diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index 05893dd..509234b 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module.exports = {
     testEnvironment: 'node',
     moduleFileExtensions: ['ts', 'tsx', 'js', 'jsx', 'json', 'node'],
     testMatch: ['**/?(*.)+(spec|test).[tj]s?(x)'],
+    testTimeout: 10000, // Set timeout to 10 seconds
     transform: {
       '^.+\\.(ts|tsx)$': 'ts-jest',
     },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cccbc13..e0814ec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.22.6",
+  "version": "0.22.7",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/types/messages.ts b/src/types/messages.ts
index 15fa1f0..45c7fea 100644
--- a/src/types/messages.ts
+++ b/src/types/messages.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export interface MessageInputInterface {
 
 export interface MessageUpdateInputInterface {
   message: string;
+  message_verb?: string;
   is_public?: number;
   is_deleted?: number;
 }
diff --git a/test/message.test.ts b/test/message.test.ts
index cb7a122..2beb294 100644
--- a/test/message.test.ts
+++ b/test/message.test.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,30 @@ describe('Test the Social Messages', () => {
         expect(newMessage.message).toBe(messageContent);
     });
 
+    it('update a message', async () => {
+        const client = getClient();
+        const messages = client.messages;
+        const messageContent = 'Hello, Kanvas!';
+        const newMessage = await messages.createMessage({
+            message_verb: 'post',
+            message: messageContent,
+        });
+
+        expect(newMessage).toBeDefined();
+        expect(newMessage.id).toBeDefined();
+        expect(newMessage.message).toBe(messageContent);
+
+        const updatedMessage = await messages.updateMessage(newMessage.id, {
+            message: 'Hello, Kanvas! Updated',
+            message_verb: 'post2',
+        });
+
+        expect(updatedMessage).toBeDefined();
+        expect(updatedMessage.id).toBeDefined();
+        expect(updatedMessage.message).toBe('Hello, Kanvas! Updated');
+        expect(updatedMessage.message_types_id).not.toBe(newMessage.message_types_id);
+    });
+
     it('create a message with parent id', async () => {
         const client = getClient();
         const messages = client.messages;