diff --git a/GitHubBranches.ps1 b/GitHubBranches.ps1
index f595ace7..d36f8205 100644
--- a/GitHubBranches.ps1
+++ b/GitHubBranches.ps1
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 @{
     GitHubBranchTypeName = 'GitHub.Branch'
+    GitHubBranchProtectionRuleName = 'GitHub.BranchProtectionRule'
  }.GetEnumerator() | ForEach-Object {
      Set-Variable -Scope Script -Option ReadOnly -Name $_.Key -Value $_.Value
  }
@@ -154,6 +155,550 @@ filter Get-GitHubRepositoryBranch
     return (Invoke-GHRestMethodMultipleResult @params | Add-GitHubBranchAdditionalProperties)
 }
 
+filter Get-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule
+{
+<#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Retrieve branch protection rules for a given GitHub repository.
+
+    .DESCRIPTION
+        Retrieve branch protection rules for a given GitHub repository.
+
+        The Git repo for this module can be found here: http://aka.ms/PowerShellForGitHub
+
+    .PARAMETER Name
+        Name of the specific branch to be retrieved.  If not supplied, all branches will be retrieved.
+
+    .PARAMETER Uri
+        Uri for the repository.
+        The OwnerName and RepositoryName will be extracted from here instead of needing to provide
+        them individually.
+
+    .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 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.
+
+    .INPUTS
+        GitHub.Repository
+        GitHub.Branch
+
+    .OUTPUTS
+        GitHub.BranchProtectionRule
+
+    .EXAMPLE
+        Get-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule -OwnerName microsoft -RepositoryName PowerShellForGitHub -BranchName master
+
+        Retrieves branch protection rules for the master branch of the PowerShellForGithub repository.
+
+    .EXAMPLE
+        Get-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule -Uri 'https://github.com/microsoft/PowerShellForGitHub' -BranchName master
+
+        Retrieves branch protection rules for the master branch of the PowerShellForGithub repository.
+#>
+    [CmdletBinding(
+        PositionalBinding = $false,
+        DefaultParameterSetName='Elements')]
+    [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSReviewUnusedParameter', '',
+        Justification='One or more parameters (like NoStatus) are only referenced by helper methods which get access to it from the stack via Get-Variable -Scope 1.')]
+    param(
+        [Parameter(
+            Mandatory,
+            Position = 1,
+            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName,
+            ParameterSetName='Uri')]
+        [string] $Uri,
+
+        [Parameter(
+            Mandatory,
+            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName,
+            Position = 2)]
+        [string] $BranchName,
+
+        [Parameter(ParameterSetName='Elements')]
+        [string] $OwnerName,
+
+        [Parameter(ParameterSetName='Elements')]
+        [string] $RepositoryName,
+
+        [string] $AccessToken,
+
+        [switch] $NoStatus
+    )
+
+    Write-InvocationLog
+
+    $elements = Resolve-RepositoryElements
+    $OwnerName = $elements.ownerName
+    $RepositoryName = $elements.repositoryName
+
+    $telemetryProperties = @{
+        'OwnerName' = (Get-PiiSafeString -PlainText $OwnerName)
+        'RepositoryName' = (Get-PiiSafeString -PlainText $RepositoryName)
+    }
+
+    $params = @{
+        UriFragment = "repos/$OwnerName/$RepositoryName/branches/$BranchName/protection"
+        Description = "Getting branch protection status for $RepositoryName"
+        Method = 'Get'
+        AcceptHeader = $script:lukeCageAcceptHeader
+        AccessToken = $AccessToken
+        TelemetryEventName = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name
+        TelemetryProperties = $telemetryProperties
+        NoStatus = (Resolve-ParameterWithDefaultConfigurationValue -Name NoStatus -ConfigValueName DefaultNoStatus)
+    }
+
+    return (Invoke-GHRestMethod @params | Add-GitHubBranchProtectionRuleAdditionalProperties)
+}
+
+filter Set-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule
+{
+<#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Set branch protection rules for a given GitHub repository.
+
+    .DESCRIPTION
+        Set branch protection rules for a given GitHub repository.
+
+        The Git repo for this module can be found here: http://aka.ms/PowerShellForGitHub
+
+    .PARAMETER Name
+        Name of the specific branch to be retrieved.  If not supplied, all branches will be retrieved.
