diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6cab8262..5a3fa5fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.7.0] - 2023-11-07
+
+### Added
+
+- Added methods in request information to reduce the amount of code being generated.
+
 ## [1.6.1] - 2023-11-02
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.csproj b/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.csproj
index 5593b156..8f7c77b6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://aka.ms/kiota/docs</PackageProjectUrl>
     <EmbedUntrackedSources>true</EmbedUntrackedSources>
     <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.6.1</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.7.0</VersionPrefix>
     <VersionSuffix></VersionSuffix>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <SignAssembly>false</SignAssembly>
diff --git a/src/RequestInformation.cs b/src/RequestInformation.cs
index 930f82b1..10bfdeeb 100644
--- a/src/RequestInformation.cs
+++ b/src/RequestInformation.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,39 @@ namespace Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions
     /// </summary>
     public class RequestInformation
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="RequestInformation"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public RequestInformation()
+        {
+
+        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="RequestInformation"/> with the given method and url template.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="method"></param>
+        /// <param name="urlTemplate"></param>
+        /// <param name="pathParameters"></param>
+        public RequestInformation(Method method, string urlTemplate, IDictionary<string, object> pathParameters)
+        {
+            HttpMethod = method;
+            UrlTemplate = urlTemplate;
+            PathParameters = pathParameters;
+        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Configures the current request configuration headers, query parameters, and options base on the callback provided.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">Type for the query parameters</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="requestConfiguration">Callback to configure the request</param>
+        public void Configure<T>(Action<RequestConfiguration<T>>? requestConfiguration) where T : class, new()
+        {
+            if(requestConfiguration == null) return;
+            var requestConfig = new RequestConfiguration<T>();
+            requestConfiguration(requestConfig);
+            AddQueryParameters(requestConfig.QueryParameters);
+            AddRequestOptions(requestConfig.Options);
+            AddHeaders(requestConfig.Headers);
+        }
         internal const string RawUrlKey = "request-raw-url";
         private Uri? _rawUri;
         /// <summary>