diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e84f790..3d0e495 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [v2.0.0]
+
+- [glua] Added a `gc` function to manually run the garbage collector on a Lua state.
+
 ## [v2.0.0-rc.1] - 2026-03-16
 
 - [glua] Changed encoders functions to not accept and return a Lua VM when is not needed.
diff --git a/src/glua.gleam b/src/glua.gleam
index a0272dc..077d81a 100644
--- a/src/glua.gleam
+++ b/src/glua.gleam
@@ -839,6 +839,10 @@ pub fn sandbox(state lua: Lua, keys keys: List(String)) -> Result(Lua, Error(e))
 @external(erlang, "glua_ffi", "sandbox_fun")
 fn sandbox_fun(msg: String) -> Value
 
+/// Runs the garbage collector on the given Lua state.
+@external(erlang, "luerl", "gc")
+pub fn gc(state lua: Lua) -> Lua
+
 /// Gets a value in the Lua environment.
 ///
 /// ## Examples