@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class SymbolicReference(object):
6565 def __init__ (self , repo : 'Repo' , path : PathLike , check_path : bool = False ):
6666 self .repo = repo
6767 self .path = path
68+ self .ref = self .reference
6869
6970 def __str__ (self ) -> str :
7071 return str (self .path )
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ def set_object(self, object: Union[Commit_ish, 'SymbolicReference', str], logmsg
282283 commit = property (_get_commit , set_commit , doc = "Query or set commits directly" ) # type: ignore
283284 object = property (_get_object , set_object , doc = "Return the object our ref currently refers to" ) # type: ignore
284285
285- def _get_reference (self ) -> 'SymbolicReference ' :
286+ def _get_reference (self ) -> 'Reference ' :
286287 """:return: Reference Object we point to
287288 :raise TypeError: If this symbolic reference is detached, hence it doesn't point
288289 to a reference, but to a commit"""
@@ -362,8 +363,15 @@ def set_reference(self, ref: Union[Commit_ish, 'SymbolicReference', str],
362363 return self
363364
364365 # aliased reference
365- reference = property (_get_reference , set_reference , doc = "Returns the Reference we point to" ) # type: ignore
366- ref : Union ['Reference' ] = reference # type: ignore
366+ # reference = property(_get_reference, set_reference, doc="Returns the Reference we point to") # type: ignore
367+
368+ @property
369+ def reference (self ) -> 'Reference' :
370+ return self ._get_reference ()
371+
372+ @reference .setter
373+ def reference (self , * args , ** kwargs ):
374+ return self .set_reference (* args , ** kwargs )
367375
368376 def is_valid (self ) -> bool :
369377 """
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