+
+    .PARAMETER Uri
+        Uri for the repository.
+        The OwnerName and RepositoryName will be extracted from here instead of needing to provide
+        them individually.
+
+    .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 StatusChecks
+        The list of status checks to require in order to merge into the branch.
+
+    .PARAMETER RequireUpToDateBranches
+        Require branches to be up to date before merging. This setting will not take effect unless
+        at least one status check is defined.
+
+    .PARAMETER EnforceAdmins
+        Enforce all configured restrictions for administrators.
+
+    .PARAMETER DismissalUsers
+        Specify the user names of users who can dismiss pull request reviews. This can only be
+        specified for organization-owned repositories.
+
+    .PARAMETER DismissalTeams
+        Specify which teams can dismiss pull request reviews.
+
+    .PARAMETER DismissStaleReviews
+        If specified, approving reviews when someone pushes a new commit are automatically
+        dismissed.
+
+    .PARAMETER RequireCodeOwnerReviews
+        Blocks merging pull requests until code owners review them.
+
+    .PARAMETER RequiredApprovingReviewCount
+        Specify the number of reviewers required to approve pull requests. Use a number between 1
+        and 6.
+
+    .PARAMETER RestrictPushUsers
+        Specify which users have push access.
+
+    .PARAMETER RestrictPushTeams
+        Specify which teams have push access.
+
+    .PARAMETER RestrictPushApps
+        Specify which apps have push access.
+
+    .PARAMETER RequireLinearHistory
+        Enforces a linear commit Git history, which prevents anyone from pushing merge commits to a
+        branch. Your repository must allow squash merging or rebase merging before you can enable a
+        linear commit history.
+
+    .PARAMETER AllowForcePushes
+        Permits force pushes to the protected branch by anyone with write access to the repository.
+
+    .PARAMETER AllowDeletions
+        Allows deletion of the protected branch by anyone with write access to the repository.
+
+    .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.
+
+    .INPUTS
+        GitHub.Repository
+        GitHub.Branch
+        GitHub.BranchRepositoryRule
+
+    .OUTPUTS
+        GitHub.BranchRepositoryRule
+
+    .NOTES
+        Protecting a branch requires admin or owner permissions to the repository.
+
+    .EXAMPLE
+        Set-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule -OwnerName microsoft -RepositoryName PowerShellForGitHub -BranchName master -EnforceAdmins
+
+        Sets a branch protection rule for the master branch of the PowerShellForGithub repository
+        enforcing all configuration restrictions for administrators.
+
+    .EXAMPLE
+        Set-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule -Uri 'https://github.com/microsoft/PowerShellForGitHub' -BranchName master -RequiredApprovingReviewCount 1
+
+        Sets a branch protection rule for the master branch of the PowerShellForGithub repository
+        requiring one approving review.
+#>
+    [CmdletBinding(
+        PositionalBinding = $false,
+        SupportsShouldProcess,
+        DefaultParameterSetName='Elements')]
+    [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSReviewUnusedParameter', '',
+        Justification='One or more parameters (like NoStatus) are only referenced by helper methods which get access to it from the stack via Get-Variable -Scope 1.')]
