diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9bb3baba..89923dac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.9.7 Released on 2022-08-15
+
+- change rule 'TypeChanged' to 'Info' if adding 'type:object' to an schema with "properties".
+
 ## 0.9.6 Released on 2022-06-09
 
 - using autorest v3.6.1'.
diff --git a/openapi-diff/src/modeler/AutoRest.Swagger.Tests/Resource/Swagger/new/type_changed_01.json b/openapi-diff/src/modeler/AutoRest.Swagger.Tests/Resource/Swagger/new/type_changed_01.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ddb2169a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openapi-diff/src/modeler/AutoRest.Swagger.Tests/Resource/Swagger/new/type_changed_01.json
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+{
+  "swagger": 2.0,
+  "info": {
+    "title": "type_changed",
+    "version": "1.0"
+  },
+  "host": "localhost:8000",
+  "schemes": [ "http", "https" ],
+  "consumes": [ "text/plain", "text/json" ],
+  "produces": [ "text/plain" ],
+  "paths": {
+    "/api/Parameters": {
+      "put": {
+        "tag": [ "Parameters" ],
+        "operationId": "Parameters_Put",
+        "produces": [
+          "text/plain"
+        ],
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "name": "database",
+            "in": "body",
+            "required": true,
+            "type": "object",
+            "schema": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Database" }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "definitions": {
+    "Database": {
+      "properties": {
+        "a": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "readOnly": true,
+          "properties": {
+            "b": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "readOnly": true
+            }
+          },
+          "description": "This is a system generated property.\nThe _rid value is empty for this operation."
+        },
+        "b": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "readOnly": true,
+          "default": 0,
+          "description": "This property shows the number of databases returned."
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/openapi-diff/src/modeler/AutoRest.Swagger.Tests/Resource/Swagger/old/type_changed_01.json b/openapi-diff/src/modeler/AutoRest.Swagger.Tests/Resource/Swagger/old/type_changed_01.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8909672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openapi-diff/src/modeler/AutoRest.Swagger.Tests/Resource/Swagger/old/type_changed_01.json
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{
+  "swagger": 2.0,
+  "info": {
+    "title": "type_changed",
+    "version": "1.0"
+  },
+  "host": "localhost:8000",
+  "schemes": [ "http", "https" ],
+  "consumes": [ "text/plain", "text/json" ],
+  "produces": [ "text/plain" ],
+  "paths": {
+    "/api/Parameters": {
+      "put": {
+        "tag": [ "Parameters" ],
+        "operationId": "Parameters_Put",
+        "produces": [
+          "text/plain"
+        ],
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "name": "database",
+            "in": "body",
+            "required": true,
+            "type": "object",
+            "schema": { "$ref": "#/definitions/Database" }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "definitions": {
+    "Database": {
+      "properties": {
+        "a": {
+          "readOnly": true,
+          "properties": {
+            "b": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "readOnly": true
+            }
+          },
+          "description": "This is a system generated property.\nThe _rid value is empty for this operation."
+        },
+        "b": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "readOnly": true,
+          "default": 0,
+          "description": "This property shows the number of databases returned."
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/openapi-diff/src/modeler/AutoRest.Swagger.Tests/SwaggerModelerCompareTests.cs b/openapi-diff/src/modeler/AutoRest.Swagger.Tests/SwaggerModelerCompareTests.cs
index 61b721f3..8f4fe1e9 100644
--- a/openapi-diff/src/modeler/AutoRest.Swagger.Tests/SwaggerModelerCompareTests.cs
+++ b/openapi-diff/src/modeler/AutoRest.Swagger.Tests/SwaggerModelerCompareTests.cs
@@ -150,6 +150,21 @@ public void PropertyTypeChanged()
             Assert.Equal("new/type_changed.json#/definitions/Database/properties/a", error.NewJsonRef);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Verifies that if adding a 'type:object' to a schema with 'properties', it's not error.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Fact]
+        public void TypeObjectChanged()
+        {
+            var messages = CompareSwagger("type_changed_01.json").ToArray();
+            var missing = messages.Where(m => m.Id == ComparisonMessages.TypeChanged.Id);
+            Assert.NotEmpty(missing);
+            var error = missing.Where(err => err.NewJsonRef.StartsWith("new/type_changed_01.json#/definitions/")).FirstOrDefault();
+            Assert.NotNull(error);
+            Assert.Equal(Category.Info, error.Severity);
+            Assert.Equal("new/type_changed_01.json#/definitions/Database/properties/a", error.NewJsonRef);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Verifies that if you change the type format of a schema property, it's caught.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/openapi-diff/src/modeler/AutoRest.Swagger/Model/SwaggerObject.cs b/openapi-diff/src/modeler/AutoRest.Swagger/Model/SwaggerObject.cs
index 5a82e343..2e9655d1 100644
--- a/openapi-diff/src/modeler/AutoRest.Swagger/Model/SwaggerObject.cs
+++ b/openapi-diff/src/modeler/AutoRest.Swagger/Model/SwaggerObject.cs
@@ -127,12 +127,26 @@ T previous
 
             // Are the types the same?
 
-            if (prior.Type.HasValue != Type.HasValue || (Type.HasValue && prior.Type.Value != Type.Value))
+            if ((Type.HasValue && prior.Type.HasValue && prior.Type.Value != Type.Value))
             {
-                context.LogBreakingChange(ComparisonMessages.TypeChanged, 
+                context.LogError(ComparisonMessages.TypeChanged, 
                     Type.HasValue ? Type.Value.ToString().ToLower() : "",
                     prior.Type.HasValue ? prior.Type.Value.ToString().ToLower() : "");
             }
+            var isObject = Type.HasValue && Type.Value == DataType.Object && (this is Schema) ? (this as Schema).Properties != null : false;
+            if (prior.Type.HasValue != Type.HasValue) {
+                if (!prior.Type.HasValue && Type.HasValue && isObject)
+                {
+                    context.LogInfo(ComparisonMessages.TypeChanged,
+                   Type.HasValue ? Type.Value.ToString().ToLower() : "",
+                   prior.Type.HasValue ? prior.Type.Value.ToString().ToLower() : "");
+                }
+                else {
+                    context.LogError(ComparisonMessages.TypeChanged,
+                   Type.HasValue ? Type.Value.ToString().ToLower() : "",
+                   prior.Type.HasValue ? prior.Type.Value.ToString().ToLower() : "");
+                }
+            }
 
             // What about the formats?
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53a15e68..8c881589 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@azure/oad",
-  "version": "0.9.6",
+  "version": "0.9.7",
   "author": {
     "name": "Microsoft Corporation",
     "email": "azsdkteam@microsoft.com",