diff --git a/src/types/api/issue.rs b/src/types/api/issue.rs
index 274e77d..26f34bd 100644
--- a/src/types/api/issue.rs
+++ b/src/types/api/issue.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ pub struct Issue {
     /// Pull request information for the issue.
     pub pull_request: Option<PullRequestMeta>,
     /// The reference for the issue.
+    #[serde(rename = "ref")]
     pub ref_field: String,
     /// Metadata for the repository.
     pub repository: RepositoryMeta,
diff --git a/test_data/example_issue.json b/test_data/example_issue.json
index 867a7ae..9c25051 100644
--- a/test_data/example_issue.json
+++ b/test_data/example_issue.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
   "original_author": "original_author",
   "original_author_id": 123,
   "pull_request": null,
-  "ref_field": "refs/1",
+  "ref": "refs/1",
   "repository": {
     "full_name": "exampleuser/example-repo",
     "id": 123,