diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/lib/source.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/lib/source.ts
index 181767b46a2c9..48ae0ba3f39f1 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/lib/source.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/lib/source.ts
@@ -151,14 +151,32 @@ export class CodePipelineSource extends BuildSource {
  */
 export interface GitHubSourceProps extends BuildSourceProps {
   /**
-   * The git url to clone for this code build project.
+   * The GitHub account/user that owns the repo.
+   *
+   * @example 'awslabs'
    */
-  cloneUrl: string;
+  owner: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The name of the repo (without the username).
+   *
+   * @example 'aws-cdk'
+   */
+  repo: string;
 
   /**
    * The oAuthToken used to authenticate when cloning source git repo.
+   * Note that you need to give CodeBuild permissions to your GitHub account in order for the token to work.
+   * That is a one-time operation that can be done through the AWS Console for CodeBuild.
    */
   oauthToken: cdk.Secret;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to send GitHub notifications on your build's start and end.
+   *
+   * @default true
+   */
+  reportBuildStatus?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -166,41 +184,69 @@ export interface GitHubSourceProps extends BuildSourceProps {
  */
 export class GitHubSource extends BuildSource {
   public readonly type: SourceType = SourceType.GitHub;
-  private readonly cloneUrl: string;
+  private readonly httpsCloneUrl: string;
   private readonly oauthToken: cdk.Secret;
+  private readonly reportBuildStatus: boolean;
 
   constructor(props: GitHubSourceProps) {
     super(props);
-    this.cloneUrl = props.cloneUrl;
+    this.httpsCloneUrl = `https://github.com/${props.owner}/${props.repo}.git`;
     this.oauthToken = props.oauthToken;
+    this.reportBuildStatus = props.reportBuildStatus === undefined ? true : props.reportBuildStatus;
   }
 
   protected toSourceProperty(): any {
     return {
       auth: { type: 'OAUTH', resource: this.oauthToken },
-      location: this.cloneUrl,
+      location: this.httpsCloneUrl,
+      reportBuildStatus: this.reportBuildStatus,
     };
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Construction properties for {@link GitHubEnterpriseSource}.
+ */
+export interface GitHubEnterpriseSourceProps extends BuildSourceProps {
+  /**
+   * The HTTPS URL of the repository in your GitHub Enterprise installation.
+   */
+  httpsCloneUrl: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The OAuth token used to authenticate when cloning the git repository.
+   */
+  oauthToken: cdk.Secret;
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to ignore SSL errors when connecting to the repository.
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  ignoreSslErrors?: boolean;
+}
+
 /**
  * GitHub Enterprise Source definition for a CodeBuild project.
  */
 export class GitHubEnterpriseSource extends BuildSource {
   public readonly type: SourceType = SourceType.GitHubEnterPrise;
-  private readonly cloneUrl: string;
+  private readonly httpsCloneUrl: string;
   private readonly oauthToken: cdk.Secret;
+  private readonly ignoreSslErrors?: boolean;
 
-  constructor(props: GitHubSourceProps) {
+  constructor(props: GitHubEnterpriseSourceProps) {
     super(props);
-    this.cloneUrl = props.cloneUrl;
+    this.httpsCloneUrl = props.httpsCloneUrl;
     this.oauthToken = props.oauthToken;
+    this.ignoreSslErrors = props.ignoreSslErrors;
   }
 
   protected toSourceProperty(): any {
     return {
       auth: { type: 'OAUTH', resource: this.oauthToken },
-      location: this.cloneUrl,
+      location: this.httpsCloneUrl,
+      insecureSsl: this.ignoreSslErrors,
     };
   }
 }
@@ -209,7 +255,19 @@ export class GitHubEnterpriseSource extends BuildSource {
  * Construction properties for {@link BitBucketSource}.
  */
 export interface BitBucketSourceProps extends BuildSourceProps {
-  httpsCloneUrl: string;
+  /**
+   * The BitBucket account/user that owns the repo.
+   *
+   * @example 'awslabs'
+   */
+  owner: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The name of the repo (without the username).
+   *
+   * @example 'aws-cdk'
+   */
+  repo: string;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -221,7 +279,7 @@ export class BitBucketSource extends BuildSource {
 
   constructor(props: BitBucketSourceProps) {
     super(props);
-    this.httpsCloneUrl = props.httpsCloneUrl;
+    this.httpsCloneUrl = `https://bitbucket.org/${props.owner}/${props.repo}.git`;
   }
 
   protected toSourceProperty(): any {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/test/test.project.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/test/test.project.ts
index 15bb7743daa4c..160783a8dc9d0 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/test/test.project.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/test/test.project.ts
@@ -47,14 +47,70 @@ export = {
     test.done();
   },
 
