diff --git a/WordPressKit.podspec b/WordPressKit.podspec
index f2fa3102..b186b18a 100644
--- a/WordPressKit.podspec
+++ b/WordPressKit.podspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name          = 'WordPressKit'
-  s.version       = '4.44.0'
+  s.version       = '4.45.0-beta.1'
 
   s.summary       = 'WordPressKit offers a clean and simple WordPress.com and WordPress.org API.'
   s.description   = <<-DESC
diff --git a/WordPressKit/CommentServiceRemoteREST.m b/WordPressKit/CommentServiceRemoteREST.m
index 94629020..157aba86 100644
--- a/WordPressKit/CommentServiceRemoteREST.m
+++ b/WordPressKit/CommentServiceRemoteREST.m
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ - (RemoteComment *)remoteCommentFromJSONDictionary:(NSDictionary *)jsonDictionar
 {
     RemoteComment *comment = [RemoteComment new];
 
+    comment.authorID = [jsonDictionary numberForKeyPath:@"author.ID"];
     comment.author = jsonDictionary[@"author"][@"name"];
     // Email might be `false`, turn into `nil`
     comment.authorEmail = [jsonDictionary[@"author"] stringForKey:@"email"];
diff --git a/WordPressKit/RemoteComment.h b/WordPressKit/RemoteComment.h
index 087e30d9..82c1917c 100644
--- a/WordPressKit/RemoteComment.h
+++ b/WordPressKit/RemoteComment.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 @interface RemoteComment : NSObject
 @property (nonatomic, strong) NSNumber *commentID;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) NSNumber *authorID;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *author;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *authorEmail;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *authorUrl;
diff --git a/WordPressKit/RemoteReaderPost.h b/WordPressKit/RemoteReaderPost.h
index cf230911..f25b51a7 100644
--- a/WordPressKit/RemoteReaderPost.h
+++ b/WordPressKit/RemoteReaderPost.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 @property (nonatomic) BOOL receivesCommentNotifications;
 
 // Base Post Model
+@property (nonatomic, strong) NSNumber *authorID;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *author;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *content;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) NSString *date_created_gmt;
diff --git a/WordPressKit/RemoteReaderPost.m b/WordPressKit/RemoteReaderPost.m
index a014a8cd..ee0032ed 100644
--- a/WordPressKit/RemoteReaderPost.m
+++ b/WordPressKit/RemoteReaderPost.m
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithDictionary:(NSDictionary *)dict;
     NSDictionary *authorDict = [dict dictionaryForKey:PostRESTKeyAuthor];
     NSDictionary *discussionDict = [dict dictionaryForKey:PostRESTKeyDiscussion] ?: dict;
 
+    self.authorID = [authorDict numberForKey:PostRESTKeyID];
     self.author = [self stringOrEmptyString:[authorDict stringForKey:PostRESTKeyNiceName]]; // typically the author's screen name
     self.authorAvatarURL = [self stringOrEmptyString:[authorDict stringForKey:PostRESTKeyAvatarURL]];
     self.authorDisplayName = [[self stringOrEmptyString:[authorDict stringForKey:PostRESTKeyName]] stringByDecodingXMLCharacters]; // Typically the author's given name
diff --git a/WordPressKitTests/CommentServiceRemoteRESTTests.swift b/WordPressKitTests/CommentServiceRemoteRESTTests.swift
index 189ec002..6de8cb67 100644
--- a/WordPressKitTests/CommentServiceRemoteRESTTests.swift
+++ b/WordPressKitTests/CommentServiceRemoteRESTTests.swift
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ final class CommentServiceRemoteRESTTests: RemoteTestCase, RESTTestable {
                 return
             }
 
+            XCTAssertEqual(comment.authorID, NSNumber(value: 12345))
             XCTAssertEqual(comment.author, "Comment Author")
             XCTAssertEqual(comment.authorEmail, "author@email.com")
             XCTAssertEqual(comment.authorUrl, "author URL")
diff --git a/WordPressKitTests/Mock Data/site-comments-success.json b/WordPressKitTests/Mock Data/site-comments-success.json
index 8dc626f1..d8a42a4b 100644
--- a/WordPressKitTests/Mock Data/site-comments-success.json	
+++ b/WordPressKitTests/Mock Data/site-comments-success.json	
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 				"link": "post URL"
 			},
 			"author": {
-				"ID": 0,
+				"ID": 12345,
 				"login": "",
 				"email": "author@email.com",
 				"name": "Comment Author",