diff --git a/include/BigInt.hpp b/include/BigInt.hpp
index e3be86c..496c2b9 100644
--- a/include/BigInt.hpp
+++ b/include/BigInt.hpp
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ class BigInt {
         bool operator==(const std::string&) const;
         bool operator!=(const std::string&) const;
 
+        // Bitwise operators:
+        BigInt operator<<(const int&) const;
+        BigInt operator>>(const int&) const;
+
+
         // I/O stream operators:
         friend std::istream& operator>>(std::istream&, BigInt&);
         friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const BigInt&);
diff --git a/include/operators/bitwise.hpp b/include/operators/bitwise.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be0962a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/operators/bitwise.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+    ===========================================================================
+    Bitwise operators
+    ===========================================================================
+*/
+
+#ifndef BIG_INT_BITWISE_OPERATORS_HPP
+#define BIG_INT_BITWISE_OPERATORS_HPP
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "BigInt.hpp"
+
+/*
+    BigInt << int
+    ---------------
+    Shifts the BigInt left by `num` bits.
+    NOTE: Negative `nums` are accepted and converted inside the function.
+*/
+
+BigInt BigInt::operator<<(const int& num) const {
+    BigInt result = *this;
+    char originalSign = this->sign; // store sign separately because consecutive multiplications will lose track of the original sign
+
+    // throw error if num < 0
+    if (num < 0) {
+        throw std::invalid_argument("Expected non-negative integer");
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+        result *= 2;
+    }
+
+    result.sign = originalSign;
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+/*
+    BigInt >> int
+    ---------------
+    Shifts the BigInt right by `num` bits.
+    NOTE: Negative `nums` are accepted and converted inside the function.
+*/
+
+BigInt BigInt::operator>>(const int& num) const {
+    BigInt result = *this;
+    char originalSign = this->sign; // store sign separately because consecutive divisions will lose track of the original sign
+
+    // throw error if num < 0
+    if (num < 0) {
+        throw std::invalid_argument("Expected non-negative integer");
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+        result /= 2;
+
+        if(result == 0) { // if all bits are 0
+            result = BigInt();
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+
+    result.sign = originalSign;
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+#endif  // BIG_INT_BITWISE_OPERATORS_HPP
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index bc866bb..915f8a9 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ header_files="BigInt.hpp \
     operators/binary_arithmetic.hpp \
     operators/arithmetic_assignment.hpp \
     operators/increment_decrement.hpp \
-    operators/io_stream.hpp"
+    operators/io_stream.hpp \
+    operators/bitwise.hpp"
 
 # append the contents of each header file to the release file
 for file in $header_files