',
-        'Set-GitHubMilestone',
-        'Set-GitHubRepositoryTopic',
-        'Split-GitHubUri',
-        'Test-GitHubAssignee',
-        'Test-GitHubAuthenticationConfigured',
-        'Test-GitHubOrganizationMember',
-        'Unlock-GitHubIssue',
-        'Update-GitHubCurrentUser',
-        'Update-GitHubIssue',
-        'Update-GitHubLabel',
-        'Update-GitHubRepository'
-    )
-
-    AliasesToExport = @(
-        'Delete-GitHubComment',
-        'Delete-GitHubLabel',
-        'Delete-GitHubMilestone',
-        'Delete-GitHubRepository',
-        'Get-GitHubBranch',
-        'Transfer-GitHubRepositoryOwnership'
-    )
-
-    # Cmdlets to export from this module
-    # CmdletsToExport = '*'
-
-    # Variables to export from this module
-    # VariablesToExport = '*'
-
-    # Private data to pass to the module specified in RootModule/ModuleToProcess. This may also contain a PSData hashtable with additional module metadata used by PowerShell.
-    PrivateData = @{
-
-        PSData = @{
-
-            # Tags applied to this module. These help with module discovery in online galleries.
-            Tags = @('GitHub', 'API', 'PowerShell')
-
-            # A URL to the license for this module.
-            LicenseUri = 'https://aka.ms/PowerShellForGitHub_License'
-
-            # A URL to the main website for this project.
-            ProjectUri = 'https://aka.ms/PowerShellForGitHub'
-
-            # A URL to an icon representing this module.
-            # IconUri = ''
-
-            # ReleaseNotes of this module
-            # ReleaseNotes = ''
-        }
-    }
-
-    # Default prefix for commands exported from this module. Override the default prefix using Import-Module -Prefix.
-    # DefaultCommandPrefix = 'GH'
-
-    # Modules that must be imported into the global environment prior to importing this module
-    # RequiredModules = @()
-
-    # Assemblies that must be loaded prior to importing this module
-    # RequiredAssemblies = @()
-
-    # Script files (.ps1) that are run in the caller's environment prior to importing this module.
-    # ScriptsToProcess = @()
-
-    # List of all modules packaged with this module
-    # ModuleList = @()
-
-    # List of all files packaged with this module
-    # FileList = @()
-
-    # HelpInfo URI of this module
-    # HelpInfoURI = ''
-}
-
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+@{
+    GUID = '9e8dfd44-f782-445a-883c-70614f71519c'
+    Author = 'Microsoft Corporation'
+    CompanyName = 'Microsoft Corporation'
+    Copyright = 'Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.'
+
+    ModuleVersion = '0.9.2'
+    Description = 'PowerShell wrapper for GitHub API'
+
+    # Script module or binary module file associated with this manifest.
+    RootModule = 'PowerShellForGitHub.psm1'
+
+    # Modules to import as nested modules of the module specified in RootModule/ModuleToProcess
+    NestedModules = @(
+        # Ideally this list would be kept completely alphabetical, but other scripts (like
+        # GitHubConfiguration.ps1) depend on some of the code in Helpers being around at load time.
