diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f542a4..48e3e5b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ set(GIT2CPP_SRC
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/signature_wrapper.hpp
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/status_wrapper.cpp
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/status_wrapper.hpp
+    ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/strarray_wrapper.cpp
+    ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/strarray_wrapper.hpp
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/tag_wrapper.cpp
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/tag_wrapper.hpp
     ${GIT2CPP_SOURCE_DIR}/wrapper/tree_wrapper.cpp
diff --git a/src/subcommand/log_subcommand.cpp b/src/subcommand/log_subcommand.cpp
index bf1840b..61ead6d 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/log_subcommand.cpp
+++ b/src/subcommand/log_subcommand.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <termcolor/termcolor.hpp>
 
 #include "../utils/terminal_pager.hpp"
+#include "../wrapper/strarray_wrapper.hpp"
 
 log_subcommand::log_subcommand(const libgit2_object&, CLI::App& app)
 {
@@ -87,17 +88,17 @@ namespace
     std::vector<std::string> get_tags_for_commit(repository_wrapper& repo, const git_oid& commit_oid)
     {
         std::vector<std::string> tags;
-        git_strarray tag_names = {0};
+        strarray_owned_wrapper tag_names;
 
-        if (git_tag_list(&tag_names, repo) != 0)
+        if (git_tag_list(tag_names, repo) != 0)
         {
             return tags;
         }
 
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < tag_names.count; i++)
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < tag_names.size(); i++)
         {
-            std::string tag_name = tag_names.strings[i];
-            std::string ref_name = "refs/tags/" + std::string(tag_name);
+            auto tag_name = std::string(tag_names[i]);
+            std::string ref_name = "refs/tags/" + tag_name;
 
             reference_wrapper tag_ref = repo.find_reference(ref_name);
             object_wrapper peeled = tag_ref.peel<object_wrapper>();
@@ -108,7 +109,6 @@ namespace
             }
         }
 
-        git_strarray_dispose(&tag_names);  // TODO: refactor git_strarray_wrapper to use it here
         return tags;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/subcommand/push_subcommand.cpp b/src/subcommand/push_subcommand.cpp
index ea8fd4a..39c066f 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/push_subcommand.cpp
+++ b/src/subcommand/push_subcommand.cpp
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
 #include <git2/remote.h>
 
 #include "../utils/ansi_code.hpp"
-#include "../utils/common.hpp"
+// #include "../utils/common.hpp"
 #include "../utils/credentials.hpp"
 #include "../utils/progress.hpp"
 #include "../wasm/scope.hpp"
+#include "../wrapper/strarray_wrapper.hpp"
 
 push_subcommand::push_subcommand(const libgit2_object&, CLI::App& app)
 {
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ void push_subcommand::run()
     {
         refspecs_push.push_back("refs/heads/" + refspec);
     }
-    git_strarray_wrapper refspecs_wrapper(refspecs_push);
+    strarray_view_wrapper refspecs_wrapper(refspecs_push);
     git_strarray* refspecs_ptr = refspecs_wrapper;
 
     auto remotes_before_push = get_remotes(repo, remote_name);
diff --git a/src/utils/common.cpp b/src/utils/common.cpp
index 4bb7d32..a9aeb77 100644
--- a/src/utils/common.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/common.cpp
@@ -60,59 +60,6 @@ status_messages get_status_msg(git_status_t st)
     return get_status_msg_map().find(st)->second;
 }
 
