diff --git a/examples/fromreadme.js b/examples/fromreadme.js
index 670e988..37c9775 100644
--- a/examples/fromreadme.js
+++ b/examples/fromreadme.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ log4js.configure({
 });
 
 const logger = log4js.getLogger('cheese');
-logger.setLevel('ERROR');
+logger.level = 'ERROR';
 
 logger.trace('Entering cheese testing');
 logger.debug('Got cheese.');
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cd167a3..a9b3621 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "log4js",
-  "version": "2.7.0",
+  "version": "2.8.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 292ba5c..0793fde 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "log4js",
-  "version": "2.7.0",
+  "version": "2.8.0",
   "description": "Port of Log4js to work with node.",
   "homepage": "https://log4js-node.github.io/log4js-node/",
   "files": [
diff --git a/types/log4js.d.ts b/types/log4js.d.ts
index b42b3cb..5cde881 100644
--- a/types/log4js.d.ts
+++ b/types/log4js.d.ts
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ export interface Configuration {
 	disableClustering?: boolean;
 }
 
-export interface Logger {
+export class Logger {
 	new(dispatch: Function, name: string): Logger;
 
 	level: string;