diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index b8b64f59..babd3ec7 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "knockout-validation",
-  "version": "2.0.3",
+  "version": "2.0.6",
   "description": "A KnockoutJS Plugin for model and property validation",
   "main": "dist/knockout.validation.js",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/Knockout-Contrib/Knockout-Validation",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "git://github.com/Knockout-Contrib/Knockout-Validation.git"
+    "url": "git://github.com/EikosPartners/Knockout-Validation.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "knockout": ">=2.3.0"
diff --git a/dist/knockout.validation.js b/dist/knockout.validation.js
index 07b697b6..3d68fe25 100644
--- a/dist/knockout.validation.js
+++ b/dist/knockout.validation.js
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ kv.configuration = configuration;
 				// 1. Just the params to be passed to the validator
 				// 2. An object containing the Message to be used and the Params to pass to the validator
 				// 3. A condition when the validation rule to be applied
+				// 4. An object containing the severity to be used
 				//
 				// Example:
 				// var test = ko.observable(3).extend({
@@ -524,17 +525,19 @@ kv.configuration = configuration;
 				//	  }
 				//  )};
 				//
-				if (params && (params.message || params.onlyIf)) { //if it has a message or condition object, then its an object literal to use
+				if (params && (params.message || params.onlyIf || (params.severity && !ko.isObservable(params.severity)))) { //if it has a message, condition, or severity object, then its an object literal to use
 					return kv.addRule(observable, {
 						rule: ruleName,
 						message: params.message,
 						params: utils.isEmptyVal(params.params) ? true : params.params,
+						severity: params.severity || 1,
 						condition: params.onlyIf
 					});
 				} else {
 					return kv.addRule(observable, {
 						rule: ruleName,
-						params: params
+						params: params,
+						severity: 1
 					});
 				}
 			};
@@ -1204,12 +1207,13 @@ ko.extenders['validatable'] = function (observable, options) {
 			throttleEvaluation : options.throttle || config.throttle
 		};
 
-		observable.error = ko.observable(null); // holds the error message, we only need one since we stop processing validators when one is invalid
-
+		observable.error = ko.observable(null); // holds the error message, we only need one since we stop processing validators when one is invalid and has a severity of 1
+		observable.severity = ko.observable(1);
+		
 		// observable.rules:
 		// ObservableArray of Rule Contexts, where a Rule Context is simply the name of a rule and the params to supply to it
 		//
-		// Rule Context = { rule: '<rule name>', params: '<passed in params>', message: '<Override of default Message>' }
+		// Rule Context = { rule: '<rule name>', params: '<passed in params>', message: '<Override of default Message>', severity: '<severity level' }
 		observable.rules = ko.observableArray(); //holds the rule Contexts to use as part of validation
 
 		//in case async validation is occurring
@@ -1224,11 +1228,12 @@ ko.extenders['validatable'] = function (observable, options) {
 		observable.isValid = ko.computed(observable.__valid__);
 
 		//manually set error state
-		observable.setError = function (error) {
+		observable.setError = function (error, severity) {
 			var previousError = observable.error.peek();
 			var previousIsValid = observable.__valid__.peek();
 
 			observable.error(error);
+			observable.severity(severity);
 			observable.__valid__(false);
 
 			if (previousError !== error && !previousIsValid) {
@@ -1296,8 +1301,8 @@ function validateSync(observable, rule, ctx) {
 		observable.setError(kv.formatMessage(
 					ctx.message || rule.message,
 					unwrap(ctx.params),
-					observable));
-		return false;
+					observable), ctx.severity || rule.severity);
+		return ctx.severity === 1 ? false : "warning";
 	} else {
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -1350,7 +1355,9 @@ kv.validateObservable = function (observable) {
 		rule, // the rule validator to execute
 		ctx, // the current Rule Context for the loop
 		ruleContexts = observable.rules(), //cache for iterator
-		len = ruleContexts.length; //cache for iterator
+		len = ruleContexts.length, //cache for iterator
+		result, // holds result of validate call
+		hasWarning; // holds result if there is a warning
 
