diff --git a/packages/core/src/receipt.js b/packages/core/src/receipt.js
index 14314a44..1a6a2238 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/receipt.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/receipt.js
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ class Receipt {
       return proofs
     }
   }
+  link() {
+    return this.root.cid
+  }
   get meta() {
     return this.root.data.ocm.meta
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/receipt.spec.js b/packages/core/test/receipt.spec.js
index 2c05dd8e..993ea399 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/receipt.spec.js
+++ b/packages/core/test/receipt.spec.js
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ test('basic receipt', async () => {
   await assertRoundtrip(receipt)
 
   assert.equal(receipt.buildIPLDView().buildIPLDView(), receipt)
+
+  assert.ok(receipt.link())
 })
 
 test('receipt with ran as link', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/interface/src/lib.ts b/packages/interface/src/lib.ts
index ef325fe8..450b4176 100644
--- a/packages/interface/src/lib.ts
+++ b/packages/interface/src/lib.ts
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ export interface Receipt<
 
   readonly signature: SignatureView<OutcomeModel<Ok, Error, Ran>, Alg>
 
+  link(): Link<ReceiptModel<Ok, Error, Ran>, number, number, 1>
   verifySignature(signer: Crypto.Verifier): Await<Result<{}, SignatureError>>
 
   buildIPLDView(): Receipt<Ok, Error, Ran, Alg>
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 70dc25fa..63cc9a88 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-lockfileVersion: '6.0'
+lockfileVersion: '6.1'
 
 settings:
   autoInstallPeers: false