diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/cow_format.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/cow_format.h
index 5e5546d..debe87e 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/cow_format.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/include/libsnapshot/cow_format.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include <limits>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string_view>
 
@@ -119,10 +120,30 @@
     uint32_t compression_algorithm;
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
+enum class CowOperationType : uint8_t {
+    kCowCopyOp = 1,
+    kCowReplaceOp = 2,
+    kCowZeroOp = 3,
+    kCowLabelOp = 4,
+    kCowClusterOp = 5,
+    kCowXorOp = 6,
+    kCowSequenceOp = 7,
+    kCowFooterOp = std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max(),
+};
+
+static constexpr CowOperationType kCowCopyOp = CowOperationType::kCowCopyOp;
+static constexpr CowOperationType kCowReplaceOp = CowOperationType::kCowReplaceOp;
+static constexpr CowOperationType kCowZeroOp = CowOperationType::kCowZeroOp;
+static constexpr CowOperationType kCowLabelOp = CowOperationType::kCowLabelOp;
+static constexpr CowOperationType kCowClusterOp = CowOperationType::kCowClusterOp;
+static constexpr CowOperationType kCowXorOp = CowOperationType::kCowXorOp;
+static constexpr CowOperationType kCowSequenceOp = CowOperationType::kCowSequenceOp;
+static constexpr CowOperationType kCowFooterOp = CowOperationType::kCowFooterOp;
+
 // This structure is the same size of a normal Operation, but is repurposed for the footer.
 struct CowFooterOperation {
     // The operation code (always kCowFooterOp).
-    uint8_t type;
+    CowOperationType type;
 
     // If this operation reads from the data section of the COW, this contains
     // the compression type of that data (see constants below).
@@ -141,7 +162,7 @@
 // V2 version of COW. On disk format for older devices
 struct CowOperationV2 {
     // The operation code (see the constants and structures below).
-    uint8_t type;
+    CowOperationType type;
 
     // If this operation reads from the data section of the COW, this contains
     // the compression type of that data (see constants below).
@@ -176,7 +197,7 @@
 // The on disk format of cow (currently ==  CowOperation)
 struct CowOperationV3 {
     // The operation code (see the constants and structures below).
-    uint8_t type;
+    CowOperationType type;
 
     // If this operation reads from the data section of the COW, this contains
     // the length.
@@ -201,15 +222,6 @@
 
 static_assert(sizeof(CowOperationV2) == sizeof(CowFooterOperation));
 
-static constexpr uint8_t kCowCopyOp = 1;
-static constexpr uint8_t kCowReplaceOp = 2;
-static constexpr uint8_t kCowZeroOp = 3;
-static constexpr uint8_t kCowLabelOp = 4;
-static constexpr uint8_t kCowClusterOp = 5;
-static constexpr uint8_t kCowXorOp = 6;
-static constexpr uint8_t kCowSequenceOp = 7;
-static constexpr uint8_t kCowFooterOp = -1;
-
 enum CowCompressionAlgorithm : uint8_t {
     kCowCompressNone = 0,
     kCowCompressGz = 1,
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/cow_format.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/cow_format.cpp
index 937065d..4afd026 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/cow_format.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/cow_format.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 using android::base::unique_fd;
 
-std::ostream& EmitCowTypeString(std::ostream& os, uint8_t cow_type) {
+std::ostream& EmitCowTypeString(std::ostream& os, CowOperationType cow_type) {
     switch (cow_type) {
         case kCowCopyOp:
             return os << "kCowCopyOp";
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v2.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v2.cpp
index 37324c7..f9a4e47 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v2.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v2.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
 }
 
 bool CowWriterV2::EmitBlocks(uint64_t new_block_start, const void* data, size_t size,
-                             uint64_t old_block, uint16_t offset, uint8_t type) {
+                             uint64_t old_block, uint16_t offset, CowOperationType type) {
     CHECK(!merge_in_progress_);
     const uint8_t* iter = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(data);
 
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v2.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v2.h
index 24170eb..50e635f 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v2.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v2.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     bool EmitCluster();
     bool EmitClusterIfNeeded();
     bool EmitBlocks(uint64_t new_block_start, const void* data, size_t size, uint64_t old_block,
-                    uint16_t offset, uint8_t type);
+                    uint16_t offset, CowOperationType type);
     void SetupHeaders();
     void SetupWriteOptions();
     bool ParseOptions();
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v3.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v3.cpp
index b36c6f3..767f3d5 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v3.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v3.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 }
 
 bool CowWriterV3::EmitBlocks(uint64_t new_block_start, const void* data, size_t size,
-                             uint64_t old_block, uint16_t offset, uint8_t type) {
+                             uint64_t old_block, uint16_t offset, CowOperationType type) {
     const size_t num_blocks = (size / header_.block_size);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < num_blocks; i++) {
         const uint8_t* const iter =
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v3.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v3.h
index 3dfc33c..340218f 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v3.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/libsnapshot_cow/writer_v3.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     bool OpenForAppend(uint64_t label);
     bool WriteOperation(const CowOperationV3& op, const void* data = nullptr, size_t size = 0);
     bool EmitBlocks(uint64_t new_block_start, const void* data, size_t size, uint64_t old_block,
-                    uint16_t offset, uint8_t type);
+                    uint16_t offset, CowOperationType type);
     bool CompressBlocks(size_t num_blocks, const void* data);
 
   private:
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/dm-snapshot-merge/snapuserd_worker.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/dm-snapshot-merge/snapuserd_worker.cpp
index 571b352..b24844d 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/dm-snapshot-merge/snapuserd_worker.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/dm-snapshot-merge/snapuserd_worker.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@
         }
 
         default: {
-            SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "Unsupported operation-type found: " << cow_op->type;
+            SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "Unsupported operation-type found: "
+                            << static_cast<uint8_t>(cow_op->type);
         }
     }
     return false;
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/read_worker.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/read_worker.cpp
index 5cb13e8..906316e 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/read_worker.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/read_worker.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@
         }
 
         default: {
-            SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "Unknown operation-type found: " << cow_op->type;
+            SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "Unknown operation-type found: "
+                            << static_cast<uint8_t>(cow_op->type);
         }
     }
     return false;