diff --git a/.fernignore b/.fernignore
index 68a71a86..83245797 100644
--- a/.fernignore
+++ b/.fernignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Specify files that shouldn't be modified by Fern
 src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/AssemblyAI.java
 src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/PollingTranscriptsClient.java
+src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/resources/files/ExtendedFilesClient.java
 src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/Transcriber.java
 src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/RealtimeTranscriber.java
 src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/core/Constants.java
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 87da592d..609558fc 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ publishing {
         maven(MavenPublication) {
             groupId = 'com.assemblyai'
             artifactId = 'assemblyai-java'
-            version = '2.1.4'
+            version = '2.2.0'
             from components.java
             pom {
                 scm {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/AssemblyAI.java b/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/AssemblyAI.java
index abda3a75..8f87f27b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/AssemblyAI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/AssemblyAI.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import com.assemblyai.api.core.ClientOptions;
 import com.assemblyai.api.core.Suppliers;
+import com.assemblyai.api.resources.files.ExtendedFilesClient;
 import com.assemblyai.api.resources.files.FilesClient;
 import com.assemblyai.api.resources.lemur.LemurClient;
 import com.assemblyai.api.resources.realtime.RealtimeClient;
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 public class AssemblyAI {
     protected final ClientOptions clientOptions;
 
-    protected final Supplier<FilesClient> filesClient;
+    protected final Supplier<ExtendedFilesClient> filesClient;
 
     protected final Supplier<PollingTranscriptsClient> transcriptClient;
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ public class AssemblyAI {
 
     public AssemblyAI(ClientOptions clientOptions) {
         this.clientOptions = clientOptions;
-        this.filesClient = Suppliers.memoize(() -> new FilesClient(clientOptions));
+        this.filesClient = Suppliers.memoize(() -> new ExtendedFilesClient(clientOptions));
         this.transcriptClient = Suppliers.memoize(() -> new PollingTranscriptsClient(clientOptions, this));
         this.realtimeClient = Suppliers.memoize(() -> new RealtimeClient(clientOptions));
         this.lemurClient = Suppliers.memoize(() -> new LemurClient(clientOptions));
@@ -32,13 +33,13 @@ public AssemblyAI(ClientOptions clientOptions) {
 
     public AssemblyAI(ClientOptions clientOptions, ClientOptions lemurClientOptions) {
         this.clientOptions = clientOptions;
-        this.filesClient = Suppliers.memoize(() -> new FilesClient(clientOptions));
+        this.filesClient = Suppliers.memoize(() -> new ExtendedFilesClient(clientOptions));
         this.transcriptClient = Suppliers.memoize(() -> new PollingTranscriptsClient(clientOptions, this));
         this.realtimeClient = Suppliers.memoize(() -> new RealtimeClient(clientOptions));
         this.lemurClient = Suppliers.memoize(() -> new LemurClient(lemurClientOptions));
     }
 
