diff --git a/github/orgs_rules_test.go b/github/orgs_rules_test.go
index d9727fff89a..10e379e02a7 100644
--- a/github/orgs_rules_test.go
+++ b/github/orgs_rules_test.go
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_CreateRepositoryRuleset_RepoNames(t *testing.T) {
 			  {
 				"actor_id": 234,
 				"actor_type": "Team"
+			  },
+			  {
+			  	"actor_id": 345,
+				"actor_type": "Team",
+				"bypass_mode": "exempt"
 			  }
 			],
 			"conditions": {
@@ -274,6 +279,11 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_CreateRepositoryRuleset_RepoNames(t *testing.T) {
 				ActorID:   Ptr(int64(234)),
 				ActorType: Ptr(BypassActorTypeTeam),
 			},
+			{
+				ActorID:    Ptr(int64(345)),
+				ActorType:  Ptr(BypassActorTypeTeam),
+				BypassMode: Ptr(BypassModeExempt),
+			},
 		},
 		Conditions: &RepositoryRulesetConditions{
 			RefName: &RepositoryRulesetRefConditionParameters{
@@ -371,6 +381,11 @@ func TestOrganizationsService_CreateRepositoryRuleset_RepoNames(t *testing.T) {
 				ActorID:   Ptr(int64(234)),
 				ActorType: Ptr(BypassActorTypeTeam),
 			},
+			{
+				ActorID:    Ptr(int64(345)),
+				ActorType:  Ptr(BypassActorTypeTeam),
+				BypassMode: Ptr(BypassModeExempt),
+			},
 		},
 		Conditions: &RepositoryRulesetConditions{
 			RefName: &RepositoryRulesetRefConditionParameters{
diff --git a/github/rules.go b/github/rules.go
index 4def2d19ee4..7b474f00e68 100644
--- a/github/rules.go
+++ b/github/rules.go
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ type BypassMode string
 // This is the set of GitHub ruleset bypass modes.
 const (
 	BypassModeAlways      BypassMode = "always"
-	BypassModePullRequest BypassMode = "pull_request"
+	BypassModeExempt      BypassMode = "exempt"
 	BypassModeNever       BypassMode = "never"
+	BypassModePullRequest BypassMode = "pull_request"
 )
 
 // RepositoryRuleType represents a GitHub ruleset rule type.