-git_strarray_wrapper::git_strarray_wrapper(std::vector<std::string> patterns)
-    : m_patterns(std::move(patterns))
-{
-    init_str_array();
-}
-
-git_strarray_wrapper::git_strarray_wrapper(git_strarray_wrapper&& rhs)
-    : m_patterns(std::move(rhs.m_patterns))
-{
-    init_str_array();
-    rhs.reset_str_array();
-}
-
-git_strarray_wrapper& git_strarray_wrapper::operator=(git_strarray_wrapper&& rhs)
-{
-    using std::swap;
-    swap(m_patterns, rhs.m_patterns);
-    swap(m_array.strings, rhs.m_array.strings);
-    swap(m_array.count, rhs.m_array.count);
-    return *this;
-}
-
-git_strarray_wrapper::~git_strarray_wrapper()
-{
-    reset_str_array();
-}
-
-git_strarray_wrapper::operator git_strarray*()
-{
-    return &m_array;
-}
-
-void git_strarray_wrapper::reset_str_array()
-{
-    delete[] m_array.strings;
-    m_array = {nullptr, 0};
-}
-
-void git_strarray_wrapper::init_str_array()
-{
-    m_array.strings = new char*[m_patterns.size()];
-    m_array.count = m_patterns.size();
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < m_patterns.size(); ++i)
-    {
-        m_array.strings[i] = const_cast<char*>(m_patterns[i].c_str());
-    }
-}
-
-size_t git_strarray_wrapper::size()
-{
-    return m_patterns.size();
-}
-
 std::string read_file(const std::string& path)
 {
     std::ifstream file(path, std::ios::binary);
diff --git a/src/utils/common.hpp b/src/utils/common.hpp
index afb0d88..86fc1b4 100644
--- a/src/utils/common.hpp
+++ b/src/utils/common.hpp
@@ -40,39 +40,6 @@ status_messages get_status_msg(git_status_t);
 
 using stream_colour_fn = std::ostream& (*) (std::ostream&);
 
-class git_strarray_wrapper
-{
-public:
-
-    git_strarray_wrapper()
-        : m_patterns{}
-        , m_array{nullptr, 0}
-    {
-    }
-
-    git_strarray_wrapper(std::vector<std::string> patterns);
-
-    git_strarray_wrapper(const git_strarray_wrapper&) = delete;
-    git_strarray_wrapper& operator=(const git_strarray_wrapper&) = delete;
-
-    git_strarray_wrapper(git_strarray_wrapper&& rhs);
-    git_strarray_wrapper& operator=(git_strarray_wrapper&&);
-
-    ~git_strarray_wrapper();
-
-    operator git_strarray*();
-
-    size_t size();
-
-private:
-
-    std::vector<std::string> m_patterns;
-    git_strarray m_array;
-
-    void reset_str_array();
-    void init_str_array();
-};
-
 std::string read_file(const std::string& path);
 
 std::vector<std::string> split_input_at_newlines(std::string_view str);
diff --git a/src/wrapper/index_wrapper.cpp b/src/wrapper/index_wrapper.cpp
index 9e26725..ee5d958 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/index_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/wrapper/index_wrapper.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "../utils/common.hpp"
 #include "../utils/git_exception.hpp"
 #include "../wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp"
+#include "../wrapper/strarray_wrapper.hpp"
 
 index_wrapper::~index_wrapper()
 {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ void index_wrapper::add_all()
 
 void index_wrapper::add_impl(std::vector<std::string> patterns)
 {
-    git_strarray_wrapper array{patterns};
+    strarray_view_wrapper array{patterns};
     throw_if_error(git_index_add_all(*this, array, 0, NULL, NULL));
 }
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ void index_wrapper::remove_entry(const std::string& path)
 
 void index_wrapper::remove_entries(std::vector<std::string> paths)
 {
-    git_strarray_wrapper array{paths};
+    strarray_view_wrapper array{paths};
     throw_if_error(git_index_remove_all(*this, array, NULL, NULL));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp b/src/wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp
index 1c5899e..3fb4417 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp
+++ b/src/wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class repository_wrapper : public wrapper_base<git_repository>
     diff_wrapper diff_index_to_workdir(std::optional<index_wrapper> index, git_diff_options* diffopts);
 
