diff --git a/down.go b/down.go
index 2c92937..4246813 100644
--- a/down.go
+++ b/down.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func Down(db *sql.DB, dir string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	migrations, err := collectMigrations(dir, minVersion, maxVersion)
+	migrations, err := CollectMigrations(dir, minVersion, maxVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func Down(db *sql.DB, dir string) error {
 }
 
 func DownTo(db *sql.DB, dir string, version int64) error {
-	migrations, err := collectMigrations(dir, minVersion, maxVersion)
+	migrations, err := CollectMigrations(dir, minVersion, maxVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/migrate.go b/migrate.go
index b425d07..505146d 100644
--- a/migrate.go
+++ b/migrate.go
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ func AddNamedMigration(filename string, up func(*sql.Tx) error, down func(*sql.T
 	goMigrations = append(goMigrations, migration)
 }
 
-// collect all the valid looking migration scripts in the
-// migrations folder and go func registry, and key them by version
-func collectMigrations(dirpath string, current, target int64) (Migrations, error) {
+// CollectMigrations returns all the valid looking migration scripts in the
+// migrations folder and go func registry, and key them by version.
+func CollectMigrations(dirpath string, current, target int64) (Migrations, error) {
 	var migrations Migrations
 
 	// extract the numeric component of each migration,
diff --git a/redo.go b/redo.go
index b78b081..183c88f 100644
--- a/redo.go
+++ b/redo.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ func Redo(db *sql.DB, dir string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	migrations, err := collectMigrations(dir, minVersion, maxVersion)
+	migrations, err := CollectMigrations(dir, minVersion, maxVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/status.go b/status.go
index 6819712..e1fd05d 100644
--- a/status.go
+++ b/status.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 func Status(db *sql.DB, dir string) error {
 	// collect all migrations
-	migrations, err := collectMigrations(dir, minVersion, maxVersion)
+	migrations, err := CollectMigrations(dir, minVersion, maxVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/up.go b/up.go
index d785686..8f9d2e7 100644
--- a/up.go
+++ b/up.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func UpTo(db *sql.DB, dir string, version int64) error {
-	migrations, err := collectMigrations(dir, minVersion, version)
+	migrations, err := CollectMigrations(dir, minVersion, version)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func Up(db *sql.DB, dir string) error {
 }
 
 func UpByOne(db *sql.DB, dir string) error {
-	migrations, err := collectMigrations(dir, minVersion, maxVersion)
+	migrations, err := CollectMigrations(dir, minVersion, maxVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}