+        'Helpers.ps1',
+        'GitHubConfiguration.ps1',
+
+        'GitHubAnalytics.ps1',
+        'GitHubAssignees.ps1',
+        'GitHubBranches.ps1',
+        'GitHubCore.ps1',
+        'GitHubComments.ps1',
+        'GitHubEvents.ps1',
+        'GitHubIssues.ps1',
+        'GitHubLabels.ps1',
+        'GitHubMilestones.ps1',
+        'GitHubMiscellaneous.ps1',
+        'GitHubOrganizations.ps1',
+        'GitHubPullRequests.ps1',
+        'GitHubReferences.ps1',
+        'GitHubReleases.ps1',
+        'GitHubRepositories.ps1',
+        'GitHubRepositoryForks.ps1',
+        'GitHubRepositoryMerge.ps1',
+        'GitHubRepositoryTraffic.ps1',
+        'GitHubTeams.ps1',
+        'GitHubUsers.ps1',
+        'NugetTools.ps1',
+        'Telemetry.ps1')
+
+    # Minimum version of the Windows PowerShell engine required by this module
+    PowerShellVersion = '4.0'
+
+    # Functions to export from this module
+    FunctionsToExport = @(
+        'Add-GitHubIssueLabel',
+        'Backup-GitHubConfiguration',
+        'Clear-GitHubAuthentication',
+        'ConvertFrom-GitHubMarkdown',
+        'Get-GitHubAssignee',
+        'Get-GitHubCloneTraffic',
+        'Get-GitHubCodeOfConduct',
+        'Get-GitHubComment',
+        'Get-GitHubConfiguration',
+        'Get-GitHubEmoji',
+        'Get-GitHubEvent',
+        'Get-GitHubGitIgnore',
+        'Get-GitHubIssue',
+        'Get-GitHubIssueTimeline',
+        'Get-GitHubLabel',
+        'Get-GitHubLicense',
+        'Get-GitHubMilestone',
+        'Get-GitHubOrganizationMember',
+        'Get-GitHubPathTraffic',
+        'Get-GitHubPullRequest',
+        'Get-GitHubRateLimit',
+        'Get-GitHubReferrerTraffic',
+        'Get-GitHubRelease',
+        'Get-GitHubRepository',
+        'Get-GitHubRepositoryBranch',
+        'Get-GitHubRepositoryCollaborator',
+        'Get-GitHubRepositoryContributor',
+        'Get-GitHubRepositoryFork',
+        'Get-GitHubRepositoryLanguage',
+        'Get-GitHubRepositoryTag',
+        'Get-GitHubRepositoryTopic',
+        'Get-GitHubRepositoryUniqueContributor',
+        'Get-GitHubTeam',
+        'Get-GitHubTeamMember',
+        'Get-GitHubUser',
+        'Get-GitHubUserContextualInformation',
+        'Get-GitHubViewTraffic',
+        'Group-GitHubIssue',
+        'Invoke-GHRestMethod',
+        'Invoke-GHRestMethodMultipleResult',
+        'Lock-GitHubIssue',
+        'Merge-GitHubRepositoryBranch',
+        'Move-GitHubRepositoryOwnership',
+        'New-GithubAssignee',
+        'New-GitHubComment',
+        'New-GitHubIssue',
+        'New-GitHubLabel',
+        'New-GitHubMilestone',
+        'New-GitHubPullRequest',
+        'New-GitHubRepository',
+        'New-GitHubRepositoryFork',
+        'Remove-GithubAssignee',
+        'Remove-GitHubComment',
+        'Remove-GitHubIssueLabel',
+        'Remove-GitHubLabel',
+        'Remove-GitHubMilestone',
+        'Remove-GitHubRepository',
+        'Reset-GitHubConfiguration',
+        'Restore-GitHubConfiguration',
+        'Set-GitHubAuthentication',
+        'Set-GitHubComment',
+        'Set-GitHubConfiguration',
+        'Set-GitHubIssueLabel',
+        'Set-GitHubLabel',
+        'Set-GitHubMilestone',
+        'Set-GitHubRepositoryTopic',
+        'Split-GitHubUri',
+        'Test-GitHubAssignee',
+        'Test-GitHubAuthenticationConfigured',
+        'Test-GitHubOrganizationMember',
+        'Unlock-GitHubIssue',
+        'Update-GitHubCurrentUser',
+        'Update-GitHubIssue',
+        'Update-GitHubLabel',
+        'Update-GitHubRepository',
+        'Get-GitHubReference',
+        'New-GithubReference'
+    )
+
+    AliasesToExport = @(
+        'Delete-GitHubComment',
+        'Delete-GitHubLabel',
+        'Delete-GitHubMilestone',
+        'Delete-GitHubRepository',
+        'Get-GitHubBranch',
+        'Transfer-GitHubRepositoryOwnership'
+    )
+
+    # Cmdlets to export from this module
+    # CmdletsToExport = '*'
+
+    # Variables to export from this module
+    # VariablesToExport = '*'
+
+    # Private data to pass to the module specified in RootModule/ModuleToProcess. This may also contain a PSData hashtable with additional module metadata used by PowerShell.
+    PrivateData = @{
+
+        PSData = @{
+
+            # Tags applied to this module. These help with module discovery in online galleries.
+            Tags = @('GitHub', 'API', 'PowerShell')
+
+            # A URL to the license for this module.
+            LicenseUri = 'https://aka.ms/PowerShellForGitHub_License'
+
+            # A URL to the main website for this project.
