diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index cef3b18f..db843221 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@
  * @module mapeo-schema
  */
 import * as cenc from 'compact-encoding'
-import * as JSONSchemas from './dist/schemas.js'
+import * as Schemas from './dist/schemas.js'
 import * as ProtobufSchemas from './types/proto/index.js'
 import schemasPrefix from './schemasPrefix.js'
 import { inheritsFromCommon, formatSchemaKey } from './utils.js'
 
 const dataTypeIdSize = 6
 const schemaVersionSize = 2
-
 /**
- * @param {import('./types/schema/index').MapeoRecord} obj - Object to be encoded
- * @returns {import('./types/proto/index').ProtobufSchemas}
+ * @param {import('./types').JSONSchema} obj - Object to be encoded
+ * @returns {import('./types').ProtobufSchema}
  */
 const jsonSchemaToProto = (obj) => {
   const commonKeys = [
@@ -49,12 +48,12 @@ const jsonSchemaToProto = (obj) => {
 }
 
 /**
- * @param {import('./types/proto/index').ProtobufSchemas} protobufObj
+ * @param {import('./types').ProtobufSchema} protobufObj
  * @param {Object} obj
  * @param {Number} obj.schemaVersion
  * @param {String} obj.schemaType
  * @param {String} obj.version
- * @returns {import('./types/schema/index').MapeoRecord}
+ * @returns {import('./types').JSONSchema}
  */
 const protoToJsonSchema = (
   protobufObj,
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ export const decodeBlockPrefix = (buf) => {
 
 /**
  * Validate an object against the schema type
- * @param {import('./types/schema/index').MapeoRecord} obj - Object to be encoded
+ * @param {import('./types').JSONSchema} obj - Object to be encoded
  * @returns {Boolean} indicating if the object is valid
  */
 export const validate = (obj) => {
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ export const validate = (obj) => {
     delete obj.schemaType
   }
 
-  const validatefn = JSONSchemas[key]
+  const validatefn = Schemas[key]
   const isValid = validatefn(obj)
   if (!isValid) throw new Error(JSON.stringify(validatefn.errors, null, 4))
   return isValid
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ export const validate = (obj) => {
 
 /**
  * Encode a an object validated against a schema as a binary protobuf to send to an hypercore.
- * @param {import('./types/schema/index').MapeoRecord} obj - Object to be encoded
+ * @param {import('./types').JSONSchema} obj - Object to be encoded
  * @returns {Buffer} protobuf encoded buffer with dataTypeIdSize + schemaVersionSize bytes prepended, one for the type of record and the other for the version of the schema */
 export const encode = (obj) => {
   const key = formatSchemaKey(obj.schemaType, obj.schemaVersion)
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ export const encode = (obj) => {
 /**
  * Decode a Buffer as an object validated against the corresponding schema
  * @param {Buffer} buf - Buffer to be decoded
- * @returns {import('./types/schema/index').MapeoRecord}
+ * @returns {import('./types').JSONSchema}
  * */
 export const decode = (buf, { coreId, seq }) => {
   const { dataTypeId, schemaVersion } = decodeBlockPrefix(buf)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88290dbb..9e74f720 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
   "description": "JSON schema and flow types for Mapeo",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "type": "module",
+  "exports": {
+    "types/": "./types/index.d.ts",
+    "types/schema": "./types/schema/index.d.ts",
+    "types/proto": "./types/proto/index.d.ts"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "example": "node examples/schema_test.js",
     "protobuf": "buf generate ./proto",
diff --git a/scripts/generate.js b/scripts/generate.js
index 0a2ebc8b..5928912f 100644
--- a/scripts/generate.js
+++ b/scripts/generate.js
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 // This script is use to generate various files to be used at runtime:
 // * dist/schemas.js - all the validating functions for jsonSchema
 // * types/schema/index.d.ts - Union type for all the JsonSchemas
-// * types/schema/index.d.ts - Union type for all the ProtobufSchemas
+// * types/proto/index.d.ts - Union type for all the ProtobufSchemas
 // * types/proto/index.js - Exports all protobufs from one file
+// * types/index.d.ts - re-exports JSONSchema and ProtobufSchema types for better importing
 
 import fs from 'node:fs'
 import path from 'path'
@@ -51,20 +52,35 @@ const ajv = new Ajv({
 })
 ajv.addKeyword('meta:enum')
 