+    param(
+        [Parameter(
+            Mandatory,
+            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName,
+            Position = 1,
+            ParameterSetName='Uri')]
+        [string] $Uri,
+
+        [Parameter(
+            Mandatory,
+            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName,
+            Position = 2)]
+        [string] $BranchName,
+
+        [Parameter(ParameterSetName='Elements')]
+        [string] $OwnerName,
+
+        [Parameter(ParameterSetName='Elements')]
+        [string] $RepositoryName,
+
+        [string[]] $StatusChecks,
+
+        [switch] $RequireUpToDateBranches,
+
+        [switch] $EnforceAdmins,
+
+        [string[]] $DismissalUsers,
+
+        [string[]] $DismissalTeams,
+
+        [switch] $DismissStaleReviews,
+
+        [switch] $RequireCodeOwnerReviews,
+
+        [ValidateRange(1, 6)]
+        [int] $RequiredApprovingReviewCount,
+
+        [string[]] $RestrictPushUsers,
+
+        [string[]] $RestrictPushTeams,
+
+        [string[]] $RestrictPushApps,
+
+        [switch] $RequireLinearHistory,
+
+        [switch] $AllowForcePushes,
+
+        [switch] $AllowDeletions,
+
+        [string] $AccessToken,
+
+        [switch] $NoStatus
+    )
+
+    $elements = Resolve-RepositoryElements
+    $OwnerName = $elements.ownerName
+    $RepositoryName = $elements.repositoryName
+
+    $telemetryProperties = @{
+        OwnerName = (Get-PiiSafeString -PlainText $OwnerName)
+        RepositoryName = (Get-PiiSafeString -PlainText $RepositoryName)
+    }
+
+    if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('StatusChecks'))
+    {
+        $requiredStatusChecks = @{
+            strict = $RequireUpToDateBranches.ToBool()
+            contexts = $StatusChecks
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        $requiredStatusChecks = $null
+    }
+
+    $dismissalRestrictions = @{}
+
+    if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('DismissalUsers'))
+    {
+       $dismissalRestrictions['users'] = $DismissalUsers
+    }
+    if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('DismissalTeams'))
+    {
+        $teams = Get-GitHubTeam -OwnerName $OwnerName -RepositoryName $RepositoryName |
+            Where-Object -FilterScript { $DismissalTeams -contains $_.name }
+        $dismissalRestrictions['teams'] = @($teams.slug)
+    }
+
+    $requiredPullRequestReviews = @{}
+
+    if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('DismissStaleReviews'))
+    {
+        $requiredPullRequestReviews['dismiss_stale_reviews'] = $DismissStaleReviews.ToBool()
+    }
+    if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('RequireCodeOwnerReviews'))
+    {
+        $requiredPullRequestReviews['require_code_owner_reviews'] = $RequireCodeOwnerReviews.ToBool()
+    }
+    if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('RequiredApprovingReviewCount'))
+    {
+        $requiredPullRequestReviews['required_approving_review_count'] = $RequiredApprovingReviewCount
+    }
+
+    if ($dismissalRestrictions.count -gt 0)
+    {
+        $requiredPullRequestReviews['dismissal_restrictions'] = $dismissalRestrictions
+    }
+
+    if ($requiredPullRequestReviews.count -eq 0)
+    {
+        $requiredPullRequestReviews = $null
+    }
+
+    if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('RestrictPushUsers') -or
+        $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('RestrictPushTeams') -or
+        $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('RestrictPushApps'))
+    {
+        if ($null -eq $RestrictPushUsers)
+        {
+            $RestrictPushUsers = @()
+        }
+
+        if ($null -eq $RestrictPushTeams)
+        {
+            $restrictPushTeamSlugs = @()
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            $teams = Get-GitHubTeam -OwnerName $OwnerName -RepositoryName $RepositoryName |
+                Where-Object -FilterScript { $RestrictPushTeams -contains $_.name }
+            $restrictPushTeamSlugs['teams'] = @($teams.slug)
+        }
+
+        $restrictions = @{
+            users = $RestrictPushUsers
+            teams = $restrictPushTeamSlugs
+        }
+
+        if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('RestrictPushApps')) {
+            $restrictions['apps'] = $RestrictPushApps }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        $restrictions = $null
+    }
+
+    $hashBody = @{
+        required_status_checks = $requiredStatusChecks
+        enforce_admins = $EnforceAdmins.ToBool()
+        required_pull_request_reviews = $requiredPullRequestReviews
+        restrictions = $restrictions
+    }
+
+    if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('RequireLinearHistory'))
+    {
+        $hashBody['required_linear_history'] = $RequireLinearHistory.ToBool()
+    }
+    if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('AllowForcePushes'))
+    {
+        $hashBody['allow_force_pushes'] = $AllowForcePushes.ToBool()
+    }
+    if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('AllowDeletions'))
+    {
+        $hashBody['allow_deletions'] = $AllowDeletions.ToBool()
+    }
+
+    if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess(
+        "'$BranchName' branch of repository '$RepositoryName'",
+        'Set GitHub Repository Branch Protection'))
+    {
+        Write-InvocationLog
+
+        $jsonConversionDepth = 3
+
+        $params = @{
+            UriFragment = "repos/$OwnerName/$RepositoryName/branches/$BranchName/protection"
+            Body = (ConvertTo-Json -InputObject $hashBody -Depth $jsonConversionDepth)
+            Description =  "Setting $BranchName branch protection status for $RepositoryName"
+            Method = 'Put'
+            AcceptHeader = $script:lukeCageAcceptHeader
+            AccessToken = $AccessToken
+            TelemetryEventName = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name
+            TelemetryProperties = $telemetryProperties
+            NoStatus = (Resolve-ParameterWithDefaultConfigurationValue -Name NoStatus `
+                -ConfigValueName DefaultNoStatus)
+        }
+
+        return (Invoke-GHRestMethod @params | Add-GitHubBranchProtectionRuleAdditionalProperties)
+    }
+}
+
+filter Remove-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule
+{
+<#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Remove branch protection rules from a given GitHub repository.
