diff --git a/types/pouchdb-browser/index.d.ts b/types/pouchdb-browser/index.d.ts
index 94f942302c..3872feef98 100644
--- a/types/pouchdb-browser/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/pouchdb-browser/index.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-// Type definitions for pouchdb-browser v6.1.2
+// Type definitions for pouchdb-browser 6.1
 // Project: https://pouchdb.com/
 // Definitions by: Simon Paulger <https://github.com/spaulg>, Brian Geppert <https://github.com/geppy>, Frederico Galvão <https://github.com/fredgalvao>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+// TypeScript Version: 2.3
 
 /// <reference types="pouchdb-core" />
 /// <reference types="pouchdb-adapter-idb" />
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@
 /// <reference types="pouchdb-mapreduce" />
 /// <reference types="pouchdb-replication" />
 
+// TODO: Fixing this lint error will require a large refactor
+/* tslint:disable:no-single-declare-module */
+
 declare module 'pouchdb-browser' {
     const PouchDb: PouchDB.Static;
     export = PouchDb;
diff --git a/types/pouchdb-browser/pouchdb-browser-tests.ts b/types/pouchdb-browser/pouchdb-browser-tests.ts
index faaa5b5d21..29b8d55b5a 100644
--- a/types/pouchdb-browser/pouchdb-browser-tests.ts
+++ b/types/pouchdb-browser/pouchdb-browser-tests.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 function testConstructor() {
-    type MyModel = { numericProperty: number };
+    interface MyModel {
+        numericProperty: number;
+    }
     let model: PouchDB.Core.Document<MyModel>;
 
     let db = new PouchDB<MyModel>(null, {
diff --git a/types/pouchdb-browser/tslint.json b/types/pouchdb-browser/tslint.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3db14f85ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/pouchdb-browser/tslint.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "extends": "dtslint/dt.json" }
diff --git a/types/pouchdb-http/index.d.ts b/types/pouchdb-http/index.d.ts
index 8dde8993e9..8c5dfd3104 100644
--- a/types/pouchdb-http/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/pouchdb-http/index.d.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-// Type definitions for pouchdb-http v6.1.2
+// Type definitions for pouchdb-http 6.1
 // Project: https://pouchdb.com/
 // Definitions by: Simon Paulger <https://github.com/spaulg>, Brian Geppert <https://github.com/geppy>, Frederico Galvão <https://github.com/fredgalvao>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+// TypeScript Version: 2.3
 
 /// <reference types="pouchdb-core" />
 /// <reference types="pouchdb-adapter-http" />
 
+// TODO: Fixing this lint error will require a large refactor
+/* tslint:disable:no-single-declare-module */
+
 declare module 'pouchdb-http' {
     const PouchDb: PouchDB.Static;
     export = PouchDb;
diff --git a/types/pouchdb-http/pouchdb-http-tests.ts b/types/pouchdb-http/pouchdb-http-tests.ts
index 05a0f1667d..ebf0b04bed 100644
--- a/types/pouchdb-http/pouchdb-http-tests.ts
+++ b/types/pouchdb-http/pouchdb-http-tests.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 function testConstructor() {
-    type MyModel = { numericProperty: number };
+    interface MyModel {
+        numericProperty: number;
+    }
     let model: PouchDB.Core.Document<MyModel>;
 
     let db = new PouchDB<MyModel>('myDb', {
diff --git a/types/pouchdb-http/tslint.json b/types/pouchdb-http/tslint.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3db14f85ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/pouchdb-http/tslint.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "extends": "dtslint/dt.json" }
diff --git a/types/pouchdb-node/index.d.ts b/types/pouchdb-node/index.d.ts
index aed20c7192..c0f48adb23 100644
--- a/types/pouchdb-node/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/pouchdb-node/index.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-// Type definitions for pouchdb-node v6.1.2
+// Type definitions for pouchdb-node 6.1
 // Project: https://pouchdb.com/
 // Definitions by: Simon Paulger <https://github.com/spaulg>, Brian Geppert <https://github.com/geppy>, Frederico Galvão <https://github.com/fredgalvao>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+// TypeScript Version: 2.3
 
 /// <reference types="pouchdb-core" />
 /// <reference types="pouchdb-adapter-leveldb" />
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@
 /// <reference types="pouchdb-mapreduce" />
 /// <reference types="pouchdb-replication" />
 
+// TODO: Fixing this lint error will require a large refactor
+/* tslint:disable:no-single-declare-module */
+
 declare namespace PouchDB {
     namespace Core {
         interface DatabaseInfo {
diff --git a/types/pouchdb-node/pouchdb-node-tests.ts b/types/pouchdb-node/pouchdb-node-tests.ts
index 107dcf00e8..21b42558f0 100644
--- a/types/pouchdb-node/pouchdb-node-tests.ts
+++ b/types/pouchdb-node/pouchdb-node-tests.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 function testConstructor() {
-    type MyModel = { numericProperty: number };
+    interface MyModel {
+        numericProperty: number;
+    }
     let model: PouchDB.Core.Document<MyModel>;
 
     let db = new PouchDB<MyModel>('myDb', {
diff --git a/types/pouchdb-node/tslint.json b/types/pouchdb-node/tslint.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3db14f85ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/pouchdb-node/tslint.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "extends": "dtslint/dt.json" }
diff --git a/types/pouchdb/index.d.ts b/types/pouchdb/index.d.ts
index e14e4c421f..48bc6279ff 100644
--- a/types/pouchdb/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/pouchdb/index.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-// Type definitions for pouchdb v6.1.2
+// Type definitions for pouchdb 6.1
 // Project: https://pouchdb.com/
 // Definitions by: Andy Brown <https://github.com/AGBrown>, Brian Geppert <https://github.com/geppy>, Frederico Galvão <https://github.com/fredgalvao>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+// TypeScript Version: 2.3
 
 /// <reference types='pouchdb-adapter-fruitdown' />
 /// <reference types='pouchdb-adapter-http' />
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@
 /// <reference types='pouchdb-node' />
 /// <reference types='pouchdb-replication' />
 
+// TODO: Fixing this lint error will require a large refactor
+/* tslint:disable:no-single-declare-module */
+
 declare module 'pouchdb' {
     const plugin: PouchDB.Static;
     export = plugin;
diff --git a/types/pouchdb/pouchdb-tests.ts b/types/pouchdb/pouchdb-tests.ts
index ef7da0fd83..25e3861b99 100644
--- a/types/pouchdb/pouchdb-tests.ts
+++ b/types/pouchdb/pouchdb-tests.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function testAllDocs() {
 
             // check document property
             isNumber(doc.foo);
-        })
+        });
     });
 
     db.allDocs({ startkey: "a", endkey: "b" });
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ function testDestroy() {
 }
 
 function testBasics() {
-    type MyModel = { property: 'someProperty '};
+    interface MyModel {
+        property: 'someProperty ';
+    }
     let model: PouchDB.Core.Document<MyModel>;
     const id = 'model';
 
diff --git a/types/pouchdb/tslint.json b/types/pouchdb/tslint.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3db14f85ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/pouchdb/tslint.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "extends": "dtslint/dt.json" }