diff --git a/src/builder.js b/src/builder.js
index 36c5c1c..00f746f 100644
--- a/src/builder.js
+++ b/src/builder.js
@@ -583,25 +583,27 @@ class ManageSQLBuilder extends Builder {
   }
 
   createForeignKey(options) {
-    options.reference.onDelete = options.reference.onDelete ? options.reference.onDelete.toUpperCase() : 'NO ACTION';
-    options.reference.onUpdate = options.reference.onUpdate ? options.reference.onUpdate.toUpperCase() : 'NO ACTION';
+    if (options.references) {
+      options.references.onDelete = options.references.onDelete ? options.references.onDelete.toUpperCase() : 'NO ACTION';
+      options.references.onUpdate = options.references.onUpdate ? options.references.onUpdate.toUpperCase() : 'NO ACTION';
+    }
     _validate(options, {
       name: 'required|string',
       table: 'required|string',
       column: 'required|string',
-      'reference.tableName': 'required|string',
-      'reference.columnName': 'required|string',
-      'reference.onUpdate': [{ in: ['RESTRICT', 'CASCADE', 'SET NULL', 'NO ACTION'] }],
-      'reference.onDelete': [{ in: ['RESTRICT', 'CASCADE', 'SET NULL', 'NO ACTION'] }]
+      'references.tableName': 'required|string',
+      'references.columnName': 'required|string',
+      'references.onUpdate': [{ in: ['RESTRICT', 'CASCADE', 'SET NULL', 'NO ACTION'] }],
+      'references.onDelete': [{ in: ['RESTRICT', 'CASCADE', 'SET NULL', 'NO ACTION'] }]
     });
     return _render('ALTER TABLE `${table_name}` ADD CONSTRAINT `${name}` FOREIGN KEY (`${column_name}`) REFERENCES `${foreign_table}` (`${foreign_column}`) ON DELETE ${on_delete} ON UPDATE ${on_update}', {
       table_name: options.tableName,
       name: options.name,
       column_name: options.columnName,
-      foreign_table: options.reference.tableName,
-      foreign_column: options.reference.columnName,
-      on_delete: options.reference.onDelete || 'NO ACTION',
-      on_update: options.reference.onUpdate || 'NO ACTION',
+      foreign_table: options.references.tableName,
+      foreign_column: options.references.columnName,
+      on_delete: options.references.onDelete || 'NO ACTION',
+      on_update: options.references.onUpdate || 'NO ACTION',
     });
   }
 
@@ -657,11 +659,14 @@ class ManageSQLBuilder extends Builder {
       } else if (column.uniqIndex === true) {
         indexColumns.push(column);
       }
-      if (column.reference) {
-        column.reference.onDelete = column.reference.onDelete ? column.reference.onDelete.toUpperCase() : 'NO ACTION';
-        column.reference.onUpdate = column.reference.onUpdate ? column.reference.onUpdate.toUpperCase() : 'NO ACTION';
+      if (column.reference && !column.references) {
+        column.references = column.reference;
+      }
+      if (column.references) {
+        column.references.onDelete = column.references.onDelete ? column.references.onDelete.toUpperCase() : 'NO ACTION';
+        column.references.onUpdate = column.references.onUpdate ? column.references.onUpdate.toUpperCase() : 'NO ACTION';
 
-        _validate(column.reference, {
+        _validate(column.references, {
           table: 'required|string',
           column: 'required|string',
           onDelete: [{ in: ['RESTRICT', 'CASCADE', 'SET NULL', 'NO ACTION'] }],
@@ -671,11 +676,11 @@ class ManageSQLBuilder extends Builder {
           name: 'fk_' + table + '_' + column.name,
           table,
           column: column.name,
-          reference: {
-            tableName: column.reference.table,
-            columnName: column.reference.column,
-            onDelete: column.reference.onDelete,
-            onUpdate: column.reference.onUpdate
+          references: {
+            tableName: column.references.table,
+            columnName: column.references.column,
+            onDelete: column.references.onDelete,
+            onUpdate: column.references.onUpdate
           }
         });
       }
diff --git a/src/migration.js b/src/migration.js
index 8bb1f0d..a6c53e5 100644
--- a/src/migration.js
+++ b/src/migration.js
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ function _initMigration(file, queries = {}) {
         name: options.foreignKey ? options.foreignKey : 'fk_' + table + '_' + options.columnName,
         table: table,
         column: options.columnName,
-        reference: options.reference
+        references: options.references || options.reference  // 兼容性处理
       });
       const builder = new ManageSQLBuilder(options);
       queries[file].push({ sql: builder.sql, values: builder.values });
diff --git a/tests/builder.tests.js b/tests/builder.tests.js
index 216e897..74e7650 100644
--- a/tests/builder.tests.js
+++ b/tests/builder.tests.js
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ describe('builder test case', () => {
           },
           user_id: {
             type: 'int',
-            reference: {
+            references: {
               table: 'users',
               column: 'id',
               onDelete: 'CASCADE',
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ describe('builder test case', () => {
           },
           user_id: {
             type: 'int',
-            reference: {
+            references: {
               table: 'users',
               column: 'id'
             }
@@ -987,5 +987,32 @@ describe('builder test case', () => {
       expect(sql).to.include('ON DELETE NO ACTION');
       expect(sql).to.include('ON UPDATE NO ACTION');
     });
+
+    it('should handle createColumns with legacy reference property', () => {
+      const options = {
+        operator: 'create',
+        target: 'table',
+        name: 'test_table',
+        columns: {
+          id: {
+            type: 'int',
+            primaryKey: true
+          },
+          user_id: {
+            type: 'int',
+            reference: {
+              table: 'users',
+              column: 'id',
+              onDelete: 'CASCADE',
+              onUpdate: 'RESTRICT'
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      };
+      const sql = (new ManageSQLBuilder(options)).sql;
+      expect(sql).to.include('FOREIGN KEY');
+      expect(sql).to.include('ON DELETE CASCADE');
+      expect(sql).to.include('ON UPDATE RESTRICT');
+    });
   });
 });