-  'github auth test'(test: Test) {
+  'GitHub source': {
+    'has reportBuildStatus on by default'(test: Test) {
+      // GIVEN
+      const stack = new cdk.Stack();
+
+      // WHEN
+      new codebuild.Project(stack, 'Project', {
+        source: new codebuild.GitHubSource({
+          owner: 'testowner',
+          repo: 'testrepo',
+          oauthToken: new cdk.Secret("test_oauth_token")
+        })
+      });
+
+      // THEN
+      expect(stack).to(haveResource('AWS::CodeBuild::Project', {
+        Source: {
+          Type: "GITHUB",
+          Auth: {
+            Type: 'OAUTH',
+            Resource: 'test_oauth_token'
+          },
+          Location: 'https://github.com/testowner/testrepo.git',
+          ReportBuildStatus: true,
+        }
+      }));
+
+      test.done();
+    },
+
+    'can explicitly set reportBuildStatus to false'(test: Test) {
+      // GIVEN
+      const stack = new cdk.Stack();
+
+      // WHEN
+      new codebuild.Project(stack, 'Project', {
+        source: new codebuild.GitHubSource({
+          owner: 'testowner',
+          repo: 'testrepo',
+          oauthToken: new cdk.Secret('test_oauth_token'),
+          reportBuildStatus: false,
+        })
+      });
+
+      // THEN
+      expect(stack).to(haveResourceLike('AWS::CodeBuild::Project', {
+        Source: {
+          ReportBuildStatus: false,
+        },
+      }));
+
+      test.done();
+    },
+  },
+
+  'github enterprise auth test'(test: Test) {
     // GIVEN
     const stack = new cdk.Stack();
 
     // WHEN
     new codebuild.Project(stack, 'Project', {
-      source: new codebuild.GitHubSource({
-        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/testowner/testrepo",
+      source: new codebuild.GitHubEnterpriseSource({
+        httpsCloneUrl: 'https://github.testcompany.com/testowner/testrepo',
+        ignoreSslErrors: true,
         oauthToken: new cdk.Secret("test_oauth_token")
       })
     });
@@ -62,40 +118,37 @@ export = {
     // THEN
     expect(stack).to(haveResource('AWS::CodeBuild::Project', {
       Source: {
-        Type: "GITHUB",
+        Type: "GITHUB_ENTERPRISE",
         Auth: {
           Type: 'OAUTH',
           Resource: 'test_oauth_token'
         },
-        Location: 'https://github.com/testowner/testrepo'
+        InsecureSsl: true,
+        Location: 'https://github.testcompany.com/testowner/testrepo'
       }
     }));
 
     test.done();
   },
 
-  'github enterprise auth test'(test: Test) {
+  'bitbucket auth test'(test: Test) {
     // GIVEN
     const stack = new cdk.Stack();
 
     // WHEN
     new codebuild.Project(stack, 'Project', {
-      source: new codebuild.GitHubEnterpriseSource({
-        cloneUrl: "https://github.testcompany.com/testowner/testrepo",
-        oauthToken: new cdk.Secret("test_oauth_token")
+      source: new codebuild.BitBucketSource({
+        owner: 'testowner',
+        repo: 'testrepo',
       })
     });
 
     // THEN
     expect(stack).to(haveResource('AWS::CodeBuild::Project', {
       Source: {
-        Type: "GITHUB_ENTERPRISE",
-        Auth: {
-          Type: 'OAUTH',
-          Resource: 'test_oauth_token'
-        },
-        Location: 'https://github.testcompany.com/testowner/testrepo'
-      }
+        Type: 'BITBUCKET',
+        Location: 'https://bitbucket.org/testowner/testrepo.git',
+      },
     }));
 
     test.done();