-    public FilesClient files() {
+    public ExtendedFilesClient files() {
         return this.filesClient.get();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/PollingTranscriptsClient.java b/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/PollingTranscriptsClient.java
index 8b3696eb..f3a57f7b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/PollingTranscriptsClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/PollingTranscriptsClient.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class PollingTranscriptsClient extends TranscriptsClient {
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ public PollingTranscriptsClient(ClientOptions clientOptions, AssemblyAI client)
      * @throws IOException The file will be read and an IOException may be thrown.
      */
     public Transcript submit(File file) throws IOException {
-        return submit(file, EMPTY_PARAMS);
+        return submit(file.toPath(), EMPTY_PARAMS);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -46,10 +47,48 @@ public Transcript submit(File file) throws IOException {
      * @throws IOException The file will be read and an IOException may be thrown.
      */
     public Transcript submit(File file, TranscriptOptionalParams transcriptParams) throws IOException {
-        UploadedFile uploadedFile = client.files().upload(Files.readAllBytes(file.toPath()));
+        return submit(file.toPath(), transcriptParams);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Submits a transcription job for an audio file. This will not wait until the transcript status is "completed" or "error".
+     * @param filePath Path to audio file to transcribe
+     * @return Queued transcript
+     * @throws IOException The file will be read and an IOException may be thrown.
+     */
+    public Transcript submit(Path filePath) throws IOException {
+        return submit(filePath, EMPTY_PARAMS);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Submits a transcription job for an audio file. This will not wait until the transcript status is "completed" or "error".
+     * @param filePath Path to audio file to transcribe
+     * @return Queued transcript
+     * @throws IOException The file will be read and an IOException may be thrown.
+     */
+    public Transcript submit(Path filePath, TranscriptOptionalParams transcriptParams) throws IOException {
+        UploadedFile uploadedFile = client.files().upload(filePath);
         return submit(uploadedFile.getUploadUrl(), transcriptParams);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Submits a transcription job for an audio file. This will not wait until the transcript status is "completed" or "error".
+     * @param file The file uploaded to AssemblyAI
+     * @return Queued transcript
+     */
+    public Transcript submit(UploadedFile file) {
+        return submit(file.getUploadUrl(), EMPTY_PARAMS);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Submits a transcription job for an audio file. This will not wait until the transcript status is "completed" or "error".
+     * @param file The file uploaded to AssemblyAI
+     * @return Queued transcript
+     */
+    public Transcript submit(UploadedFile file, TranscriptOptionalParams transcriptParams) {
+        return submit(file.getUploadUrl(), transcriptParams);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Submits a transcription job for an audio file. This will not wait until the transcript status is "completed" or "error".
      * @param url URL to the audio file to transcribe
@@ -107,6 +146,28 @@ public Transcript submit(String url, TranscriptOptionalParams transcriptParams)
         return super.submit(createTranscriptParams);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Transcribe an audio file. This will create a transcript and wait until the transcript status is "completed" or "error".
+     * @param filePath Audio file to transcribe
+     * @return A transcript with status "completed" or "error"
+     * @throws IOException The file will be read and an IOException may be thrown.
+     */
+    public Transcript transcribe(Path filePath) throws IOException {
+        return transcribe(filePath, EMPTY_PARAMS);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Transcribe an audio file. This will create a transcript and wait until the transcript status is "completed" or "error".
+     * @param filePath Audio file to transcribe
+     * @param transcriptParams The parameters to transcribe an audio file.
+     * @return A transcript with status "completed" or "error"
+     * @throws IOException The file will be read and an IOException may be thrown.
+     */
+    public Transcript transcribe(Path filePath, TranscriptOptionalParams transcriptParams) throws IOException {
+        UploadedFile uploadedFile = client.files().upload(filePath);
+        return transcribe(uploadedFile.getUploadUrl(), transcriptParams);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Transcribe an audio file. This will create a transcript and wait until the transcript status is "completed" or "error".
      * @param file Audio file to transcribe
@@ -129,6 +190,26 @@ public Transcript transcribe(File file, TranscriptOptionalParams transcriptParam
         return transcribe(uploadedFile.getUploadUrl(), transcriptParams);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Transcribe an audio file. This will create a transcript and wait until the transcript status is "completed" or "error".
+     * @param file The file uploaded to AssemblyAI
+     * @return A transcript with status "completed" or "error"
+     * @throws IOException The file will be read and an IOException may be thrown.
+     */
+    public Transcript transcribe(UploadedFile file) throws IOException {
+        return transcribe(file, EMPTY_PARAMS);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Transcribe an audio file. This will create a transcript and wait until the transcript status is "completed" or "error".
+     * @param file The file uploaded to AssemblyAI
+     * @param transcriptParams The parameters to transcribe an audio file.
+     * @return A transcript with status "completed" or "error"
+     */
+    public Transcript transcribe(UploadedFile file, TranscriptOptionalParams transcriptParams) {
+        return transcribe(file.getUploadUrl(), transcriptParams);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Transcribe an audio file. This will create a transcript and wait until the transcript status is "completed" or "error".
      * @param url URL to the audio file to transcribe
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/core/Constants.java b/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/core/Constants.java
index d00eacaf..df2f0ce5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/core/Constants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/core/Constants.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package com.assemblyai.api.core;
 
 public class Constants {
-    public static final String SDK_VERSION = "2.1.4";
+    public static final String SDK_VERSION = "2.2.0";
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/resources/files/ExtendedFilesClient.java b/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/resources/files/ExtendedFilesClient.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65f4db27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/resources/files/ExtendedFilesClient.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package com.assemblyai.api.resources.files;
+
+import com.assemblyai.api.core.*;
+import com.assemblyai.api.resources.files.types.UploadedFile;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+
+public class ExtendedFilesClient extends FilesClient {
+    public ExtendedFilesClient(ClientOptions clientOptions) {
+        super(clientOptions);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Upload a media file to AssemblyAI's servers.
+     */
+    public UploadedFile upload(File file) throws IOException {
+        return upload(file, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Upload a media file to AssemblyAI's servers.
+     */
+    public UploadedFile upload(File file, RequestOptions requestOptions) throws IOException {
+        return upload(file.toPath(), requestOptions);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Upload a media file to AssemblyAI's servers.
+     */
+    public UploadedFile upload(Path filePath) throws IOException {
+        return upload(filePath, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Upload a media file to AssemblyAI's servers.
+     */
+    public UploadedFile upload(Path filePath, RequestOptions requestOptions) throws IOException {
+        return upload(Files.readAllBytes(filePath), requestOptions);
+    }
+}