diff --git a/exerr/data.go b/exerr/data.go
index 1761a27..5027802 100644
--- a/exerr/data.go
+++ b/exerr/data.go
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ var (
 	// other values come from pkgconfig
 )
 
+func NewType(key string, defStatusCode *int) {
+	return ErrorType{key, defStatusCode}
+}
+
 type LogPrintLevel string
 
 const (
diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index fd83175..9590558 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.189"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.190"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2023-07-24T11:11:15+0200"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2023-07-24T11:16:57+0200"