From fe1c3ecc0b669d1e027b465964cdf856c76e78d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacek <jacek@clerk.dev>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 21:39:38 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] fix(backend): Update Verification types

---
 packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts         | 6 +++---
 packages/backend/src/api/resources/Verification.ts | 6 ++++--
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts
index fb2de4b5110..0d824c086cd 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { SignUpStatus } from '@clerk/types';
+import type { SignUpStatus, VerificationStatus, VerificationStrategy } from '@clerk/types';
 
 import type {
   ActorTokenStatus,
@@ -588,8 +588,8 @@ export interface UserJSON extends ClerkResourceJSON {
 }
 
 export interface VerificationJSON extends ClerkResourceJSON {
-  status: string;
-  strategy: string;
+  status: VerificationStatus;
+  strategy: VerificationStrategy;
   attempts: number | null;
   expire_at: number | null;
   verified_at_client?: string;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/Verification.ts b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/Verification.ts
index 82a645bba31..8e0c252df42 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/Verification.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/Verification.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { VerificationStatus, VerificationStrategy } from '@clerk/types';
+
 import type { OrganizationDomainVerificationJSON, VerificationJSON } from './JSON';
 
 /**
@@ -16,11 +18,11 @@ export class Verification {
      *  <li>`expired`: The verification has expired.</li>
      * </ul>
      */
-    readonly status: string,
+    readonly status: VerificationStatus,
     /**
      * The strategy pertaining to the parent sign-up or sign-in attempt.
      */
-    readonly strategy: string,
+    readonly strategy: VerificationStrategy,
     /**
      * The redirect URL for an external verification.
      */

From 0272058f92f9b8316dc1dcec9e6cb5a1d43816bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacek <jacek@clerk.dev>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 21:42:49 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] changeset

---
 .changeset/puny-suns-hug.md | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/puny-suns-hug.md

diff --git a/.changeset/puny-suns-hug.md b/.changeset/puny-suns-hug.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..22f15cdb102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/puny-suns-hug.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/backend': patch
+---
+
+Updating types of Verification.status and Verification.strategy

From ee90878540e7dbab20183312baf14c99a71247d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacek <jacek@clerk.dev>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:38:39 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] only update status

---
 .changeset/puny-suns-hug.md                        | 2 +-
 packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts         | 4 ++--
 packages/backend/src/api/resources/Verification.ts | 4 ++--
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.changeset/puny-suns-hug.md b/.changeset/puny-suns-hug.md
index 22f15cdb102..86a92e40b0d 100644
--- a/.changeset/puny-suns-hug.md
+++ b/.changeset/puny-suns-hug.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 '@clerk/backend': patch
 ---
 
-Updating types of Verification.status and Verification.strategy
+Updating type of Verification.status
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts
index 0d824c086cd..faea4ed7424 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { SignUpStatus, VerificationStatus, VerificationStrategy } from '@clerk/types';
+import type { SignUpStatus, VerificationStatus } from '@clerk/types';
 
 import type {
   ActorTokenStatus,
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ export interface UserJSON extends ClerkResourceJSON {
 
 export interface VerificationJSON extends ClerkResourceJSON {
   status: VerificationStatus;
-  strategy: VerificationStrategy;
+  strategy: string;
   attempts: number | null;
   expire_at: number | null;
   verified_at_client?: string;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/Verification.ts b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/Verification.ts
index 8e0c252df42..7f65bc9a492 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/Verification.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/Verification.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { VerificationStatus, VerificationStrategy } from '@clerk/types';
+import type { VerificationStatus } from '@clerk/types';
 
 import type { OrganizationDomainVerificationJSON, VerificationJSON } from './JSON';
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class Verification {
     /**
      * The strategy pertaining to the parent sign-up or sign-in attempt.
      */
-    readonly strategy: VerificationStrategy,
+    readonly strategy: string,
     /**
      * The redirect URL for an external verification.
      */