diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e923e6f..17a54dd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ BINS = \
 	git-commits-since \
 	git-summary \
 	git-contrib \
+	git-update-extras \
 	git-release
 
 install:
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index d4cb87c..c136a4b 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  - git release
  - git contrib
  - git repl
+ - git update-extras
 
 ## git-contrib
 
@@ -198,3 +199,7 @@ Listing commits:
     * Passing args to git shortlog
     * Added --all support to git-count
     * Initial commit
+
+## git-update-extras
+
+ Updates git extras. clones the repo to _/tmp/git-extras_, make installs, then cds back to the origin directory.
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diff --git a/bin/git-update-extras b/bin/git-update-extras
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..29a0a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/git-update-extras
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+orig=$PWD
+cd /tmp \
+  && rm -fr ./git-extras \
+  && git clone http://github.com/visionmedia/git-extras.git \
+  && cd git-extras \
+  && make install \
+  && cd $orig \
+  && echo "... update complete"
+  
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