+            ProjectUri = 'https://aka.ms/PowerShellForGitHub'
+
+            # A URL to an icon representing this module.
+            # IconUri = ''
+
+            # ReleaseNotes of this module
+            # ReleaseNotes = ''
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Default prefix for commands exported from this module. Override the default prefix using Import-Module -Prefix.
+    # DefaultCommandPrefix = 'GH'
+
+    # Modules that must be imported into the global environment prior to importing this module
+    # RequiredModules = @()
+
+    # Assemblies that must be loaded prior to importing this module
+    # RequiredAssemblies = @()
+
+    # Script files (.ps1) that are run in the caller's environment prior to importing this module.
+    # ScriptsToProcess = @()
+
+    # List of all modules packaged with this module
+    # ModuleList = @()
+
+    # List of all files packaged with this module
+    # FileList = @()
+
+    # HelpInfo URI of this module
+    # HelpInfoURI = ''
+}
+
diff --git a/Tests/GitHubReferences.Tests.ps1 b/Tests/GitHubReferences.Tests.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0d68ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/GitHubReferences.Tests.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+<#
+.Synopsis
+   Tests for GitHubReferences.ps1 module
+#>
+
+[String] $root = Split-Path -Parent (Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path)
+. (Join-Path -Path $root -ChildPath 'Tests\Config\Settings.ps1')
+Import-Module -Name $root -Force
+
+function Initialize-AppVeyor
+{
+<#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Configures the tests to run with the authentication information stored in AppVeyor
+        (if that information exists in the environment).
+
+    .DESCRIPTION
+        Configures the tests to run with the authentication information stored in AppVeyor
+        (if that information exists in the environment).
+
+        The Git repo for this module can be found here: http://aka.ms/PowerShellForGitHub
+
+    .NOTES
+        Internal-only helper method.
+
+        The only reason this exists is so that we can leverage CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute,
+        which can only be applied to functions.
+
+        We call this immediately after the declaration so that AppVeyor initialization can heppen
+        (if applicable).
+
+#>
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("PSAvoidUsingConvertToSecureStringWithPlainText", "", Justification="Needed to configure with the stored, encrypted string value in AppVeyor.")]
+    param()
+
+    if ($env:AppVeyor)
+    {
+        $secureString = $env:avAccessToken | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
+        $cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential "<username is ignored>", $secureString
+        Set-GitHubAuthentication -Credential $cred
+
+        $script:ownerName = $env:avOwnerName
+        $script:organizationName = $env:avOrganizationName
+
+        $message = @(
+            'This run is executed in the AppVeyor environment.',
+            'The GitHub Api Token won''t be decrypted in PR runs causing some tests to fail.',
+            '403 errors possible due to GitHub hourly limit for unauthenticated queries.',
+            'Use Set-GitHubAuthentication manually. modify the values in Tests\Config\Settings.ps1,',
+            'and run tests on your machine first.')
+        Write-Warning -Message ($message -join [Environment]::NewLine)
+    }
+}
+
+Initialize-AppVeyor
+
+$accessTokenConfigured = Test-GitHubAuthenticationConfigured
+if (-not $accessTokenConfigured)
+{
+    $message = @(
+        'GitHub API Token not defined, some of the tests will be skipped.',
+        '403 errors possible due to GitHub hourly limit for unauthenticated queries.')
+    Write-Warning -Message ($message -join [Environment]::NewLine)
+}
+
+# Backup the user's configuration before we begin, and ensure we're at a pure state before running
+# the tests.  We'll restore it at the end.
