diff --git a/cel.go b/cel.go
index 1323d9caf..9ca8ab1f9 100644
--- a/cel.go
+++ b/cel.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ var celKeywords = map[string]struct{}{
 	"var":       {},
 	"void":      {},
 	"while":     {},
+	"type":      {},
 }
 
 var celIdentifierRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$`)