diff --git a/src/api/current.rs b/src/api/current.rs
index 1bdd7802..7de4ea0b 100644
--- a/src/api/current.rs
+++ b/src/api/current.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Get data about the currently authenticated user.
 
+use crate::models::UpdateUserProfile;
 use crate::{
     models::{self, gists::Gist, orgs::MembershipInvitation, Installation, Repository},
     Octocrab, Page, Result,
@@ -25,6 +26,21 @@ impl<'octo> CurrentAuthHandler<'octo> {
         self.crab.get("/user", None::<&()>).await
     }
 
+    /// ### Update the authenticated user
+    ///
+    ///works with the following fine-grained token types:
+    ///
+    /// * [GitHub App user access tokens](https://docs.github.com/en/apps/creating-github-apps/authenticating-with-a-github-app/generating-a-user-access-token-for-a-github-app)
+    /// * [Fine-grained personal access tokens](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens#creating-a-fine-grained-personal-access-token)
+    ///
+    /// The fine-grained token must have the following permission set:
+    ///
+    /// * "Profile" user permissions (write)
+    pub async fn update_user(&self, new_data: UpdateUserProfile) -> Result<models::Author> {
+        let params = serde_json::to_value(new_data).unwrap();
+        self.crab.patch("/user", Some(&params)).await
+    }
+
     /// Fetches information about the currently authenticated app.
     ///
     /// ```no_run
diff --git a/src/models.rs b/src/models.rs
index 17ca1715..3c3998c0 100644
--- a/src/models.rs
+++ b/src/models.rs
@@ -483,6 +483,21 @@ pub struct UserProfile {
     pub updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
 }
 
+/// Data for updating a user profile,
+/// e.g. name, email, company, location, bio, blog, twitter, hireable
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub struct UpdateUserProfile {
+    pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub email: Option<String>,
+    pub blog: Option<String>,
+    pub twitter_username: Option<String>,
+    pub company: Option<String>,
+    pub location: Option<String>,
+    pub hireable: Option<bool>,
+    pub bio: Option<String>,
+}
+
 /// The simple profile for a GitHub user
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[non_exhaustive]