+$configFile = New-TemporaryFile
+
+try
+{
+    Backup-GitHubConfiguration -Path $configFile
+    Reset-GitHubConfiguration
+    Set-GitHubConfiguration -DisableTelemetry # We don't want UT's to impact telemetry
+    Set-GitHubConfiguration -LogRequestBody # Make it easier to debug UT failures
+
+    if ($accessTokenConfigured)
+    {
+
+        Describe 'Create a new reference(branch) in repository' {
+            $repositoryName = [Guid]::NewGuid()
+            $repo = New-GitHubRepository -RepositoryName $repositoryName -AutoInit
+            $existingref = @(Get-GitHubReference -OwnerName $ownerName -RepositoryName $repositoryName -Reference "heads/master")
+            $sha = $existingref.object.sha
+
+            Context 'On creating a valid reference in a new repository from a given SHA' {
+                $refName = "refs/heads/" + [Guid]::NewGuid().ToString()
+                $result = @(New-GitHubReference -OwnerName $ownerName -RepositoryName $repositoryName -Reference $refName -Sha $sha)
+
+                It 'Should successfully create the reference' {
+                    $result.ref | Should Be $refName
+                }
+            }
+
+            Context 'On creating a valid reference in a new repository (specified by Uri) from a given SHA' {
+                $refName = "refs/heads/" + [Guid]::NewGuid().ToString()
+                $result = @(New-GitHubReference -Uri $repo.svn_url -Reference $refName -Sha $sha)
+
+                It 'Should successfully create the reference' {
+                    $result.ref | Should Be $refName
+                }
+            }
+
+            Context 'On creating an existing reference in a new repository from a given SHA' {
+                $refName = "refs/heads/master"
+
+                It 'Should throw an Exception' {
+                    { @(New-GitHubReference -OwnerName $ownerName -RepositoryName $repositoryName -Reference $refName -Sha $sha) } | Should Throw
+                }
+            }
+
+            Context 'On creating an existing reference in a new repository (specified by Uri) from a given SHA' {
+                $refName = "refs/heads/master"
+
+                It 'Should throw an exception' {
+                    { @(New-GitHubReference -Uri $repo.svn_url -Reference $refName -Sha $sha) }  | Should Throw
+                }
+            }
+
+
+
+            $null = Remove-GitHubRepository -OwnerName $ownerName -RepositoryName $repositoryName
+        }
+
+        Describe 'Getting a reference(branch) from repository' {
+            $repositoryName = [Guid]::NewGuid()
+            $repo = New-GitHubRepository -RepositoryName $repositoryName -AutoInit
+
+            Context 'On getting a valid reference from a new repository' {
+                $reference = @(Get-GitHubReference -OwnerName $ownerName -RepositoryName $repositoryName -Reference "heads/master")
+
+                It 'Should return details of the reference' {
+                    $reference.ref | Should be "refs/heads/master"
+                }
+            }
+
+            Context 'On getting an invalid reference from a new repository' {
+                $reference = @(Get-GitHubReference -OwnerName $ownerName -RepositoryName $repositoryName -Reference "heads/someRandomRef")
+
+                It 'Should not return any details' {
+                    $reference | Should be $null
+                }
+            }
+
+            Context 'On getting a valid reference using Uri from a new repository' {
+                $reference = @(Get-GitHubReference -Uri $repo.svn_url -Reference "heads/master")
+
+                It 'Should return details of the reference' {
+                    $reference.ref | Should be "refs/heads/master"
+                }
+            }
+
+            Context 'On getting an invalid reference using Uri from a new repository' {
+                $reference = @(Get-GitHubReference -Uri $repo.svn_url -Reference "heads/someRandomRef")
+
+                It 'Should not return any details' {
+                    $reference | Should be $null
+                }
+            }
+            $null = Remove-GitHubRepository -OwnerName $ownerName -RepositoryName $repositoryName
+        }
+    }
+}
+catch
+{
+    # Restore the user's configuration to its pre-test state
+    Restore-GitHubConfiguration -Path $configFile
+}
+
diff --git a/Tests/GitHubRepositoryMerge.tests.ps1 b/Tests/GitHubRepositoryMerge.tests.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ae9d452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/GitHubRepositoryMerge.tests.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+<#
+.Synopsis
+   Tests for GitHubRepositoryMerge.ps1 module
+#>
+
+[String] $root = Split-Path -Parent (Split-Path -Parent $Script:MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path)
+. (Join-Path -Path $root -ChildPath 'Tests\Config\Settings.ps1')
+Import-Module -Name $root -Force
+
+function Create-Branch($repoName, $branchName)
+{
+    $existingref = @(Get-GitHubReference -OwnerName $ownerName -RepositoryName $repoName -Reference "heads/master")
+    $sha = $existingref.object.sha
+    New-GitHubReference -OwnerName $ownerName -RepositoryName $repoName -Reference $branchName -Sha $sha
+}
+
+function Initialize-AppVeyor
+{
+<#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Configures the tests to run with the authentication information stored in AppVeyor
+        (if that information exists in the environment).
