diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 4f44e155..d3c6f532 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ workflows:
               only: /^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+.*/
           matrix:
             parameters:
-              ruby-version: ["2.7.1", "2.6", "2.5"]
-              vault-version: ["1.5.0", "1.4.2", "1.4.1", "1.4.0", "1.3.6"]
+              ruby-version: ["2.7.4", "2.7.1", "2.6", "2.5"]
+              vault-version: ["1.9.2", "1.5.0", "1.4.2", "1.4.1", "1.4.0", "1.3.6"]
           name: test-ruby-<< matrix.ruby-version >>-vault-<< matrix.vault-version >>
       - build-release:
           requires:
diff --git a/lib/vault/api/kv.rb b/lib/vault/api/kv.rb
index c400025c..4fb77440 100644
--- a/lib/vault/api/kv.rb
+++ b/lib/vault/api/kv.rb
@@ -122,6 +122,32 @@ def write_metadata(path, metadata = {})
       true
     end
 
+    # Update the secret at the given path with the given data. Note that the
+    # data must be a {Hash}! Data will be merged with existing values.
+    #
+    # Note: This will raise an error if used on KV Secrets Engine Version 1.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #   Vault.kv.write("secret/multiple", password: "secret") #=> #<Vault::Secret lease_id="">
+    #
+    # @param [String] path
+    #   the path to update
+    # @param [Hash] data
+    #   the data to merge
+    #
+    # @return [Secret]
+    def update(path, data = {}, options = {})
+      headers = extract_headers!(options)
+      headers["Content-Type"] = "application/merge-patch+json"
+      json = client.patch("/v1/#{mount}/data/#{encode_path(path)}", JSON.fast_generate(:data => data), headers)
+      if json.nil?
+        return true
+      else
+        return Secret.decode(json)
+      end
+    end
+
+
     # Delete the secret at the given path. If the secret does not exist, vault
     # will still return true.
     #
diff --git a/lib/vault/api/logical.rb b/lib/vault/api/logical.rb
index 49754c52..9f422215 100644
--- a/lib/vault/api/logical.rb
+++ b/lib/vault/api/logical.rb
@@ -73,6 +73,32 @@ def write(path, data = {}, options = {})
       end
     end
 
+    # Update the secret at the given path with the given data. Note that the
+    # data must be a {Hash}! Data will be merged with existing values.
+    #
+    # Note: This will raise an error if used on KV Secrets Engine Version 1.
+    # Note: The path must include `data` to work properly for Version 2.
+    #
+    # @example
+    #   Vault.logical.update("secret/data/multiple", password: "secret") #=> #<Vault::Secret lease_id="">
+    #
+    # @param [String] path
+    #   the path to write
+    # @param [Hash] data
+    #   the data to write
+    #
+    # @return [Secret]
+    def update(path, data = {}, options = {})
+      headers = extract_headers!(options)
+      headers["Content-Type"] = "application/merge-patch+json"
+      json = client.patch("/v1/#{encode_path(path)}", JSON.fast_generate(data), headers)
+      if json.nil?
+        return true
+      else
+        return Secret.decode(json)
+      end
+    end
+
     # Delete the secret at the given path. If the secret does not exist, vault
     # will still return true.
     #
diff --git a/spec/integration/api/kv_spec.rb b/spec/integration/api/kv_spec.rb
index 7939801d..516cb0fb 100644
--- a/spec/integration/api/kv_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/api/kv_spec.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ module Vault
         subject.write("b:@c%n-read", foo: "bar")
         secret = subject.read("b:@c%n-read")
         expect(secret).to be
-        expect(secret.metadata.keys).to match_array([:created_time, :deletion_time, :version, :destroyed])
+        if vault_meets_requirements?(">= 1.9.0")
+          expect(secret.metadata.keys).to match_array([:created_time, :deletion_time, :version, :destroyed, :custom_metadata])
+        else
+          expect(secret.metadata.keys).to match_array([:created_time, :deletion_time, :version, :destroyed])
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -118,6 +122,38 @@ module Vault
       end
     end
 
+    describe "#update", vault: ">= 1.9.0" do
+      it "merges data and returns the secret" do
+        subject.write("test-update", zip: "zap")
+        subject.update("test-update", zig: "zag")
+        result = subject.read("test-update")
+        expect(result).to be
+        expect(result.data).to eq(zip: "zap", zig: "zag")
+      end
+
+      it "raises an error if the path does not exist" do
+        expect {
+          subject.update("test-update-non-existent", zig: "zag")
+        }.to raise_error(Vault::HTTPClientError)
+      end
+
+      it "raises an error if the path has been deleted" do
+        expect {
+          subject.write("test-update-deleted", zip: "zap")
+          subject.delete("test-update-deleted")
+          subject.update("test-update-deleted", zig: "zag")
+        }.to raise_error(Vault::HTTPClientError)
+      end
+
+      it "raises an error if the path has been destroyed" do
+        expect {
+          subject.write("test-update-destroyed", zip: "zap")
+          subject.delete("test-update-destroyed")
+          subject.update("test-update-destroyed", zig: "zag")
+        }.to raise_error(Vault::HTTPClientError)
+      end
+    end
+
     describe "#delete" do
       it "deletes the secret" do
         subject.write("delete", foo: "bar")
diff --git a/spec/integration/api/logical_spec.rb b/spec/integration/api/logical_spec.rb
index edb5bf15..82153037 100644
--- a/spec/integration/api/logical_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/api/logical_spec.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,57 @@ module Vault
       end
     end
 
+    describe "#update", vault: ">= 1.9.0" do
+      context "v1 KV" do
+        before do
+          @original_mount = vault_test_client.sys.mounts[:secret]
+          vault_test_client.sys.unmount("secret")
+          vault_test_client.sys.mount(
+            "secret", "kv", "v1 KV", options: {version: "1"}
+          )
+        end
+
+        after do
+          vault_test_client.sys.unmount("secret")
+          vault_test_client.sys.mount(
+            "secret", @original_mount.type, @original_mount.description, options: @original_mount.options
+          )
+        end
+
+        it "raises an error" do
+          subject.write("secret/test-update-v1", zip: "zap")
+          expect {
+            subject.update("secret/test-update-v1", bacon: true)
+          }.to raise_error(Vault::HTTPClientError)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "v2 KV" do
+        before do
+          @original_mount = vault_test_client.sys.mounts[:secret]
+          vault_test_client.sys.unmount("secret")
+          vault_test_client.sys.mount(
+            "secret", "kv", "v2 KV", options: {version: "2"}
+          )
+        end
+
+        after do
+          vault_test_client.sys.unmount("secret")
+          vault_test_client.sys.mount(
+            "secret", @original_mount.type, @original_mount.description, options: @original_mount.options
+          )
+        end
+
+        it "updates existing secrets" do
+          subject.write("secret/data/test-update-v2", data: {zip: "zap"})
+          subject.update("secret/data/test-update-v2", data: {bacon: true})
+          result = subject.read("secret/data/test-update-v2")
+          expect(result).to be
+          expect(result.data[:data]).to eq(zip: "zap", bacon: true)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     describe "#delete" do
       it "deletes the secret" do
         subject.write("secret/delete", foo: "bar")