diff --git a/tmhash/hash.go b/tmhash/hash.go
index de69c406..9f684ce0 100644
--- a/tmhash/hash.go
+++ b/tmhash/hash.go
@@ -34,8 +34,15 @@ func (h sha256trunc) BlockSize() int {
 	return h.sha256.BlockSize()
 }
 
+// New returns a new hash.Hash.
 func New() hash.Hash {
 	return sha256trunc{
 		sha256: sha256.New(),
 	}
 }
+
+// Sum returns the first 20 bytes of SHA256 of the bz.
+func Sum(bz []byte) []byte {
+	hash := sha256.Sum256(bz)
+	return hash[:Size]
+}