diff --git a/types/helpers.d.ts b/types/helpers.d.ts
index dc0fbd505..a98602166 100644
--- a/types/helpers.d.ts
+++ b/types/helpers.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import Vue = require("vue");
+import Vue from "vue";
 
 type Dictionary<T> = { [key: string]: T };
 
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index efb42f971..169953230 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-import _Vue = require("vue");
+import _Vue from "vue";
 import { WatchOptions } from "vue";
 
 // augment typings of Vue.js
 import "./vue";
 
+export default {
+  Store,
+  install
+};
+
 export * from "./helpers";
 
 export declare class Store<S> {
diff --git a/types/test/helpers.ts b/types/test/helpers.ts
index 3279be1ca..930a824a6 100644
--- a/types/test/helpers.ts
+++ b/types/test/helpers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import Vue = require("vue");
+import Vue from "vue";
 
 import {
   mapState,
diff --git a/types/test/index.ts b/types/test/index.ts
index c034f932b..b1ba99fec 100644
--- a/types/test/index.ts
+++ b/types/test/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import Vue = require("vue");
+import Vue from "vue";
 import * as Vuex from "../index";
 import createLogger from "../../dist/logger";
 
diff --git a/types/test/vue.ts b/types/test/vue.ts
index e9e280ba9..b9a756698 100644
--- a/types/test/vue.ts
+++ b/types/test/vue.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import Vue = require("vue");
-import * as Vuex from "../index";
+import Vue from "vue";
+import Vuex from "../index";
 
 const store = new Vuex.Store({
   state: {
diff --git a/types/vue.d.ts b/types/vue.d.ts
index 482abe12d..36e0eb5e2 100644
--- a/types/vue.d.ts
+++ b/types/vue.d.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Extends interfaces in Vue.js
  */
 
-import Vue = require("vue");
+import Vue from "vue";
 import { Store } from "./index";
 
 declare module "vue/types/options" {