diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 49c8c8d..fcbebb9 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ title = ""
         category = "Category"
         sub_category = "Sub Category"
         explicit = "no"
-        iTunesID = 12345677
+        itunesID = 12345677
+        itunes_type = "episodic"  # accepted values are: "episodic" or "serial"
         update_period = "weekly"
         update_frequency = 1
         funding_url = "https://example.com/funding"
         funding_text = "Buy me a coffee"
 
 [taxonomies]
-    podcast_tags = "podcast_tag"
+    podcast_tags = "podcast_tag"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/layouts/podcast/podcast.rss.xml b/layouts/podcast/podcast.rss.xml
index 272c481..db6eef8 100644
--- a/layouts/podcast/podcast.rss.xml
+++ b/layouts/podcast/podcast.rss.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         {{- if gt (len $key) 0 }}{{ $key }}{{ end -}}
       {{- end -}}
     </itunes:author>
+    <itunes:type>{{ .Site.Params.Podcast.itunes_type }}</itunes:type>
     <itunes:summary>{{ .Site.Params.Podcast.summary | plainify }}</itunes:summary>
     <description>{{ .Site.Params.Podcast.summary | plainify }}</description>
     <itunes:owner>