     // Tags
-    //  git_strarray_wrapper tag_list_match(std::string pattern);
+    //  strarray_view_wrapper tag_list_match(std::string pattern);
     std::vector<std::string> tag_list_match(std::string pattern);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/wrapper/strarray_wrapper.cpp b/src/wrapper/strarray_wrapper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..465c23c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wrapper/strarray_wrapper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#include "strarray_wrapper.hpp"
+
+strarray_owned_wrapper::strarray_owned_wrapper()
+    : m_array{nullptr, 0}
+{
+}
+
+strarray_owned_wrapper::strarray_owned_wrapper(git_strarray&& arr)
+    : m_array(std::move(arr))
+{
+}
+
+strarray_owned_wrapper::strarray_owned_wrapper(strarray_owned_wrapper&& rhs)
+    : m_array(std::move(rhs.m_array))
+{
+    rhs.m_array = git_strarray{nullptr, 0};
+}
+
+strarray_owned_wrapper& strarray_owned_wrapper::operator=(strarray_owned_wrapper&& rhs)
+{
+    std::swap(m_array.strings, rhs.m_array.strings);
+    std::swap(m_array.count, rhs.m_array.count);
+    return *this;
+}
+
+strarray_owned_wrapper::~strarray_owned_wrapper()
+{
+    git_strarray_dispose(&m_array);
+}
+
+strarray_owned_wrapper::operator git_strarray*()
+{
+    return &m_array;
+}
+
+size_t strarray_owned_wrapper::size() const
+{
+    return m_array.count;
+}
+
+std::string_view strarray_owned_wrapper::operator[](size_t i) const
+{
+    return {m_array.strings[i]};
+}
+
+strarray_view_wrapper::strarray_view_wrapper(std::vector<std::string> patterns)
+    : m_patterns(std::move(patterns))
+{
+    init_str_array();
+}
+
+strarray_view_wrapper::strarray_view_wrapper(strarray_view_wrapper&& rhs)
+    : m_patterns(std::move(rhs.m_patterns))
+{
+    init_str_array();
+    rhs.reset_str_array();
+}
+
+strarray_view_wrapper& strarray_view_wrapper::operator=(strarray_view_wrapper&& rhs)
+{
+    using std::swap;
+    swap(m_patterns, rhs.m_patterns);
+    swap(m_array.strings, rhs.m_array.strings);
+    swap(m_array.count, rhs.m_array.count);
+    return *this;
+}
+
+strarray_view_wrapper::~strarray_view_wrapper()
+{
+    reset_str_array();
+}
+
+strarray_view_wrapper::operator git_strarray*()
+{
+    return &m_array;
+}
+
+void strarray_view_wrapper::reset_str_array()
+{
+    delete[] m_array.strings;
+    m_array = {nullptr, 0};
+}
+
+void strarray_view_wrapper::init_str_array()
+{
+    m_array.strings = new char*[m_patterns.size()];
+    m_array.count = m_patterns.size();
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < m_patterns.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        m_array.strings[i] = const_cast<char*>(m_patterns[i].c_str());
+    }
+}
+
+size_t strarray_view_wrapper::size() const
+{
+    return m_patterns.size();
+}
diff --git a/src/wrapper/strarray_wrapper.hpp b/src/wrapper/strarray_wrapper.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87f416b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wrapper/strarray_wrapper.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <git2.h>
+
+// Wrapper of git_strarray that frees the contained
+// strings (i.e. calls git_strarray_dispose) upon destruction.
+class strarray_owned_wrapper
+{
+public:
+
+    strarray_owned_wrapper();
+    explicit strarray_owned_wrapper(git_strarray&& arr);
+
+    strarray_owned_wrapper(const strarray_owned_wrapper&) = delete;
+    strarray_owned_wrapper operator=(const strarray_owned_wrapper&) = delete;
+
+    strarray_owned_wrapper(strarray_owned_wrapper&& rhs);
+    strarray_owned_wrapper& operator=(strarray_owned_wrapper&& rhs);
+
+    ~strarray_owned_wrapper();
+
+    operator git_strarray*();
+
+    size_t size() const;
+
+    std::string_view operator[](size_t i) const;
+
+private:
+
+    git_strarray m_array;
+};
+
+// Wrapper of git_strarray containing pointers to strings
+// stored in a stnadard container. Does not free them upon
+// destruction.
+class strarray_view_wrapper
+{
+public:
+
+    strarray_view_wrapper()
+        : m_patterns{}
+        , m_array{nullptr, 0}
+    {
+    }
+
+    strarray_view_wrapper(std::vector<std::string> patterns);
+
+    strarray_view_wrapper(const strarray_view_wrapper&) = delete;
+    strarray_view_wrapper& operator=(const strarray_view_wrapper&) = delete;
+
+    strarray_view_wrapper(strarray_view_wrapper&& rhs);
+    strarray_view_wrapper& operator=(strarray_view_wrapper&& rhs);
+
+    ~strarray_view_wrapper();
+
+    operator git_strarray*();
+
+    size_t size() const;
+
+private:
+
+    std::vector<std::string> m_patterns;
+    git_strarray m_array;
+
+    void reset_str_array();
+    void init_str_array();
+};