+
+    .DESCRIPTION
+        Configures the tests to run with the authentication information stored in AppVeyor
+        (if that information exists in the environment).
+
+        The Git repo for this module can be found here: http://aka.ms/PowerShellForGitHub
+
+    .NOTES
+        Internal-only helper method.
+
+        The only reason this exists is so that we can leverage CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute,
+        which can only be applied to functions.
+
+        We call this immediately after the declaration so that AppVeyor initialization can heppen
+        (if applicable).
+
+#>
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("PSAvoidUsingConvertToSecureStringWithPlainText", "", Justification="Needed to configure with the stored, encrypted string value in AppVeyor.")]
+    param()
+
+    if ($env:AppVeyor)
+    {
+        $secureString = $env:avAccessToken | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force
+        $cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential "<username is ignored>", $secureString
+        Set-GitHubAuthentication -Credential $cred
+
+        $script:ownerName = $env:avOwnerName
+        $script:organizationName = $env:avOrganizationName
+
+        $message = @(
+            'This run is executed in the AppVeyor environment.',
+            'The GitHub Api Token won''t be decrypted in PR runs causing some tests to fail.',
+            '403 errors possible due to GitHub hourly limit for unauthenticated queries.',
+            'Use Set-GitHubAuthentication manually. modify the values in Tests\Config\Settings.ps1,',
+            'and run tests on your machine first.')
+        Write-Warning -Message ($message -join [Environment]::NewLine)
+    }
+}
+
+Initialize-AppVeyor
+
+$script:accessTokenConfigured = Test-GitHubAuthenticationConfigured
+if (-not $script:accessTokenConfigured)
+{
+    $message = @(
+        'GitHub API Token not defined, some of the tests will be skipped.',
+        '403 errors possible due to GitHub hourly limit for unauthenticated queries.')
+    Write-Warning -Message ($message -join [Environment]::NewLine)
+}
+
+# Backup the user's configuration before we begin, and ensure we're at a pure state before running
+# the tests.  We'll restore it at the end.
+$configFile = New-TemporaryFile
+try
+{
+    Backup-GitHubConfiguration -Path $configFile
+    Reset-GitHubConfiguration
+    Set-GitHubConfiguration -DisableTelemetry # We don't want UT's to impact telemetry
+    Set-GitHubConfiguration -LogRequestBody # Make it easier to debug UT failures
+
+    Describe 'Creating and merging a branch to master' {
+        #TODO: Remove the below note before merging
+        #NOTE: These changes depend on the GitHubReference changes
+        # and should be merged only after those changes are merged
+        $repoName = [Guid]::NewGuid().Guid
+        $repo = New-GitHubRepository -RepositoryName $repoName -AutoInit
+        $branchName = "refs/heads/" + $([Guid]::NewGuid().Guid).ToString()
+        Create-Branch $repoName $branchName
+
+        Context 'Merging a branch with the same changes as base' {
+            $result = Merge-GitHubRepositoryBranch -OwnerName $ownerName -RepositoryName $repoName -Base 'master' -Head $branchName -CommitMessage 'This merge isnt needed'
+
+            It "Should return null" {
+                $result | Should be $null
+            }
+        }
+
+        Context 'Merging a branch to non-existent base' {
+            $result = Merge-GitHubRepositoryBranch -OwnerName $ownerName -RepositoryName $repoName -Base ([Guid]::NewGuid().Guid) -Head $branchName -CommitMessage 'This base doesnt exist'
+
+            It "Should return null" {
+                $result | Should be $null
+            }
+        }
+
+        Context 'Merging a non-existent branch to base' {
+            $result = Merge-GitHubRepositoryBranch -OwnerName $ownerName -RepositoryName $repoName -Base 'master' -Head ([Guid]::NewGuid().Guid) -CommitMessage 'This merge isnt happening'
+
+            It "Should return null" {
+                $result | Should be $null
+            }
+        }
+
+        #TODO: Test cases for
+        # 1. merge conflict
+        # 2. actual merging
+        # 3. Empty commit message
+
+        Remove-GitHubRepository -Uri $repo.svn_url
+    }
+}
+finally
+{
+    # Restore the user's configuration to its pre-test state
+    Restore-GitHubConfiguration -Path $configFile
+}
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