diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 824aad9..3a5a8e5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ set(GIT2CPP_SRC
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/utils/common.hpp
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/utils/git_exception.cpp
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/utils/git_exception.hpp
+    ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/commit_wrapper.cpp
+    ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/commit_wrapper.hpp
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/index_wrapper.cpp
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/index_wrapper.hpp
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/refs_wrapper.cpp
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ set(GIT2CPP_SRC
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/status_wrapper.cpp
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/status_wrapper.hpp
+    ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/wrapper_base.hpp
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/main.cpp
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/version.hpp
 )
diff --git a/src/utils/common.hpp b/src/utils/common.hpp
index afc388b..44667d8 100644
--- a/src/utils/common.hpp
+++ b/src/utils/common.hpp
@@ -19,38 +19,6 @@ class noncopyable_nonmovable
     ~noncopyable_nonmovable() = default;
 };
 
-template <class T>
-class wrapper_base
-{
-public:
-    using resource_type = T;
-
-    wrapper_base(const wrapper_base&) = delete;
-    wrapper_base& operator=(const wrapper_base&) = delete;
-
-    wrapper_base(wrapper_base&& rhs)
-        : p_resource(rhs.p_resource)
-    {
-        rhs.p_resource = nullptr;
-    }
-    wrapper_base& operator=(wrapper_base&& rhs)
-    {
-        std::swap(p_resource, rhs.p_resource);
-        return *this;
-    }
-
-    operator resource_type*() const noexcept
-    {
-        return p_resource;
-    }
-
-protected:
-    // Allocation and deletion of p_resource must be handled by inheriting class.
-    wrapper_base() = default;
-    ~wrapper_base() = default;
-    resource_type* p_resource = nullptr;
-};
-
 class libgit2_object : private noncopyable_nonmovable
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/wrapper/commit_wrapper.cpp b/src/wrapper/commit_wrapper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b562ec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wrapper/commit_wrapper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "commit_wrapper.hpp"
+#include "../utils/git_exception.hpp"
+
+commit_wrapper::~commit_wrapper()
+{
+    git_commit_free(p_resource);
+    p_resource = nullptr;
+}
+
+
+commit_wrapper commit_wrapper::last_commit(const repository_wrapper& repo, const std::string& ref_name)
+{
+    git_oid oid_parent_commit;
+    throwIfError(git_reference_name_to_id(&oid_parent_commit, repo, ref_name.c_str()));
+
+    commit_wrapper cw;
+    throwIfError(git_commit_lookup(&(cw.p_resource), repo, &oid_parent_commit));
+    return cw;
+}
diff --git a/src/wrapper/commit_wrapper.hpp b/src/wrapper/commit_wrapper.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fccc47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wrapper/commit_wrapper.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <git2.h>
+
+#include "../wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp"
+#include "../wrapper/wrapper_base.hpp"
+
+class commit_wrapper : public wrapper_base<git_commit>
+{
+public:
+
+    ~commit_wrapper();
+
+    commit_wrapper(commit_wrapper&&) noexcept = default;
+    commit_wrapper& operator=(commit_wrapper&&) noexcept = default;
+
+    static commit_wrapper
+    last_commit(const repository_wrapper& repo, const std::string& ref_name = "HEAD");
+
+private:
+
+    commit_wrapper() = default;
+};
diff --git a/src/wrapper/index_wrapper.cpp b/src/wrapper/index_wrapper.cpp
index c7c02ec..4baff3f 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/index_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/wrapper/index_wrapper.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "index_wrapper.hpp"
+#include "../utils/common.hpp"
 #include "../utils/git_exception.hpp"
 #include "../wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp"
 
diff --git a/src/wrapper/index_wrapper.hpp b/src/wrapper/index_wrapper.hpp
index f478e48..f8c1282 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/index_wrapper.hpp
+++ b/src/wrapper/index_wrapper.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <git2.h>
 
-#include "../utils/common.hpp"
+#include "../wrapper/wrapper_base.hpp"
 
 class repository_wrapper;
 
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ class index_wrapper : public wrapper_base<git_index>
 
     ~index_wrapper();
 
