diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bcc0da13..d0035dfb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ v5 maintenance branch is on `v5_maintenance` after `5.2.0`
 
 v4 commits split out to branch `v4_maintenance` starting with `4.0.16`
 
+## notify-types 1.0.0
+
+New crate containing public type definitions for the notify and debouncer crates.
+
+- CHANGE: the serialization format for events has been changed to be easier to use in environments like JavaScript;
+  the old behavior can be restored using the new feature flag `serialization-compat-6` 
+
 ## debouncer-full 0.4.0
 
 - CHANGE: Manage root folder paths for the file ID cache automatically. **breaking**
diff --git a/notify-debouncer-full/Cargo.toml b/notify-debouncer-full/Cargo.toml
index 0a5a76c8..91ff54c3 100644
--- a/notify-debouncer-full/Cargo.toml
+++ b/notify-debouncer-full/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ serde = ["notify-types/serde"]
 mock_instant = ["dep:mock_instant","notify-types/mock_instant"]
 # can't use dep:crossbeam-channel and feature name crossbeam-channel below rust 1.60
 crossbeam = ["crossbeam-channel","notify/crossbeam-channel"]
+serialization-compat-6 = ["notify/serialization-compat-6"]
 macos_fsevent = ["notify/macos_fsevent"]
 macos_kqueue = ["notify/macos_kqueue"]
 
diff --git a/notify-debouncer-full/README.md b/notify-debouncer-full/README.md
index d0824537..13b6845f 100644
--- a/notify-debouncer-full/README.md
+++ b/notify-debouncer-full/README.md
@@ -36,5 +36,7 @@ A debouncer for [notify] that is optimized for ease of use.
   notify-debouncer-full = { version = "*", default-features = false, features = ["macos_kqueue"] }
   ```
 
+- `serialization-compat-6` passed down to notify, off by default
+
 [docs]: https://docs.rs/notify-debouncer-full
 [notify]: https://crates.io/crates/notify
diff --git a/notify-debouncer-full/src/lib.rs b/notify-debouncer-full/src/lib.rs
index fe2ccf9d..d4e4bd98 100644
--- a/notify-debouncer-full/src/lib.rs
+++ b/notify-debouncer-full/src/lib.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 //! - `crossbeam` enabled by default, adds [`DebounceEventHandler`](DebounceEventHandler) support for crossbeam channels.
 //!   Also enables crossbeam-channel in the re-exported notify. You may want to disable this when using the tokio async runtime.
 //! - `serde` enables serde support for events.
+//! - `serialization-compat-6` passed down to notify, off by default
 //!
 //! # Caveats
 //!
diff --git a/notify-debouncer-mini/Cargo.toml b/notify-debouncer-mini/Cargo.toml
index da0ab460..2ca82c67 100644
--- a/notify-debouncer-mini/Cargo.toml
+++ b/notify-debouncer-mini/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ default = ["crossbeam","macos_fsevent"]
 serde = ["notify-types/serde"]
 # can't use dep:crossbeam-channel and feature name crossbeam-channel below rust 1.60
 crossbeam = ["crossbeam-channel","notify/crossbeam-channel"]
+serialization-compat-6 = ["notify/serialization-compat-6"]
 macos_fsevent = ["notify/macos_fsevent"]
 macos_kqueue = ["notify/macos_kqueue"]
 
diff --git a/notify-debouncer-mini/README.md b/notify-debouncer-mini/README.md
index f7b69eb4..a5ffeb91 100644
--- a/notify-debouncer-mini/README.md
+++ b/notify-debouncer-mini/README.md
@@ -29,5 +29,7 @@ Tiny debouncer for [notify]. Filters incoming events and emits only one event pe
   ```
 - `serde` for serde support of event types, off by default
 
+- `serialization-compat-6` passed down to notify, off by default
+
 [docs]: https://docs.rs/notify-debouncer-mini
 [notify]: https://crates.io/crates/notify
diff --git a/notify-debouncer-mini/src/lib.rs b/notify-debouncer-mini/src/lib.rs
index 82fff9d9..1d76cbe9 100644
--- a/notify-debouncer-mini/src/lib.rs
+++ b/notify-debouncer-mini/src/lib.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 //! - `crossbeam` enabled by default, adds [`DebounceEventHandler`](DebounceEventHandler) support for crossbeam channels.
 //!   Also enables crossbeam-channel in the re-exported notify. You may want to disable this when using the tokio async runtime.
 //! - `serde` enables serde support for events.
+//! - `serialization-compat-6` passed down to notify, off by default
 //!
 //! # Caveats
 //!
diff --git a/notify-types/Cargo.toml b/notify-types/Cargo.toml
index 8fc315a3..d7254c8b 100644
--- a/notify-types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/notify-types/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ authors = ["Daniel Faust <hessijames@gmail.com>"]
 
 edition = "2021"
 
+[features]
+serialization-compat-6 = []
+
 [dependencies]
 serde = { version = "1.0.89", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 mock_instant = { version = "0.3.0", optional = true }
diff --git a/notify-types/src/event.rs b/notify-types/src/event.rs
index f5bd4145..13159813 100644
--- a/notify-types/src/event.rs
+++ b/notify-types/src/event.rs
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ pub enum RemoveKind {
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(rename_all = "kebab-case"))]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(tag = "type"))]
+#[cfg_attr(all(feature = "serde", not(feature = "serialization-compat-6")), serde(tag = "type"))]
 pub enum EventKind {
     /// The catch-all event kind, for unsupported/unknown events.
     ///
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ pub struct Event {
     /// The `EventKind::Any` variant should be used as the "else" case when mapping native kernel
     /// bitmasks or bitmaps, such that if the mask is ever extended with new event types the
     /// backend will not gain bugs due to not matching new unknown event types.
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(flatten))]
+    #[cfg_attr(all(feature = "serde", not(feature = "serialization-compat-6")), serde(flatten))]
     pub kind: EventKind,
 
     /// Paths the event is about, if known.
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ impl EventAttributes {
 /// particular ways.
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Deserialize, Serialize))]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(rename_all = "camelCase"))]
+#[cfg_attr(all(feature = "serde", not(feature = "serialization-compat-6")), serde(rename_all = "camelCase"))]
 pub enum Flag {
     /// Rescan notices are emitted by some platforms (and may also be emitted by Notify itself).
     /// They indicate either a lapse in the events or a change in the filesystem such that events
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ impl Hash for Event {
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(all(test, feature = "serde"))]
+#[cfg(all(test, feature = "serde", not(feature = "serialization-compat-6")))]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
diff --git a/notify/Cargo.toml b/notify/Cargo.toml
index 47266f48..8730d7fd 100644
--- a/notify/Cargo.toml
+++ b/notify/Cargo.toml
@@ -57,3 +57,4 @@ timing_tests = []
 manual_tests = []
 macos_kqueue = ["kqueue", "mio"]
 macos_fsevent = ["fsevent-sys"]
+serialization-compat-6 = ["notify-types/serialization-compat-6"]
diff --git a/notify/src/lib.rs b/notify/src/lib.rs
index 89a742e8..05a94bf6 100644
--- a/notify/src/lib.rs
+++ b/notify/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 //! - `macos_fsevent` enabled by default, for fsevent backend on macos
 //! - `macos_kqueue` for kqueue backend on macos
 //! - `crossbeam-channel` enabled by default, see below
+//! - `serialization-compat-6` restores the serialization behavior of notify 6, off by default
 //!
 //! ### Serde
 //!