diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4bc08fc..10f626f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Not released
 
+- Adding `update` and `update!` class methods on `SObject`. (https://github.com/Beyond-Finance/active_force/pull/66)
+
 ## 0.17.0
 
 - Fix bug with has_many queries due to query method chaining mutating in-place (https://github.com/Beyond-Finance/active_force/pull/10)
diff --git a/lib/active_force/sobject.rb b/lib/active_force/sobject.rb
index 9ca5ae9..254d703 100644
--- a/lib/active_force/sobject.rb
+++ b/lib/active_force/sobject.rb
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ def self.create! args
       new(args).create!
     end
 
+    def self.update(id, attributes)
+      new(attributes.merge(id: id)).update
+    end
+
+    def self.update!(id, attributes)
+      new(attributes.merge(id: id)).update!
+    end
+
     def save!
       run_callbacks :save do
         if persisted?
@@ -231,7 +239,7 @@ def attributes_for_create
     end
 
     def default_attributes
-      @attributes.each_value.select do |value| 
+      @attributes.each_value.select do |value|
         value.is_a?(ActiveModel::Attribute::UserProvidedDefault) || value.instance_values["original_attribute"].is_a?(ActiveModel::Attribute::UserProvidedDefault)
       end.map(&:name)
     end
diff --git a/spec/active_force/sobject_spec.rb b/spec/active_force/sobject_spec.rb
index f54ab12..69b6122 100644
--- a/spec/active_force/sobject_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/active_force/sobject_spec.rb
@@ -313,6 +313,24 @@ class IceCream < ActiveForce::SObject
         expect(Whizbang.create(text: 'some text')).to be_instance_of(Whizbang)
       end
     end
+
+    describe 'self.update' do
+      it 'uses the client to update the correct record' do
+        expect(client).to receive(:update!)
+          .with(Whizbang.table_name, { 'Id' => '12345678', 'Text_Label' => 'my text', 'Updated_From__c' => 'Rails' })
+          .and_return(true)
+        Whizbang.update('12345678', text: 'my text')
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'self.update!' do
+      it 'uses the client to update the correct record' do
+        expect(client).to receive(:update!)
+          .with(Whizbang.table_name, { 'Id' => '123456789', 'Text_Label' => 'some other text', 'Updated_From__c' => 'Rails' })
+          .and_return(true)
+        Whizbang.update('123456789', text: 'some other text')
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe '.count' do