-    index_wrapper(index_wrapper&&) = default;
-    index_wrapper& operator=(index_wrapper&&) = default;
+    index_wrapper(index_wrapper&&) noexcept = default;
+    index_wrapper& operator=(index_wrapper&&) noexcept = default;
 
     static index_wrapper init(repository_wrapper& rw);
 
diff --git a/src/wrapper/refs_wrapper.hpp b/src/wrapper/refs_wrapper.hpp
index 056e19d..32f139b 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/refs_wrapper.hpp
+++ b/src/wrapper/refs_wrapper.hpp
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
-// #include <string>
+ #include <string>
 
 #include <git2.h>
 
 #include "../wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp"
+#include "../wrapper/wrapper_base.hpp"
 
 class reference_wrapper : public wrapper_base<git_reference>
 {
@@ -12,8 +13,8 @@ class reference_wrapper : public wrapper_base<git_reference>
 
     ~reference_wrapper();
 
-    reference_wrapper(reference_wrapper&&) = default;
-    reference_wrapper& operator=(reference_wrapper&&) = default;
+    reference_wrapper(reference_wrapper&&) noexcept = default;
+    reference_wrapper& operator=(reference_wrapper&&) noexcept = default;
 
     static std::string get_ref_name(const repository_wrapper& repo);
 
diff --git a/src/wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp b/src/wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp
index dd0b8f7..16d9dfa 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp
+++ b/src/wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 #include <git2.h>
 
-#include "../utils/common.hpp"
 #include "../wrapper/index_wrapper.hpp"
+#include "../wrapper/wrapper_base.hpp"
 
 class repository_wrapper : public wrapper_base<git_repository>
 {
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ class repository_wrapper : public wrapper_base<git_repository>
 
     ~repository_wrapper();
 
-    repository_wrapper(repository_wrapper&&) = default;
-    repository_wrapper& operator=(repository_wrapper&&) = default;
+    repository_wrapper(repository_wrapper&&) noexcept = default;
+    repository_wrapper& operator=(repository_wrapper&&) noexcept = default;
 
     static repository_wrapper init(const std::string& directory, bool bare);
     static repository_wrapper open(const std::string& directory);
diff --git a/src/wrapper/status_wrapper.hpp b/src/wrapper/status_wrapper.hpp
index 4b7ee23..2a8335d 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/status_wrapper.hpp
+++ b/src/wrapper/status_wrapper.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <git2.h>
 
 #include "../wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp"
+#include "../wrapper/wrapper_base.hpp"
 
 class status_list_wrapper : public wrapper_base<git_status_list>
 {
@@ -14,8 +15,8 @@ class status_list_wrapper : public wrapper_base<git_status_list>
 
     ~status_list_wrapper();
 
-    status_list_wrapper(status_list_wrapper&&) = default;
-    status_list_wrapper& operator=(status_list_wrapper&&) = default;
+    status_list_wrapper(status_list_wrapper&&) noexcept = default;
+    status_list_wrapper& operator=(status_list_wrapper&&) noexcept = default;
 
     static status_list_wrapper status_list(const repository_wrapper& wrapper);
 
diff --git a/src/wrapper/wrapper_base.hpp b/src/wrapper/wrapper_base.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4750f64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wrapper/wrapper_base.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#pragma once
+
+
+template <class T>
+class wrapper_base
+{
+public:
+    using resource_type = T;
+
+    wrapper_base(const wrapper_base&) = delete;
+    wrapper_base& operator=(const wrapper_base&) = delete;
+
+    wrapper_base(wrapper_base&& rhs) noexcept
+        : p_resource(rhs.p_resource)
+    {
+        rhs.p_resource = nullptr;
+    }
+    wrapper_base& operator=(wrapper_base&& rhs) noexcept
+    {
+        std::swap(p_resource, rhs.p_resource);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    operator resource_type*() const noexcept
+    {
+        return p_resource;
+    }
+
+protected:
+    // Allocation and deletion of p_resource must be handled by inheriting class.
+    wrapper_base() = default;
+    ~wrapper_base() = default;
+
+    resource_type* p_resource = nullptr;
+};