diff --git a/src/I18n.php b/src/I18n.php
index fc78304..00c9e55 100644
--- a/src/I18n.php
+++ b/src/I18n.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class I18n implements MissingKeyInterface
 {
     const DELIMITER = '.';
 
-    protected string $locale = "en_US";
+    public string $locale = "en_US";
 
     protected string $language = "";