diff --git a/types/pino/index.d.ts b/types/pino/index.d.ts
index 71cb957643..75f045af01 100644
--- a/types/pino/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/pino/index.d.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ declare namespace P {
          * Outputs the level as a string instead of integer. Default: `false`.
          */
         useLevelLabels?: boolean;
+        /**
+         * Changes the property `level` to any string value you pass in. Default: 'level'
+         */
+        changeLevelName?: string;
         /**
          * Use this option to define additional logging levels.
          * The keys of the object correspond the namespace of the log level, and the values should be the numerical value of the level.
diff --git a/types/pino/pino-tests.ts b/types/pino/pino-tests.ts
index 356f84da30..cec8f658fb 100644
--- a/types/pino/pino-tests.ts
+++ b/types/pino/pino-tests.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pino({
 });
 
 pino({ base: null });
-pino({ base: { foo: 'bar' } });
+pino({ base: { foo: 'bar' } , changeLevelName: 'severity' });
 
 if ('pino' in log) console.log(`pino version: ${log.pino}`);