diff --git a/Git/Utils.hs b/Git/Utils.hs
--- a/Git/Utils.hs
+++ b/Git/Utils.hs
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@
 parseOidBytestring :: Monad m => Text -> m OidBytestring
 parseOidBytestring x = OidBytestring `liftM` unhex (T.encodeUtf8 x)
 
+data OidText = OidText { getOidT :: T.Text }
+             deriving (Eq, Ord, Show)
+
+instance IsOid OidText where
+    renderOid (OidText x) = x
+
+parseOidText :: Monad m => Text -> m OidText
+parseOidText = return . OidText
+
 data OidTextL = OidTextL { getOidTL :: TL.Text }
               deriving (Eq, Ord, Show)
 
diff --git a/gitlib-utils.cabal b/gitlib-utils.cabal
--- a/gitlib-utils.cabal
+++ b/gitlib-utils.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                gitlib-utils
-Version:             1.1.0
+Version:             1.1.1
 Synopsis:            Generic utility functions for working with Git repositories
 License-file:        LICENSE
 License:             MIT