diff --git a/http-signature-normalization-actix/Cargo.toml b/http-signature-normalization-actix/Cargo.toml
index 064dc4b..b240084 100644
--- a/http-signature-normalization-actix/Cargo.toml
+++ b/http-signature-normalization-actix/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "http-signature-normalization-actix"
 description = "An HTTP Signatures library that leaves the signing to you"
-version = "0.5.0-beta.8"
+version = "0.5.0-beta.9"
 authors = ["asonix <asonix@asonix.dog>"]
 license-file = "LICENSE"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/http-signature-normalization-actix/src/digest/mod.rs b/http-signature-normalization-actix/src/digest/mod.rs
index bb750bd..7cadf20 100644
--- a/http-signature-normalization-actix/src/digest/mod.rs
+++ b/http-signature-normalization-actix/src/digest/mod.rs
@@ -120,4 +120,11 @@ where
     pub fn send(self) -> SendClientRequest {
         self.req.send_body(self.body.as_ref().to_vec())
     }
+
+    /// Split the parts of the request
+    ///
+    /// In case the caller needs to interrogate the ClientRequest before sending
+    pub fn split(self) -> (ClientRequest, V) {
+        (self.req, self.body)
+    }
 }