diff --git a/lib/ansiblelint/formatters/__init__.py b/lib/ansiblelint/formatters/__init__.py
index 9c22d2a938..7395183f11 100644
--- a/lib/ansiblelint/formatters/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansiblelint/formatters/__init__.py
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ class AnnotationsFormatter(BaseFormatter):
     in a form of GitHub Checks API annotations that appear rendered in pull-
     request files view.
 
-    ::debug file={name},line={line},col={col}::{message}
-    ::warning file={name},line={line},col={col}::{message}
-    ::error file={name},line={line},col={col}::{message}
+    ::debug file={name},line={line},col={col},severity={severity}::{message}
+    ::warning file={name},line={line},col={col},severity={severity}::{message}
+    ::error file={name},line={line},col={col},severity={severity}::{message}
 
     Supported levels: debug, warning, error
     """
@@ -123,9 +123,10 @@ def format(self, match: "MatchError", colored: bool = False) -> str:
         file_path = self._format_path(match.filename or "")
         line_num = match.linenumber
         rule_id = match.rule.id
+        severity = match.rule.severity
         violation_details = match.message
         return (
-            f"::{level} file={file_path},line={line_num}"
+            f"::{level} file={file_path},line={line_num},severity={severity}"
             f"::[E{rule_id}] {violation_details}"
         )
 
diff --git a/test/TestCliRolePaths.py b/test/TestCliRolePaths.py
index bfd1490e71..a459df20a4 100644
--- a/test/TestCliRolePaths.py
+++ b/test/TestCliRolePaths.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def test_run_playbook_github(result, env):
     result_gh = run_ansible_lint(role_path, cwd=cwd, env=env)
 
     expected = (
-        '::error file=examples/example.yml,line=47::[E101] '
+        '::error file=examples/example.yml,line=47,severity=MEDIUM::[E101] '
         'Deprecated always_run'
     )
     assert (expected in result_gh.stdout) is result