diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/toedter/spring/hateoas/jsonapi/JsonApiModel.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/toedter/spring/hateoas/jsonapi/JsonApiModel.java
index e54832d7..1cdaef61 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/toedter/spring/hateoas/jsonapi/JsonApiModel.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/toedter/spring/hateoas/jsonapi/JsonApiModel.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-class JsonApiModel extends RepresentationModel<JsonApiModel> {
+public class JsonApiModel extends RepresentationModel<JsonApiModel> {
 
     private final RepresentationModel<?> entity;