diff --git a/code/go/internal/validator/semantic/validate_visualizations_used_by_value.go b/code/go/internal/validator/semantic/validate_visualizations_used_by_value.go
index 8cacc2e4d..3b784cc88 100644
--- a/code/go/internal/validator/semantic/validate_visualizations_used_by_value.go
+++ b/code/go/internal/validator/semantic/validate_visualizations_used_by_value.go
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ func ValidateVisualizationsUsedByValue(fsys fspath.FS) ve.ValidationErrors {
 			for _, ref := range references[1:] {
 				s = fmt.Sprintf("%s, %s (%s)", s, ref.ID, ref.Type)
 			}
+
+			message := fmt.Sprintf("Warning: references found in dashboard %s: %s", filePath, s)
 			if warningsAsErrors {
-				errs = append(errs, errors.Errorf("Warning: references found in dashboard %s: %s", filePath, s))
+				errs = append(errs, errors.New(message))
 			} else {
-				log.Printf("Warning: references found in dashboard %s: %s", filePath, s)
+				log.Printf(message)
 			}
 
 		}
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ func anyReference(val interface{}) ([]reference, error) {
 	var references []reference
 	for _, reference := range allReferences {
 		switch reference.Type {
-		case "lens", "visualization":
+		case "lens", "visualization", "map":
 			references = append(references, reference)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/code/go/internal/validator/semantic/validate_visualizations_used_by_value_test.go b/code/go/internal/validator/semantic/validate_visualizations_used_by_value_test.go
index ea65c0255..3795a0eab 100644
--- a/code/go/internal/validator/semantic/validate_visualizations_used_by_value_test.go
+++ b/code/go/internal/validator/semantic/validate_visualizations_used_by_value_test.go
@@ -77,18 +77,34 @@ func TestAnyReference(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				map[string]interface{}{
 					"id":   "4",
-					"name": "panel_1",
+					"name": "panel_2",
 					"type": "map",
 				},
 				map[string]interface{}{
 					"id":   "42",
-					"name": "panel_1",
+					"name": "panel_3",
 					"type": "index-pattern",
 				},
+				map[string]interface{}{
+					"id":   "44",
+					"name": "panel_4",
+					"type": "search",
+				},
+				map[string]interface{}{
+					"id":   "45",
+					"name": "panel_5",
+					"type": "tag",
+				},
+				map[string]interface{}{
+					"id":   "50",
+					"name": "panel_6",
+					"type": "dashboard",
+				},
 			},
 			[]reference{
 				{"12345", "panel_0", "visualization"},
 				{"9000", "panel_1", "lens"},
+				{"4", "panel_2", "map"},
 			},
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/spec/changelog.yml b/spec/changelog.yml
index a76e5b560..3d2d9da33 100644
--- a/spec/changelog.yml
+++ b/spec/changelog.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     link: https://github.com/elastic/package-spec/pull/412
 - version: 1.18.1-next
   changes:
-  - description: Prepare for next patch release
+  - description: Add map as another reference type to check to show warnings
     type: enhancement
-    link: https://github.com/elastic/package-spec/pull/411
+    link: https://github.com/elastic/package-spec/pull/414
 - version: 1.18.0
   changes:
   - description: Update Go runtime to 1.19.1.