diff --git a/v2/pkg/model/types/severity/severity.go b/v2/pkg/model/types/severity/severity.go
index 5c3b2815..d840d955 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/model/types/severity/severity.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/model/types/severity/severity.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ const (
 	High
 	// name:critical
 	Critical
+	// name:unknown
+	Unknown
 	limit
 )
 
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ var severityMappings = map[Severity]string{
 	Medium:   "medium",
 	High:     "high",
 	Critical: "critical",
+	Unknown:  "unknown",
 }
 
 func GetSupportedSeverities() Severities {
diff --git a/v2/pkg/model/types/severity/severity_test.go b/v2/pkg/model/types/severity/severity_test.go
index 6ba47238..30ff4be9 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/model/types/severity/severity_test.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/model/types/severity/severity_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestYamlUnmarshalFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGetSupportedSeverities(t *testing.T) {
 	severities := GetSupportedSeverities()
-	assert.Equal(t, severities, Severities{Info, Low, Medium, High, Critical})
+	assert.Equal(t, severities, Severities{Info, Low, Medium, High, Critical, Unknown})
 }
 
 func testUnmarshal(t *testing.T, unmarshaller func(data []byte, v interface{}) error, payloadCreator func(value string) string) {