diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/catalog/TableCommit.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/catalog/TableCommit.java
index a90df56c84f4..26f67a012b8a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/catalog/TableCommit.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/catalog/TableCommit.java
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
 import org.apache.iceberg.relocated.com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import org.immutables.value.Value;
 
+/**
+ * This represents a commit to be applied for a single table with {@link UpdateRequirement}s to be
+ * validated and {@link MetadataUpdate}s that have been applied. The {@link UpdateRequirement}s and
+ * {@link MetadataUpdate}s can be derived from table's base and updated {@link TableMetadata} when
+ * using {@link TableCommit#create(TableIdentifier, TableMetadata, TableMetadata)}.
+ */
 @Value.Immutable
 public interface TableCommit {
   TableIdentifier identifier();
@@ -34,6 +40,17 @@ public interface TableCommit {
 
   List<MetadataUpdate> updates();
 
+  /**
+   * This creates a {@link TableCommit} instance to be applied for a single table with {@link
+   * UpdateRequirement}s to be validated and {@link MetadataUpdate}s that have been applied.
+   *
+   * @param identifier The {@link TableIdentifier} to create the {@link TableCommit} for.
+   * @param base The base {@link TableMetadata} where {@link UpdateRequirement}s are derived from
+   *     and used for validation.
+   * @param updated The updated {@link TableMetadata} where {@link MetadataUpdate}s that have been
+   *     applied are derived from.
+   * @return A {@link TableCommit} instance to be applied for a single table
+   */
   static TableCommit create(TableIdentifier identifier, TableMetadata base, TableMetadata updated) {
     Preconditions.checkArgument(null != identifier, "Invalid table identifier: null");
     Preconditions.checkArgument(null != base && null != updated, "Invalid table metadata: null");
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/RESTSessionCatalog.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/RESTSessionCatalog.java
index 9da4e6e0fbaf..884e35dd6251 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/RESTSessionCatalog.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/RESTSessionCatalog.java
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ public void commitTransaction(SessionContext context, List<TableCommit> commits)
 
     for (TableCommit commit : commits) {
       tableChanges.add(
-          new UpdateTableRequest(commit.identifier(), commit.requirements(), commit.updates()));
+          UpdateTableRequest.create(commit.identifier(), commit.requirements(), commit.updates()));
     }
 
     client.post(
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/requests/UpdateTableRequest.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/requests/UpdateTableRequest.java
index 3249acfc8f51..088875d472f7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/requests/UpdateTableRequest.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/requests/UpdateTableRequest.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public UpdateTableRequest(
     this.updates = updates;
   }
 
-  public UpdateTableRequest(
+  UpdateTableRequest(
       TableIdentifier identifier,
       List<org.apache.iceberg.UpdateRequirement> requirements,
       List<MetadataUpdate> updates) {
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ public String toString() {
         .toString();
   }
 
+  public static UpdateTableRequest create(
+      TableIdentifier identifier,
+      List<org.apache.iceberg.UpdateRequirement> requirements,
+      List<MetadataUpdate> updates) {
+    return new UpdateTableRequest(identifier, requirements, updates);
+  }
+
   /**
    * @deprecated will be removed in 1.5.0, use {@link
    *     org.apache.iceberg.UpdateRequirements#forCreateTable(List)} instead.
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/requests/UpdateTableRequestParser.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/requests/UpdateTableRequestParser.java
index 043921f2fa93..e2a8f8b307d1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/requests/UpdateTableRequestParser.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/requests/UpdateTableRequestParser.java
@@ -105,6 +105,6 @@ public static UpdateTableRequest fromJson(JsonNode json) {
       updatesNode.forEach(update -> updates.add(MetadataUpdateParser.fromJson(update)));
     }
 
-    return new UpdateTableRequest(identifier, requirements, updates);
+    return UpdateTableRequest.create(identifier, requirements, updates);
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/requests/TestCommitTransactionRequestParser.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/requests/TestCommitTransactionRequestParser.java
index 6b61efbf176e..c10e25d6e631 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/requests/TestCommitTransactionRequestParser.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/requests/TestCommitTransactionRequestParser.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public void invalidTableIdentifier() {
   public void roundTripSerde() {
     String uuid = "2cc52516-5e73-41f2-b139-545d41a4e151";
     UpdateTableRequest commitTableRequestOne =
-        new UpdateTableRequest(
+        UpdateTableRequest.create(
             TableIdentifier.of("ns1", "table1"),
             ImmutableList.of(
                 new UpdateRequirement.AssertTableUUID(uuid),
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public void roundTripSerde() {
                 new MetadataUpdate.AssignUUID(uuid), new MetadataUpdate.SetCurrentSchema(23)));
 
     UpdateTableRequest commitTableRequestTwo =
-        new UpdateTableRequest(
+        UpdateTableRequest.create(
             TableIdentifier.of("ns1", "table2"),
             ImmutableList.of(
                 new UpdateRequirement.AssertDefaultSpecID(4),
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public void emptyRequirementsAndUpdates() {
     CommitTransactionRequest commitTxRequest =
         new CommitTransactionRequest(
             ImmutableList.of(
-                new UpdateTableRequest(
+                UpdateTableRequest.create(
                     TableIdentifier.of("ns1", "table1"), ImmutableList.of(), ImmutableList.of())));
 
     String json =
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/requests/TestUpdateTableRequestParser.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/requests/TestUpdateTableRequestParser.java
index 94599f9d1d23..9522801cadd2 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/requests/TestUpdateTableRequestParser.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/requests/TestUpdateTableRequestParser.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public void invalidMetadataUpdates() {
   public void roundTripSerde() {
     String uuid = "2cc52516-5e73-41f2-b139-545d41a4e151";
     UpdateTableRequest request =
-        new UpdateTableRequest(
+        UpdateTableRequest.create(
             TableIdentifier.of("ns1", "table1"),
             ImmutableList.of(
                 new org.apache.iceberg.UpdateRequirement.AssertTableUUID(uuid),
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public void roundTripSerdeWithoutIdentifier() {
   @Test
   public void emptyRequirementsAndUpdates() {
     UpdateTableRequest request =
-        new UpdateTableRequest(
+        UpdateTableRequest.create(
             TableIdentifier.of("ns1", "table1"), ImmutableList.of(), ImmutableList.of());
 
     String json =