diff --git a/gotrue/_async/client.py b/gotrue/_async/client.py
index 4a1b6c5f..6073cc71 100644
--- a/gotrue/_async/client.py
+++ b/gotrue/_async/client.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     Subscription,
     User,
     UserAttributes,
+    UserAttributesDict,
 )
 from .api import AsyncGoTrueAPI
 from .storage import AsyncMemoryStorage, AsyncSupportedStorage
@@ -301,13 +302,15 @@ async def refresh_session(self) -> Session:
             raise ValueError("Not logged in.")
         return await self._call_refresh_token()
 
-    async def update(self, *, attributes: UserAttributes) -> User:
+    async def update(
+        self, *, attributes: Union[UserAttributesDict, UserAttributes]
+    ) -> User:
         """Updates user data, if there is a logged in user.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        attributes : UserAttributes
-            The attributes to update.
+        attributes : UserAttributesDict | UserAttributes
+            Attributes to update, could be: email, password, email_change_token, data
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -321,9 +324,15 @@ async def update(self, *, attributes: UserAttributes) -> User:
         """
         if not self.current_session:
             raise ValueError("Not logged in.")
+
+        if isinstance(attributes, dict):
+            attributes_to_update = UserAttributes(**attributes)
+        else:
+            attributes_to_update = attributes
+
         response = await self.api.update_user(
             jwt=self.current_session.access_token,
-            attributes=attributes,
+            attributes=attributes_to_update,
         )
         self.current_session.user = response
         await self._save_session(session=self.current_session)
diff --git a/gotrue/_sync/client.py b/gotrue/_sync/client.py
index 7d8d9ca4..09f8f1d1 100644
--- a/gotrue/_sync/client.py
+++ b/gotrue/_sync/client.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     Subscription,
     User,
     UserAttributes,
+    UserAttributesDict,
 )
 from .api import SyncGoTrueAPI
 from .storage import SyncMemoryStorage, SyncSupportedStorage
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ def refresh_session(self) -> Session:
             raise ValueError("Not logged in.")
         return self._call_refresh_token()
 
-    def update(self, *, attributes: UserAttributes) -> User:
+    def update(self, *, attributes: Union[UserAttributesDict, UserAttributes]) -> User:
         """Updates user data, if there is a logged in user.
 
         Parameters
@@ -319,9 +320,15 @@ def update(self, *, attributes: UserAttributes) -> User:
         """
         if not self.current_session:
             raise ValueError("Not logged in.")
+
+        if isinstance(attributes, dict):
+            attributes_to_update = UserAttributes(**attributes)
+        else:
+            attributes_to_update = attributes
+
         response = self.api.update_user(
             jwt=self.current_session.access_token,
-            attributes=attributes,
+            attributes=attributes_to_update,
         )
         self.current_session.user = response
         self._save_session(session=self.current_session)
diff --git a/gotrue/types.py b/gotrue/types.py
index 72b54cc7..63680b41 100644
--- a/gotrue/types.py
+++ b/gotrue/types.py
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import sys
 from datetime import datetime
 from enum import Enum
 from time import time
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union
 from uuid import UUID
 
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
+    from typing import TypedDict
+else:
+    from typing_extensions import TypedDict
+
 from httpx import Response
 from pydantic import BaseModel, root_validator
 
@@ -150,3 +156,12 @@ class LinkType(str, Enum):
     magiclink = "magiclink"
     recovery = "recovery"
     invite = "invite"
+
+
+class UserAttributesDict(TypedDict):
+    """Dict version of `UserAttributes`"""
+
+    email: Optional[str]
+    password: Optional[str]
+    email_change_token: Optional[str]
+    data: Optional[Any]
diff --git a/tests/_async/test_client_with_auto_confirm_enabled.py b/tests/_async/test_client_with_auto_confirm_enabled.py
index 3c41e2d0..b1b3eeb4 100644
--- a/tests/_async/test_client_with_auto_confirm_enabled.py
+++ b/tests/_async/test_client_with_auto_confirm_enabled.py
@@ -259,6 +259,25 @@ async def test_update_user(client: AsyncGoTrueClient):
         assert False, str(e)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.depends(on=[test_sign_in.__name__])
+async def test_update_user_dict(client: AsyncGoTrueClient):
+    try:
+        await client.init_recover()
+        response = await client.update(attributes={"data": {"hello": "world"}})
+        assert isinstance(response, User)
+        assert response.id
+        assert response.email == email
+        assert response.email_confirmed_at
+        assert response.last_sign_in_at
+        assert response.created_at
+        assert response.updated_at
+        assert response.user_metadata
+        assert response.user_metadata.get("hello") == "world"
+    except Exception as e:
+        assert False, str(e)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.depends(on=[test_update_user.__name__])
 async def test_get_user_after_update(client: AsyncGoTrueClient):
diff --git a/tests/_sync/test_client_with_auto_confirm_enabled.py b/tests/_sync/test_client_with_auto_confirm_enabled.py
index 65edf3c0..8848e9c4 100644
--- a/tests/_sync/test_client_with_auto_confirm_enabled.py
+++ b/tests/_sync/test_client_with_auto_confirm_enabled.py
@@ -253,6 +253,25 @@ def test_update_user(client: SyncGoTrueClient):
         assert False, str(e)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.depends(on=[test_sign_in.__name__])
+def test_update_user(client: SyncGoTrueClient):
+    try:
+        client.init_recover()
+        response = client.update(attributes={"data": {"hello": "world"}})
+        assert isinstance(response, User)
+        assert response.id
+        assert response.email == email
+        assert response.email_confirmed_at
+        assert response.last_sign_in_at
+        assert response.created_at
+        assert response.updated_at
+        assert response.user_metadata
+        assert response.user_metadata.get("hello") == "world"
+    except Exception as e:
+        assert False, str(e)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.depends(on=[test_update_user.__name__])
 def test_get_user_after_update(client: SyncGoTrueClient):