diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4a3c9c228..2f2fcda33 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-07-12  Mike Kestner <mkestner@speakeasy.net>
+
+	* api/gda-api.xml : hide the new Type class
+	* source/Gda.metadata : hide the new Type class
+	
 2003-07-11  Mike Kestner <mkestner@speakeasy.net>
 
 	* gdk/Selection.custom : add static fields for the  primary, 
diff --git a/api/gda-api.xml b/api/gda-api.xml
index c025104e7..f9ca6f01d 100644
--- a/api/gda-api.xml
+++ b/api/gda-api.xml
@@ -2933,7 +2933,7 @@
         </parameters>
       </method>
     </class>
-    <class name="Type" cname="GdaType_">
+    <class name="Type" cname="GdaType_" hidden="1">
       <method name="FromString" cname="gda_type_from_string" shared="true">
         <return-type type="GdaValueType"/>
         <parameters>
diff --git a/sources/Gda.metadata b/sources/Gda.metadata
index 6e1388f82..8f1fd2298 100644
--- a/sources/Gda.metadata
+++ b/sources/Gda.metadata
@@ -113,5 +113,14 @@
     </attribute>
   </data>
 </rule>
+<rule>
+  <class name="GdaType_"/>
+  <data>
+    <attribute target="class">
+      <name>hidden</name>
+      <value>1</value>
+    </attribute>
+  </data>
+</rule>
 
 </metadata>