diff --git a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerSortOrder.java b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerSortOrder.java
index 9f36ef8f9..16ea49043 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerSortOrder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerSortOrder.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Specifies the sorting order
  *
  */
-enum SQLServerSortOrder {
+public enum SQLServerSortOrder {
     ASCENDING(0),
     DESCENDING(1),
     UNSPECIFIED(-1);