diff --git a/CoreStore.podspec b/CoreStore.podspec
index 989b6f6..563275f 100644
--- a/CoreStore.podspec
+++ b/CoreStore.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     s.name = "CoreStore"
-    s.version = "1.5.1"
+    s.version = "1.5.2"
     s.license = "MIT"
     s.summary = "Unleashing the real power of Core Data with the elegance and safety of Swift"
     s.homepage = "https://github.com/JohnEstropia/CoreStore"
diff --git a/CoreStore/Info.plist b/CoreStore/Info.plist
index d18bd0a..c1add73 100644
--- a/CoreStore/Info.plist
+++ b/CoreStore/Info.plist
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>FMWK</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>1.5.1</string>
+	<string>1.5.2</string>
 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
 	<string>????</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
diff --git a/CoreStore/Saving and Processing/SynchronousDataTransaction.swift b/CoreStore/Saving and Processing/SynchronousDataTransaction.swift
index cb11bf3..9519913 100644
--- a/CoreStore/Saving and Processing/SynchronousDataTransaction.swift	
+++ b/CoreStore/Saving and Processing/SynchronousDataTransaction.swift	
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ public final class SynchronousDataTransaction: BaseDataTransaction {
     
     /**
      Saves the transaction changes and waits for completion synchronously. This method should not be used after the `commit()` method was already called once.
+     
+     - returns: a `SaveResult` containing the success or failure information
      */
-    public func commit() {
+    public func commitAndWait() -> SaveResult {
         
         CoreStore.assert(
             self.transactionQueue.isCurrentExecutionContext(),
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ public final class SynchronousDataTransaction: BaseDataTransaction {
         
         self.isCommitted = true
         self.result = self.context.saveSynchronously()
+        return self.result
     }
     
     /**
@@ -197,6 +200,12 @@ public final class SynchronousDataTransaction: BaseDataTransaction {
         self.context.reset()
     }
     
+    @available(*, deprecated=1.5.2, renamed="commitAndWait")
+    public func commit() {
+        
+        self.commitAndWait()
+    }
+    
     
     // MARK: Internal
     
diff --git a/CoreStore/Saving and Processing/UnsafeDataTransaction.swift b/CoreStore/Saving and Processing/UnsafeDataTransaction.swift
index 74aaafe..ae70fb0 100644
--- a/CoreStore/Saving and Processing/UnsafeDataTransaction.swift	
+++ b/CoreStore/Saving and Processing/UnsafeDataTransaction.swift	
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ public final class UnsafeDataTransaction: BaseDataTransaction {
         }
     }
     
+    /**
+     Saves the transaction changes and waits for completion synchronously. For a `UnsafeDataTransaction`, multiple commits are allowed, although it is the developer's responsibility to ensure a reasonable leeway to prevent blocking the main thread.
+     
+     - returns: a `SaveResult` containing the success or failure information
+     */
+    public func commitAndWait() -> SaveResult {
+        
+        self.result = self.context.saveSynchronously()
+        return self.result
+    }
+    
     /**
      Rolls back the transaction.
      */