diff --git a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/Updates.java b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/Updates.java
index 82595cc79c8..64b403cb6d9 100644
--- a/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/Updates.java
+++ b/driver-core/src/main/com/mongodb/client/model/Updates.java
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@ public static Bson combine(final List<? extends Bson> updates) {
         return new CompositeUpdate(updates);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates an update that sets the values for the document.
+     *
+     * @param value the value
+     * @return      the update
+     * @mongodb.driver.manual reference/operator/update/set/ $set
+     */
+    public static Bson set(final Bson value) {
+        return new SimpleBsonKeyValue("$set", value);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates an update that sets the value of the field with the given name to the given value.
      *