+
+    .DESCRIPTION
+        Remove branch protection rules from a given GitHub repository.
+
+        The Git repo for this module can be found here: http://aka.ms/PowerShellForGitHub
+
+    .PARAMETER Name
+        Name of the specific branch to be removed.
+
+    .PARAMETER Uri
+        Uri for the repository.
+        The OwnerName and RepositoryName will be extracted from here instead of needing to provide
+        them individually.
+
+    .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 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.
+
+    .INPUTS
+        GitHub.Repository
+        GitHub.Branch
+
+    .OUTPUTS
+        None
+
+    .EXAMPLE
+        Remove-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule -OwnerName microsoft -RepositoryName PowerShellForGitHub -BranchName master
+
+        Removes branch protection rules from the master branch of the PowerShellForGithub repository.
+
+    .EXAMPLE
+        Removes-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtection -Uri 'https://github.com/microsoft/PowerShellForGitHub' -BranchName master
+
+        Removes branch protection rules from the master branch of the PowerShellForGithub repository.
+
+    .EXAMPLE
+        Removes-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtection -Uri 'https://github.com/master/PowerShellForGitHub' -BranchName master -Force
+
+        Removes branch protection rules from the master branch of the PowerShellForGithub repository
+        without prompting for confirmation.
+#>
+    [CmdletBinding(
+        PositionalBinding = $false,
+        SupportsShouldProcess,
+        DefaultParameterSetName='Elements',
+        ConfirmImpact="High")]
+    [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSReviewUnusedParameter', '',
+        Justification='One or more parameters (like NoStatus) are only referenced by helper methods which get access to it from the stack via Get-Variable -Scope 1.')]
+    [Alias('Delete-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule')]
+    param(
+        [Parameter(
+            Mandatory,
+            Position = 1,
+            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName,
+            ParameterSetName='Uri')]
+        [string] $Uri,
+
+        [Parameter(
+            Mandatory,
+            ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName,
+            Position = 2)]
+        [string] $BranchName,
+
+        [Parameter(ParameterSetName='Elements')]
+        [string] $OwnerName,
+
+        [Parameter(ParameterSetName='Elements')]
+        [string] $RepositoryName,
+
+        [switch] $Force,
+
+        [string] $AccessToken,
+
+        [switch] $NoStatus
+    )
+
+    $elements = Resolve-RepositoryElements
+    $OwnerName = $elements.ownerName
+    $RepositoryName = $elements.repositoryName
+
+    $telemetryProperties = @{
+        'OwnerName' = (Get-PiiSafeString -PlainText $OwnerName)
+        'RepositoryName' = (Get-PiiSafeString -PlainText $RepositoryName)
+    }
+
+    if ($Force -and (-not $Confirm))
+    {
+        $ConfirmPreference = 'None'
+    }
+
+    if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("'$BranchName' branch of repository '$RepositoryName'",
+        'Remove GitHub Repository Branch Protection Rule'))
+    {
+        Write-InvocationLog
+
+        $params = @{
+            UriFragment = "repos/$OwnerName/$RepositoryName/branches/$BranchName/protection"
+            Description =  "Removing $BranchName branch protection rule for $RepositoryName"
+            Method = 'Delete'
+            AcceptHeader = $script:lukeCageAcceptHeader
+            AccessToken = $AccessToken
+            TelemetryEventName = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name
+            TelemetryProperties = $telemetryProperties
+            NoStatus = (Resolve-ParameterWithDefaultConfigurationValue -Name NoStatus `
+                -ConfigValueName DefaultNoStatus)
+        }
+
+        return Invoke-GHRestMethod @params | Out-Null
+    }
+}
+
 filter Add-GitHubBranchAdditionalProperties
 {
 <#
@@ -167,7 +712,7 @@ filter Add-GitHubBranchAdditionalProperties
         The type that should be assigned to the object.