 	for (; i < len; i++) {
 
@@ -1371,11 +1378,23 @@ kv.validateObservable = function (observable) {
 
 		} else {
 			//run normal sync validation
-			if (!validateSync(observable, rule, ctx)) {
+			result = validateSync(observable, rule, ctx);
+
+			if (result === 'warning') {
+				hasWarning = true;
+			}
+
+			if (!result) {
 				return false; //break out of the loop
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if(hasWarning) {
+		// durring the loop we encountered a warning
+		// but wanted to keep looping incase there was an error
+		// so return false as if we had an error
+		return false;
+	}
 	//finally if we got this far, make the observable valid again!
 	observable.clearError();
 	return true;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b61e506c..d71c8036 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "knockout.validation",
+  "name": "ep-knockout.validation",
   "version": "2.0.3",
   "description": "A KnockoutJS Plugin for model and property validation",
   "main": "dist/knockout.validation.js",
diff --git a/src/api.js b/src/api.js
index d9c8ad02..a0a07e75 100644
--- a/src/api.js
+++ b/src/api.js
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@
 				// 1. Just the params to be passed to the validator
 				// 2. An object containing the Message to be used and the Params to pass to the validator
 				// 3. A condition when the validation rule to be applied
+				// 4. An object containing the severity to be used
 				//
 				// Example:
 				// var test = ko.observable(3).extend({
@@ -326,17 +327,19 @@
 				//	  }
 				//  )};
 				//
-				if (params && (params.message || params.onlyIf)) { //if it has a message or condition object, then its an object literal to use
+				if (params && (params.message || params.onlyIf || (params.severity && !ko.isObservable(params.severity)))) { //if it has a message, condition, or severity object, then its an object literal to use
 					return ko.validation.addRule(observable, {
 						rule: ruleName,
 						message: params.message,
 						params: utils.isEmptyVal(params.params) ? true : params.params,
+						severity: params.severity || 1,
 						condition: params.onlyIf
 					});
 				} else {
 					return ko.validation.addRule(observable, {
 						rule: ruleName,
-						params: params
+						params: params,
+						severity: 1
 					});
 				}
 			};
diff --git a/src/extenders.js b/src/extenders.js
index 4f69493b..ec59aa80 100644
--- a/src/extenders.js
+++ b/src/extenders.js
@@ -42,12 +42,13 @@ ko.extenders['validatable'] = function (observable, options) {
 			throttleEvaluation : options.throttle || config.throttle
 		};
 
-		observable.error = ko.observable(null); // holds the error message, we only need one since we stop processing validators when one is invalid
-
+		observable.error = ko.observable(null); // holds the error message, we only need one since we stop processing validators when one is invalid and has a severity of 1
+		observable.severity = ko.observable(1);
+		
 		// observable.rules:
 		// ObservableArray of Rule Contexts, where a Rule Context is simply the name of a rule and the params to supply to it
 		//
-		// Rule Context = { rule: '<rule name>', params: '<passed in params>', message: '<Override of default Message>' }
+		// Rule Context = { rule: '<rule name>', params: '<passed in params>', message: '<Override of default Message>', severity: '<severity level' }
 		observable.rules = ko.observableArray(); //holds the rule Contexts to use as part of validation
 
 		//in case async validation is occurring
@@ -62,11 +63,12 @@ ko.extenders['validatable'] = function (observable, options) {
 		observable.isValid = ko.computed(observable.__valid__);
 
 		//manually set error state
-		observable.setError = function (error) {
+		observable.setError = function (error, severity) {
 			var previousError = observable.error.peek();
 			var previousIsValid = observable.__valid__.peek();
 
 			observable.error(error);
+			observable.severity(severity);
 			observable.__valid__(false);
 
 			if (previousError !== error && !previousIsValid) {
@@ -134,8 +136,8 @@ function validateSync(observable, rule, ctx) {
 		observable.setError(ko.validation.formatMessage(
 					ctx.message || rule.message,
 					ko.utils.unwrapObservable(ctx.params),
-					observable));
-		return false;
+					observable), ctx.severity || rule.severity);
+		return ctx.severity === 1 ? false : "warning";
 	} else {
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -188,7 +190,9 @@ ko.validation.validateObservable = function (observable) {
 		rule, // the rule validator to execute
 		ctx, // the current Rule Context for the loop
 		ruleContexts = observable.rules(), //cache for iterator
-		len = ruleContexts.length; //cache for iterator
+		len = ruleContexts.length, //cache for iterator
+		result, // holds result of validate call
+		hasWarning; // holds result if there is a warning
 
 	for (; i < len; i++) {
 
@@ -209,11 +213,23 @@ ko.validation.validateObservable = function (observable) {
 
 		} else {
 			//run normal sync validation
-			if (!validateSync(observable, rule, ctx)) {
+			result = validateSync(observable, rule, ctx);
+
+			if (result === 'warning') {
+				hasWarning = true;
+			}
+
+			if (!result) {
 				return false; //break out of the loop
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if(hasWarning) {
+		// durring the loop we encountered a warning
+		// but wanted to keep looping incase there was an error
+		// so return false as if we had an error
+		return false;
+	}
 	//finally if we got this far, make the observable valid again!
 	observable.clearError();
 	return true;
diff --git a/test/api-tests.js b/test/api-tests.js
index 24fbcb9b..56691ea4 100644
--- a/test/api-tests.js
+++ b/test/api-tests.js
@@ -766,7 +766,10 @@ QUnit.test('setRules applies rules to all properties', function(assert) {
 			},
 			grandchild: {
 				property3: {
-					number: true
+					number: true,
+					required: {
+						severity: 2
+					}
 				}
 			},
 			ignoredDefinition: { required: true }
@@ -799,22 +802,23 @@ QUnit.test('setRules applies rules to all properties', function(assert) {
 
