diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1ca50912..434e4f4c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ publishing {
         maven(MavenPublication) {
             groupId = 'com.assemblyai'
             artifactId = 'assemblyai-java'
-            version = '2.1.2'
+            version = '2.1.3'
             from components.java
             pom {
                 scm {
diff --git a/sample-app/src/main/java/sample/App.java b/sample-app/src/main/java/sample/App.java
index 292bd10a..e1a88d06 100644
--- a/sample-app/src/main/java/sample/App.java
+++ b/sample-app/src/main/java/sample/App.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public static void main(String... args) throws IOException, InterruptedException
             return;
         }
 
+        transcript = client.transcripts().waitUntilReady(transcript.getId());
+
         for (SentimentAnalysisResult result : transcript.getSentimentAnalysisResults().get()) {
             System.out.println("Text: " + result.getText());
             System.out.println("Sentiment: " + result.getSentiment());
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/PollingTranscriptsClient.java b/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/PollingTranscriptsClient.java
index f70a3895..ef86a9dd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/PollingTranscriptsClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/PollingTranscriptsClient.java
@@ -146,10 +146,15 @@ public Transcript transcribe(String url) {
      */
     public Transcript transcribe(String url, TranscriptOptionalParams transcriptParams) {
         Transcript transcriptResponse = submit(url, transcriptParams);
-        return awaitCompletion(transcriptResponse.getId());
+        return waitUntilReady(transcriptResponse.getId());
     }
 
-    private Transcript awaitCompletion(String transcriptId) {
+    /**
+     * Wait until an existing transcript has the status "completed" or "error".
+     * @param transcriptId The ID of the transcript
+     * @return The transcript with status "completed" or "error"
+     */
+    public Transcript waitUntilReady(String transcriptId) {
         try {
             while (true) {
                 Transcript transcript = this.client.transcripts().get(transcriptId);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/core/Constants.java b/src/main/java/com/assemblyai/api/core/Constants.java
index ce359727..c3b48817 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 = "2.1.2";
+    public static final String SDK_VERSION = "2.1.3";
 }