diff --git a/release_scripts/APIUpdate/src/main/java/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/apiupdate/PublicApiChangeType.java b/release_scripts/APIUpdate/src/main/java/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/apiupdate/PublicApiChangeType.java
index 03cd624de0daf3fe48cec1b8eb2c2895c800c186..8a230e03b3b681302441eaf25ed2342165bc95e5 100644
--- a/release_scripts/APIUpdate/src/main/java/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/apiupdate/PublicApiChangeType.java
+++ b/release_scripts/APIUpdate/src/main/java/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/apiupdate/PublicApiChangeType.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 public enum PublicApiChangeType implements Comparator<PublicApiChangeType> {
     NONE(0), COMPATIBLE_CHANGE(1), INCOMPATIBLE_CHANGE(2);
 
-    private int level;
+    private final int level;
 
     /**
      * COnstructor.