 	//check that all rules have been applied
 	assert.deepEqual(target.property1.rules(), [
-        { rule: 'required', params: true },
-        { rule: 'min', params: 10 },
-        { rule: 'max', params: 99 }
+        { rule: 'required', params: true, severity: 1 },
+        { rule: 'min', params: 10, severity: 1 },
+        { rule: 'max', params: 99, severity: 1 }
 	]);
 
 	assert.deepEqual(target.child.property2.rules(), [
-        { rule: 'pattern', message: 'Only AlphaNumeric please', params: '^[a-z0-9].$', condition: undefined }
+        { rule: 'pattern', message: 'Only AlphaNumeric please', params: '^[a-z0-9].$', condition: undefined, severity: 1 }
 	]);
 
 	assert.deepEqual(target.child.grandchild.property3.rules(), [
-        { rule: 'number', params: true }
+        { rule: 'number', params: true, severity: 1 },
+		{ rule: 'required', condition: undefined, message: undefined, params: true, severity: 2 }
 	]);
 
 	for (var i = 0; i < target.nestedArray().length; i++) {
 		assert.deepEqual(target.nestedArray()[i].property4.rules(), [
-			{ rule: 'email', params: true }
+			{ rule: 'email', params: true, severity: 1 }
 		]);
 	}
 
@@ -827,6 +831,27 @@ QUnit.test('setRules applies rules to all properties', function(assert) {
 	assert.ok(!target.nestedArray()[2].ignoredProperty.rules);
 });
 
+QUnit.test('setRules work correctly when params is validatedObservable', function(assert) {
+	var equalityComparison = ko.observable().extend({ min: 2 });
+
+	var definition = {
+		property1: {
+			equal: equalityComparison
+		}
+	};
+
+	var target = {
+		property1: ko.observable()
+	};
+
+	ko.validation.setRules(target, definition);
+
+	//check that all rules have been applied
+	assert.deepEqual(target.property1.rules(), [
+		{ rule: 'equal', params: equalityComparison, severity: 1 }
+	]);
+});
+
 QUnit.test('Issue #461 - validatedObservable works with nested view models if grouping.deep is true', function(assert) {
 	ko.validation.init({grouping: {deep: true}}, true);
 
diff --git a/test/validation-tests.js b/test/validation-tests.js
index d63d1eea..4242812a 100644
--- a/test/validation-tests.js
+++ b/test/validation-tests.js
@@ -433,3 +433,59 @@ QUnit.test('message parameter receives params and observable when async', functi
 });
 
 //#endregion
+
+//#region Severity tests
+
+QUnit.module('Severity tests');
+
+QUnit.test('isValid returns false for warning severity', function(assert) {
+    var testObj = ko.observable('something').extend({
+        required: {
+            severity: 2
+        }
+    });
+    testObj('');
+    assert.equal(testObj.isValid(), false);
+    assert.equal(testObj.severity(), 2, 'Severity should equal severity defined in required-validation');
+});
+
+QUnit.test('default severity is 1', function(assert) {
+    var testObj = ko.observable('something').extend({
+        required: true
+    });
+    testObj('');
+    assert.equal(testObj.isValid(), false);
+    assert.equal(testObj.severity(), 1, 'Severity should be 1 when not defined');
+});
+
+QUnit.test('Lowest invalid rule severity is returned', function(assert) {
+    var testObj = ko.observable('something').extend({
+        minLength: {
+            params: 200,
+            severity: 3
+        },
+        email: {
+            severity: 2
+        },
+        required: {
+            severity: 1,
+            params: true
+        }
+    });
+    testObj('test');
+    assert.equal(testObj.isValid(), false);
+    assert.equal(testObj.severity(), 2, 'Lowest broken rule severity should be 2');
+});
+
+QUnit.test('Lowest invalid rule severity for default severity is returned', function(assert) {
+    var testObj = ko.observable('something').extend({
+        required: {
+            severity: 2
+        },
+        equal: 'cant be this.'
+    });
+    testObj('');
+    assert.equal(testObj.isValid(), false);
+    assert.equal(testObj.severity(), 1, 'Default severity for broken rule should be 1');
+});
+//#endregion