diff --git a/lib/mollie/client.rb b/lib/mollie/client.rb
index 392e8ac..ce65b5a 100644
--- a/lib/mollie/client.rb
+++ b/lib/mollie/client.rb
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ def perform_http_call(http_method, api_method, id = nil, http_body = {}, query =
       case http_code
       when 200, 201
         Util.nested_underscore_keys(JSON.parse(response.body))
+      when 202
+        JSON.parse(response.body)
       when 204
         {} # No Content
       when 404
diff --git a/lib/mollie/payment.rb b/lib/mollie/payment.rb
index 98bffd1..fda5a01 100644
--- a/lib/mollie/payment.rb
+++ b/lib/mollie/payment.rb
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ def refund!(options = {})
       Payment::Refund.create(options)
     end
 
+    def release_authorization(options = {})
+      Client.instance.perform_http_call("POST", "payments/#{id}", "release-authorization", {}, options) == {}
+    end
+
     def refunds(options = {})
       resources = (attributes['_embedded']['refunds'] if attributes['_embedded'])
 
diff --git a/test/mollie/payment_test.rb b/test/mollie/payment_test.rb
index 580f886..bf5079f 100644
--- a/test/mollie/payment_test.rb
+++ b/test/mollie/payment_test.rb
@@ -151,6 +151,22 @@ def test_create_payment_for_customer
       assert_equal 'cst_8wmqcHMN4U', payment.customer_id
     end
 
+    def test_release_authorization
+      stub_request(:get, 'https://api.mollie.com/v2/payments/tr_WDqYK6vllg')
+        .to_return(status: 200, body: %(
+          {
+              "resource": "payment",
+              "id": "tr_WDqYK6vllg"
+          }
+        ), headers: {})
+
+      stub_request(:post, 'https://api.mollie.com/v2/payments/tr_WDqYK6vllg/release-authorization')
+        .to_return(status: 202, body: %({}), headers: {})
+
+      payment = Payment.get('tr_WDqYK6vllg')
+      assert payment.release_authorization
+    end
+
     def test_refund!
       stub_request(:get, 'https://api.mollie.com/v2/payments/tr_WDqYK6vllg')
         .to_return(status: 200, body: %(