diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 9680aec..eff9170 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -62,3 +62,5 @@ export {
   globalLogger,
   resolveGlobalErrorLogObject,
 } from './src/errors/globalErrorHandler'
+
+export type { MayOmit } from './src/common/may-omit'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6e20bca..f23a269 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^20.3.2",
-    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.60.1",
-    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.60.1",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.62.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.62.0",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^0.32.2",
     "auto-changelog": "^2.4.0",
     "eslint": "^8.43.0",
diff --git a/src/common/may-omit.ts b/src/common/may-omit.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fc4350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/may-omit.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// makes K keys optional in T
+// can be used to provide some defaults and merge input on top of it
+export type MayOmit<T, K extends keyof T> = Pick<Partial<T>, K> & Omit<T, K>
diff --git a/vitest.config.ts b/vitest.config.ts
index da30050..61bab89 100644
--- a/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/vitest.config.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
         'src/**/*.spec.ts',
         'src/errors/errorReporterTypes.ts',
         'src/errors/either.ts',
+        'src/common/may-omit.ts',
         'src/config/configTypes.ts',
         'src/errors/globalErrorHandler.ts',
       ],