diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index ef9cb65c7..34669af5f 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import { VERSION } from "./version.js";
 import type { Api } from "./types.js";
 import { endpointsToMethods } from "./endpoints-to-methods.js";
 
+// Export the type for downstream users in order to fix a TypeScript error
+// The inferred type of 'Octokit' cannot be named without a reference to '../node_modules/@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods/dist-types/types.js'. This is likely not portable. A type annotation is necessary.
+export type { Api };
+
 export function restEndpointMethods(octokit: Octokit): Api {
   const api = endpointsToMethods(octokit);
   return {