diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ac07f0f..2801b0a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "kuska-ssb"
 version = "0.4.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Kuska-ssb/ssb#87e3ea58ba00cc9dfe21e0122231768d90f89000"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Kuska-ssb/ssb#fb7062de606e7c9cae8dd4df402a122db46c1b77"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "async-stream 0.2.1",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6340cf9..460122c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ futures = "0.3.21"
 hex = "0.4.3"
 kuska-handshake = { version = "0.2.0", features = ["async_std"] }
 kuska-sodiumoxide = "0.2.5-0"
-#kuska-ssb = "0.4.0"
 kuska-ssb = { git = "https://github.com/Kuska-ssb/ssb" }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
diff --git a/src/api/mod.rs b/src/api/mod.rs
index ef9ba50..9cbb18c 100644
--- a/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ pub mod friends;
 pub mod get_subset;
 pub mod history_stream;
 pub mod invite;
+pub mod private;
 pub mod publish;
 pub mod whoami;
 
diff --git a/src/api/private.rs b/src/api/private.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f341135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/private.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+//! Publish Scuttlebutt private messages.
+//!
+//! Implements the following method:
+//!
+//! - [`Sbot::publish_private`]
+
+use crate::{error::GolgiError, messages::SsbMessageContent, sbot::Sbot, utils};
+
+impl Sbot {
+    /// Publish a private message.
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    ///
+    /// * `msg` - A `PrivateMessage` `struct` whose fields include `text` and
+    /// `recipients`.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use golgi::{Sbot, GolgiError, messages::SsbMessageContent};
+    ///
+    /// async fn publish_a_private_msg() -> Result<(), GolgiError> {
+    ///     let mut sbot_client = Sbot::init(None, None).await?;
+    ///
+    ///     let text = String::new("Hi friends, I have a super secrect message to share with you about the wonders of intra-cellular transport mechanics.");
+    ///
+    ///     // We must also include the local identity (public key) here if we wish
+    ///     // to be able to read the message. Ie. the sender must be included in
+    ///     // the list of recipients.
+    ///     let recipients = Vec::new(
+    ///         String::new("@OKRij/n7Uu42A0Z75ty0JI0cZxcieD2NyjXrRdYKNOQ=.ed25519"),
+    ///         String::new("@Sih4JGgs5oQPXehRyHS5qrYbx/0hQVUqChojX0LNtcQ=.ed25519"),
+    ///         String::new("@BVA85B7a/a17v2ZVcLkMgPE+v7X5rQVAHEgQBbCaKMs=.ed25519"),
+    ///     );
+    ///         
+    ///     let msg_ref = sbot_client.publish_private(text, recipients).await?;
+    ///
+    ///     println!("msg reference for the private msg: {}", msg_ref);
+    ///
+    ///     Ok(())
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    pub async fn publish_private(
+        &mut self,
+        text: String,
+        recipients: Vec<String>,
+    ) -> Result<String, GolgiError> {
+        let msg = SsbMessageContent::Post {
+            text: text.to_string(),
+            mentions: None,
+        };
+
+        let mut sbot_connection = self.get_sbot_connection().await?;
+        let req_id = sbot_connection
+            .client
+            .private_publish_req_send(msg, recipients)
+            .await?;
+
+        utils::get_async(
+            &mut sbot_connection.rpc_reader,
+            req_id,
+            utils::string_res_parse,
+        )
+        .await
+    }
+}