diff --git a/docs/reference-configuration.md b/docs/reference-configuration.md
index 8406c441eb..b21ae52b05 100644
--- a/docs/reference-configuration.md
+++ b/docs/reference-configuration.md
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ module.exports = Configuration;
 
 ```ts
 import type {UserConfig} from '@commitlint/types';
+import { RuleConfigSeverity } from "@commitlint/types";
 
 const Configuration: UserConfig = {
   /*
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ const Configuration: UserConfig = {
    * Any rules defined here will override rules from @commitlint/config-conventional
    */
   rules: {
-    'type-enum': [2, 'always', ['foo']],
+    'type-enum': [RuleConfigSeverity.Error, 'always', ['foo']],
   },
   /*
    * Functions that return true if commitlint should ignore the given message.