diff --git a/types/oscal/assessment_common/import.go b/types/oscal/assessment_common/import.go
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+package assessment_common
+
+import (
+	"github.com/docker/oscalkit/types/oscal/validation_root"
+)
+
+type Markup = validation_root.Markup