diff --git a/crates/tor-linkspec/semver.md b/crates/tor-linkspec/semver.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee6bedbd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/tor-linkspec/semver.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ADDED: Constructor for UnparedLinkSpec
diff --git a/crates/tor-linkspec/src/ls.rs b/crates/tor-linkspec/src/ls.rs
index 26aadbdc7..2bc592e18 100644
--- a/crates/tor-linkspec/src/ls.rs
+++ b/crates/tor-linkspec/src/ls.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,16 @@ pub struct UnparsedLinkSpec {
     body: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
+impl UnparsedLinkSpec {
+    /// Create a new `UnparsedLinkSpec`.
+    pub fn new(lstype: u8, body: impl Into<Vec<u8>>) -> Self {
+        UnparsedLinkSpec {
+            lstype,
+            body: body.into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Readable for UnparsedLinkSpec {
     fn take_from(r: &mut Reader<'_>) -> Result<Self> {
         let lstype = r.take_u8()?;