 
     .INPUTS
-        [PSCustomObject]
+        PSCustomObject
 
     .OUTPUTS
         GitHub.Branch
@@ -202,3 +747,64 @@ filter Add-GitHubBranchAdditionalProperties
         Write-Output $item
     }
 }
+
+filter Add-GitHubBranchProtectionRuleAdditionalProperties
+{
+<#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Adds type name and additional properties to ease pipelining to GitHub Branch Protection Rule objects.
+
+    .PARAMETER InputObject
+        The GitHub object to add additional properties to.
+
+    .PARAMETER TypeName
+        The type that should be assigned to the object.
+
+    .INPUTS
+        PSCustomObject
+
+    .OUTPUTS
+        GitHub.Branch
+#>
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSUseSingularNouns', '',
+        Justification='Internal helper that is definitely adding more than one property.')]
+    param(
+        [Parameter(
+            Mandatory,
+            ValueFromPipeline)]
+        [AllowNull()]
+        [AllowEmptyCollection()]
+        [PSCustomObject[]] $InputObject,
+
+        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
+        [string] $TypeName = $script:GitHubBranchProtectionRuleName
+    )
+
+    foreach ($item in $InputObject)
+    {
+        $item.PSObject.TypeNames.Insert(0, $TypeName)
+
+        if (-not (Get-GitHubConfiguration -Name DisablePipelineSupport))
+        {
+            $elements = Split-GitHubUri -Uri $item.url
+            $repositoryUrl = Join-GitHubUri @elements
+            Add-Member -InputObject $item -Name 'RepositoryUrl' -Value $repositoryUrl -MemberType NoteProperty -Force
+
+            $hostName = $(Get-GitHubConfiguration -Name 'ApiHostName')
+
+            if ($item.html_url -match "^https?://(?:www\.|api\.|)$hostName/repos/(?:[^/]+)/(?:[^/]+)/branches/([^/]+)/.*$")
+            {
+                $branchName = $Matches[1]
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                $branchName = ''
+            }
+
+            Add-Member -InputObject $item -Name 'BranchName' -Value $branchName -MemberType NoteProperty -Force
+        }
+
+        Write-Output $item
+    }
+}
diff --git a/GitHubCore.ps1 b/GitHubCore.ps1
index 09068429..767fbb12 100644
--- a/GitHubCore.ps1
+++ b/GitHubCore.ps1
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
     squirrelGirlAcceptHeader = 'application/vnd.github.squirrel-girl-preview'
     starfoxAcceptHeader = 'application/vnd.github.starfox-preview+json'
     symmetraAcceptHeader = 'application/vnd.github.symmetra-preview+json'
+    lukeCageAcceptHeader = 'application/vnd.github.luke-cage-preview+json'
+
  }.GetEnumerator() | ForEach-Object {
      Set-Variable -Scope Script -Option ReadOnly -Name $_.Key -Value $_.Value
  }
diff --git a/PowerShellForGitHub.psd1 b/PowerShellForGitHub.psd1
index b49ff1f0..061e849d 100644
--- a/PowerShellForGitHub.psd1
+++ b/PowerShellForGitHub.psd1
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
         'Get-GitHubRelease',
         'Get-GitHubRepository',
         'Get-GitHubRepositoryBranch',
+        'Get-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule',
         'Get-GitHubRepositoryCollaborator',
         'Get-GitHubRepositoryContributor',
         'Get-GitHubRepositoryFork',
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@
         'Remove-GitHubProjectCard',
         'Remove-GitHubProjectColumn',
         'Remove-GitHubRepository',
+        'Remove-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule',
         'Rename-GitHubRepository',
         'Reset-GitHubConfiguration',
         'Restore-GitHubConfiguration',
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@
         'Set-GitHubProject',
         'Set-GitHubProjectCard',
         'Set-GitHubProjectColumn',
+        'Set-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule',
         'Set-GitHubRepositoryTopic',
         'Split-GitHubUri',
         'Test-GitHubAssignee',
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@
         'Delete-GitHubProjectCard',
         'Delete-GitHubProjectColumn'
         'Delete-GitHubRepository',
+        'Delete-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule',
         'Get-GitHubBranch',
         'Get-GitHubComment',
         'New-GitHubComment',
diff --git a/Tests/GitHubBranches.tests.ps1 b/Tests/GitHubBranches.tests.ps1
index f0df1ca9..9968ccf3 100644
--- a/Tests/GitHubBranches.tests.ps1
+++ b/Tests/GitHubBranches.tests.ps1
@@ -107,6 +107,181 @@ try
             }
         }
     }
+
+    Describe 'GitHubBranches\Get-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule' {
+        Context 'When getting GitHub repository branch protection' {
+            BeforeAll {
+                $repoName = [Guid]::NewGuid().Guid
+                $branchName = 'master'
+                $repo = New-GitHubRepository -RepositoryName $repoName -AutoInit
