diff --git a/src/BarcodeParser.js b/src/BarcodeParser.js
index 92e3186..d0c42d1 100644
--- a/src/BarcodeParser.js
+++ b/src/BarcodeParser.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  *
  * encapsulating the barcode parsing function in an anonymous, self-executing function
  */
-var parseBarcode = (function () {
+const parseBarcode = (function () {
     'use strict';
     /**
      * This is the main routine provided by the parseBarcode library. It takes a string,
@@ -1362,4 +1362,6 @@ var parseBarcode = (function () {
         return answer;
     }
     return parseBarcode;
-}());
\ No newline at end of file
+}());
+
+export default parseBarcode;