diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5f216cae0..30c2158fb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "nodegit",
   "description": "Node.js libgit2 asynchronous native bindings",
-  "version": "0.15.1",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
   "homepage": "http://nodegit.org",
   "keywords": [
     "libgit2",
diff --git a/test/tests/cred.js b/test/tests/cred.js
index 7500dc303..6f0bb46ad 100644
--- a/test/tests/cred.js
+++ b/test/tests/cred.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var assert = require("assert");
 var path = require("path");
+var fs = require("fs");
 var local = path.join.bind(path, __dirname);
 
 describe("Cred", function() {
@@ -23,6 +24,23 @@ describe("Cred", function() {
     assert.ok(cred instanceof NodeGit.Cred);
   });
 
+  it("can create ssh credentials using passed keys in memory", function() {
+    var publicKeyContents = fs.readFileSync(sshPublicKey, {
+      encoding: "ascii"
+    });
+    var privateKeyContents = fs.readFileSync(sshPrivateKey, {
+      encoding: "ascii"
+    });
+
+    return NodeGit.Cred.sshKeyMemoryNew(
+      "username",
+      publicKeyContents,
+      privateKeyContents,
+      "").then(function(cred) {
+        assert.ok(cred instanceof NodeGit.Cred);
+      });
+  });
+
   it("can create credentials using plaintext", function() {
     var plaintextCreds = NodeGit.Cred.userpassPlaintextNew
       ("username", "password");
diff --git a/vendor/libgit2.gyp b/vendor/libgit2.gyp
index e763d6814..06530bdaa 100644
--- a/vendor/libgit2.gyp
+++ b/vendor/libgit2.gyp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
       "defines": [
         "GIT_THREADS",
         "GIT_SSH",
+        "GIT_SSH_MEMORY_CREDENTIALS",
         # Node's util.h may be accidentally included so use this to guard
         # against compilation error.
         "SRC_UTIL_H_",