+                Set-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule -Uri $repo.svn_url -BranchName $branchName | Out-Null
+                $protection = Get-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule -uri $repo.svn_url -BranchName $branchName
+            }
+
+            It 'Should return an object of the correct type' {
+                $protection | Should -BeOfType PSCustomObject
+            }
+
+            It 'Should return the correct properties' {
+                $protection.url |
+                    Should -Be "https://api.github.com/repos/$script:ownerName/$repoName/branches/$branchName/protection"
+            }
+
+            AfterAll -ScriptBlock {
+                if ($repo)
+                {
+                    Remove-GitHubRepository -Uri $repo.svn_url -Confirm:$false
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Describe 'GitHubBranches\Set-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule' {
+
+        Context 'When setting GitHub repository branch protection' {
+            BeforeAll {
+                $repoName = [Guid]::NewGuid().Guid
+                $branchName = 'master'
+                $protectionUrl = "https://api.github.com/repos/$script:organizationName/" +
+                    "$repoName/branches/$branchName/protection"
+                $newGitHubRepositoryParms = @{
+                    OrganizationName = $script:organizationName
+                    RepositoryName = $repoName
+                    AutoInit = $true
+                }
+
+                $repo = New-GitHubRepository @newGitHubRepositoryParms
+            }
+
+            Context 'When setting base protection options' {
+                BeforeAll {
+                    $setGitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionParms = @{
+                        Uri = $repo.svn_url
+                        BranchName = $branchName
+                        EnforceAdmins = $true
+                        RequireLinearHistory = $true
+                        AllowForcePushes = $true
+                        AllowDeletions = $true
+                    }
+
+                    $protection = Set-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule @setGitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionParms
+                }
+
+                It 'Should return an object of the correct type' {
+                    $protection | Should -BeOfType PSCustomObject
+                }
+
+                It 'Should return the correct properties' {
+                    $protection.url | Should -Be $protectionUrl
+                    $protection.enforce_admins.enabled | Should -BeTrue
+                    $protection.required_linear_history.enabled | Should -BeTrue
+                    $protection.allow_force_pushes | Should -BeTrue
+                    $protection.allow_deletions | Should -BeTrue
+                }
+            }
+
+            Context 'When setting required status checks' {
+                BeforeAll {
+                    $statusChecks = 'test'
+                    $setGitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionParms = @{
+                        Uri = $repo.svn_url
+                        BranchName = $branchName
+                        RequireUpToDateBranches = $true
+                        StatusChecks = $statusChecks
+                    }
+
+                    $protection = Set-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule @setGitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionParms
+                }
+
+                It 'Should return an object of the correct type' {
+                    $protection | Should -BeOfType PSCustomObject
+                }
+
+                It 'Should return the correct properties' {
+                    $protection.url | Should -Be $protectionUrl
+                    $protection.required_status_checks.strict | Should -BeTrue
+                    $protection.required_status_checks.contexts | Should -Be $statusChecks
+                }
+            }
+
+            Context 'When setting required pull request reviews' {
+                BeforeAll {
+                    $setGitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionParms = @{
+                        Uri = $repo.svn_url
+                        BranchName = $branchName
+                        DismissalUsers = $script:OwnerName
+                        DismissStaleReviews = $true
+                        RequireCodeOwnerReviews = $true
+                        RequiredApprovingReviewCount = 1
+                    }
+
+                    $protection = Set-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule @setGitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionParms
+                }
+
