diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/util/RevocationAttributes.java b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/util/RevocationAttributes.java
index 972fe7dc..98b486d4 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/util/RevocationAttributes.java
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/util/RevocationAttributes.java
@@ -207,5 +207,13 @@ public final class RevocationAttributes {
         public RevocationAttributes withDescription(@Nonnull String description) {
             return new RevocationAttributes(reason, description);
         }
+
+        /**
+         * Set an empty human-readable description.
+         * @return revocation attributes
+         */
+        public RevocationAttributes withoutDescription() {
+            return withDescription("");
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/RevocationCertificateTest.java b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/RevocationCertificateTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec518847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/RevocationCertificateTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Paul Schaub <vanitasvitae@fsfe.org>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package org.pgpainless.key.modification;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPException;
+import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSecretKeyRing;
+import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignature;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.pgpainless.PGPainless;
+import org.pgpainless.key.TestKeys;
+import org.pgpainless.key.protection.SecretKeyRingProtector;
+import org.pgpainless.key.util.KeyRingUtils;
+import org.pgpainless.key.util.RevocationAttributes;
+
+public class RevocationCertificateTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void createRevocationCertificateTest() throws PGPException, IOException {
+        PGPSecretKeyRing secretKeys = TestKeys.getEmilSecretKeyRing();
+
+        PGPSignature revocation = PGPainless.modifyKeyRing(secretKeys)
+                .createRevocationCertificate(SecretKeyRingProtector.unprotectedKeys(),
+                        RevocationAttributes.createKeyRevocation()
+                                .withReason(RevocationAttributes.Reason.KEY_RETIRED)
+                                .withoutDescription());
+
+        assertNotNull(revocation);
+
+        assertTrue(PGPainless.inspectKeyRing(secretKeys).isKeyValidlyBound(secretKeys.getPublicKey().getKeyID()));
+
+        // merge key and revocation certificate
+        PGPSecretKeyRing revokedKey = KeyRingUtils.keysPlusSecretKey(
+                secretKeys,
+                KeyRingUtils.secretKeyPlusSignature(secretKeys.getSecretKey(), revocation));
+
+        assertFalse(PGPainless.inspectKeyRing(revokedKey).isKeyValidlyBound(secretKeys.getPublicKey().getKeyID()));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/RevokeUserIdsTest.java b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/RevokeUserIdsTest.java
index 4be6c245..e416bf04 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/RevokeUserIdsTest.java
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/RevokeUserIdsTest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
 
 package org.pgpainless.key.modification;
 
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException;
+import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPException;
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSecretKeyRing;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -11,17 +19,8 @@ import org.pgpainless.PGPainless;
 import org.pgpainless.key.info.KeyRingInfo;
 import org.pgpainless.key.protection.SecretKeyRingProtector;
 import org.pgpainless.key.util.RevocationAttributes;
-import org.pgpainless.signature.subpackets.RevocationSignatureSubpackets;
 import org.pgpainless.util.selection.userid.SelectUserId;
 
-import java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException;
-import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
-import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
-
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
-
 public class RevokeUserIdsTest {
 
     @Test
@@ -41,7 +40,12 @@ public class RevokeUserIdsTest {
         assertTrue(info.isUserIdValid("Alice <alice@example.org>"));
 
         secretKeys = PGPainless.modifyKeyRing(secretKeys)
-                .revokeUserIds(SelectUserId.containsEmailAddress("alice@example.org"), protector, (RevocationSignatureSubpackets.Callback) null)
+                .revokeUserIds(
+                        SelectUserId.containsEmailAddress("alice@example.org"),
+                        protector,
+                        RevocationAttributes.createCertificateRevocation()
+                                .withReason(RevocationAttributes.Reason.USER_ID_NO_LONGER_VALID)
+                                .withoutDescription())
                 .done();
 
         info = PGPainless.inspectKeyRing(secretKeys);