-// generate code
+// generate validation code
 let schemaValidations = standaloneCode(ajv, schemaExports)
 
 const dist = path.join(__dirname, '../dist')
 if (!fs.existsSync(dist)) {
   fs.mkdirSync(dist)
 }
-// dump all to file
+
+// dist/schemas.js
 fs.writeFileSync(
   path.join(__dirname, '../dist', 'schemas.js'),
   schemaValidations
 )
 
-// generate types/schema/index.d.ts
+const latestSchemaVersions = schemas.reduce(
+  (acc, { schemaVersion, schemaType }) => {
+    if (!acc[schemaType]) {
+      acc[schemaType] = schemaVersion
+    } else {
+      if (acc[schemaType] < schemaVersion) {
+        acc[schemaType] = schemaVersion
+      }
+    }
+    return acc
+  },
+  {}
+)
+
+// types/schema/index.d.ts
 const jsonSchemaType = `
 ${schemas
   .map(
@@ -83,21 +99,30 @@ schemaType?: string;
 type?: string;
 schemaVersion?: number;
 }
-export type MapeoRecord = (${schemas
+export type JSONSchema = (${schemas
   .map(
     /** @param {Object} schema */
-    ({ schemaVersion, schemaType }) => {
-      return `${formatSchemaType(schemaType)}_${schemaVersion}`
-    }
+    ({ schemaVersion, schemaType }) =>
+      `${formatSchemaType(schemaType)}_${schemaVersion}`
   )
   .join(' | ')}) & base
-`
+${schemas
+  .map(({ schemaType, schemaVersion }) => {
+    const as =
+      latestSchemaVersions[schemaType] !== schemaVersion
+        ? `as ${formatSchemaType(schemaType)}_${schemaVersion}`
+        : ''
+    return `export { ${formatSchemaType(
+      schemaType
+    )} ${as} } from './${schemaType}/v${latestSchemaVersions[schemaType]}'`
+  })
+  .join('\n')}`
 fs.writeFileSync(
   path.join(__dirname, '../types/schema/index.d.ts'),
   jsonSchemaType
 )
 
-// generate index.js for protobuf schemas and index.d.ts
+// types/proto/index.d.ts and types/proto/index.js
 const protobufFiles = glob.sync('../types/proto/*/*.ts', { cwd: 'scripts' })
 const obj = protobufFiles
   .filter((f) => !f.match(/.d.ts/))
@@ -116,7 +141,18 @@ const union = obj
     ({ schemaType, schemaVersion }) =>
       `${formatSchemaType(schemaType)}_${schemaVersion.replace('v', '')}`
   )
-  .join(' & ')
+  .join(' | ')
+
+const individualExports = schemas
+  .map(
+    ({ schemaType, schemaVersion }) =>
+      `export { ${formatSchemaType(schemaType)}_${schemaVersion} ${
+        latestSchemaVersions[schemaType] === schemaVersion
+          ? `as ${formatSchemaType(schemaType)}`
+          : ''
+      }} from './${schemaType}/v${schemaVersion}'`
+  )
+  .join('\n')
 
 obj.forEach(({ schemaType, schemaVersion }) => {
   const linejs = `export { ${formatSchemaType(
@@ -143,5 +179,13 @@ fs.writeFileSync(
 fs.writeFileSync(
   path.join(__dirname, '../types/proto/index.d.ts'),
   `${linesdts.join('\n')}
-export type ProtobufSchemas = ${union}`
+export type ProtobufSchema = ${union}
+${individualExports}`
+)
+
+// types/index.d.ts
+fs.writeFileSync(
+  path.join(__dirname, '../types/index.d.ts'),
+  `export { ProtobufSchema } from './proto'
+export { JSONSchema } from './schema'`
 )