+                It 'Should return an object of the correct type' {
+                    $protection | Should -BeOfType PSCustomObject
+                }
+
+                It 'Should return the correct properties' {
+                    $protection.url | Should -Be $protectionUrl
+                    $protection.required_pull_request_reviews.dismissal_restrictions.users.login |
+                        Should -Contain $script:OwnerName
+                }
+            }
+
+            Context 'When setting push restrictions' {
+                BeforeAll {
+                    $setGitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionParms = @{
+                        Uri = $repo.svn_url
+                        BranchName = $branchName
+                        RestrictPushUsers = $script:OwnerName
+                    }
+
+                    $protection = Set-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule @setGitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionParms
+                }
+
+                It 'Should return an object of the correct type' {
+                    $protection | Should -BeOfType PSCustomObject
+                }
+
+                It 'Should return the correct properties' {
+                    $protection.url | Should -Be $protectionUrl
+                    $protection.restrictions.users.login | Should -Contain $script:OwnerName
+                }
+            }
+
+            AfterAll -ScriptBlock {
+                if ($repo)
+                {
+                    Remove-GitHubRepository -Uri $repo.svn_url -Confirm:$false
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Describe 'GitHubBranches\Remove-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule' {
+        Context 'When removing GitHub repository branch protection' {
+            BeforeAll {
+                $repoName = [Guid]::NewGuid().Guid
+                $branchName = 'master'
+                $repo = New-GitHubRepository -RepositoryName $repoName -AutoInit
+                Set-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule -Uri $repo.svn_url -BranchName $branchName | Out-Null
+            }
+
+            It 'Should not throw' {
+                { Remove-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule -Uri $repo.svn_url -BranchName $branchName -Force } |
+                    Should -Not -Throw
+            }
+
+            AfterAll -ScriptBlock {
+                if ($repo)
+                {
+                    Remove-GitHubRepository -Uri $repo.svn_url -Confirm:$false
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
 }
 finally
 {
diff --git a/USAGE.md b/USAGE.md
index 2b275c61..2b27dbf7 100644
--- a/USAGE.md
+++ b/USAGE.md
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
         *   [Disable repository vulnerability alerts](#disable-repository-vulnerability-alerts)
         *   [Enable repository automatic security fixes](#enable-repository-automatic-security-fixes)
         *   [Disable repository automatic security fixes](#disable-repository-automatic-security-fixes)
+    *   [Branches](#branches)
+        *   [Getting a repository branch protection rule](#getting-a-repository-branch-protection-rule)
+        *   [Setting a repository branch protection rule](#setting-a-repository-branch-protection-rule)
+        *   [Removing a repository branch protection rule](#removing-a-repository-branch-protection-rule)
     *   [Forks](#forks)
         *   [Get all the forks for a repository](#get-all-the-forks-for-a-repository)
         *   [Create a new fork](#create-a-new-fork)
@@ -456,7 +460,8 @@ New-GitHubRepository -RepositoryName TestRepo -OrganizationName MyOrg -TeamId $m
 
 ```powershell
 New-GitHubRepositoryFromTemplate -OwnerName MyOrg  -RepositoryName MyNewRepo-TemplateOwnerName MyOrg -TemplateRepositoryName MyTemplateRepo
-=======
+```
+
 #### Get repository vulnerability alert status
 
 ```powershell
@@ -487,6 +492,26 @@ Enable-GitHubRepositorySecurityFix -OwnerName microsoft -RepositoryName PowerShe
 Disable-GitHubRepositorySecurityFix -OwnerName microsoft -RepositoryName PowerShellForGitHub
 ```
 
+### Branches
+
+#### Getting a repository branch protection rule
+
+```powershell
+Get-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule -OwnerName microsoft -RepositoryName PowerShellForGitHub -BranchName master 
+```
+
+#### Setting a repository branch protection rule
+
+```powershell
+Set-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule -OwnerName microsoft -RepositoryName PowerShellForGitHub -BranchName master -RequiredApprovingReviewCount 1
+```
+
+#### Removing a repository branch protection rule
+
+```powershell
+Remove-GitHubRepositoryBranchProtectionRule -OwnerName microsoft -RepositoryName PowerShellForGitHub -BranchName master
+```
+
 ----------
 
 ### Forks