diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 133681e91..d16b4ba72 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hermit-abi"
-version = "0.1.16"
+version = "0.1.17"
 dependencies = [
  "compiler_builtins",
  "libc",
diff --git a/hermit-abi/Cargo.toml b/hermit-abi/Cargo.toml
index 15189622d..48e879566 100644
--- a/hermit-abi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hermit-abi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "hermit-abi"
-version = "0.1.16"
+version = "0.1.17"
 authors = ["Stefan Lankes"]
 license = "MIT/Apache-2.0"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/hermit-abi/src/lib.rs b/hermit-abi/src/lib.rs
index a00948b6a..30bdca011 100644
--- a/hermit-abi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/hermit-abi/src/lib.rs
@@ -65,11 +65,17 @@ extern "C" {
 	fn sys_open(name: *const i8, flags: i32, mode: i32) -> i32;
 	fn sys_unlink(name: *const i8) -> i32;
 	fn sys_network_init() -> i32;
+	fn sys_block_current_task();
+	fn sys_wakeup_task(tid: Tid);
+	fn sys_get_priority() -> u8;
 }
 
 /// A thread handle type
 pub type Tid = u32;
 
+/// Maximum number of priorities
+pub const NO_PRIORITIES: usize = 31;
+
 /// Priority of a thread
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct Priority(u8);
@@ -461,3 +467,22 @@ pub unsafe fn secure_rand32() -> Option<u32> {
 pub unsafe fn secure_rand64() -> Option<u64> {
 	sys_secure_rand64()
 }
+
+/// Add current task to the queue of blocked tasl. After calling `block_current_task`,
+/// call `yield_now` to switch to another task.
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn block_current_task() {
+	sys_block_current_task();
+}
+
+/// Wakeup task with the thread id `tid`
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn wakeup_task(tid: Tid) {
+	sys_wakeup_task(tid);
+}
+
+/// Determine the priority of the current thread
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn get_priority() -> Priority {
+	Priority::from(sys_get_priority())
+}
diff --git a/libhermit-rs b/libhermit-rs
index 265e2e43f..b59ca4152 160000
--- a/libhermit-rs
+++ b/libhermit-rs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 265e2e43fbfb26d4c091cd2cf6b92c18db24b573
+Subproject commit b59ca4152c25d03cce19f80b5316e0ec7b688ca5