diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de29d3b..3171feb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ If an error occurs during the conversion of a table or column, an output with th
 ## Usage
 
 ```
-python convert.py [-h] [-v] -H HOST -P PORT -u USER -p PASSWORD -d DATABASE
+python convert.py [-h] [-v] [-s] -H HOST -P PORT -u USER -p PASSWORD -d DATABASE
 ```
 Required arguments:
 - `-H/--host HOST`
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ Required arguments:
 Optional arguments:
 - `-h/--help`
 - `-v/--verbose`
-
+- `-s/--statistics` 
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diff --git a/convert/utf8mb4converter.py b/convert/utf8mb4converter.py
index 8f51a5e..7e81e0d 100644
--- a/convert/utf8mb4converter.py
+++ b/convert/utf8mb4converter.py
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ class UTF8MB4Converter:
             self,
             column: dict,
             table: str,
+            newtype: str = None,
             charset: str = DEFAULT_CHARSET,
             collation: str = DEFAULT_COLLATION
         ) -> None:
@@ -264,6 +265,10 @@ class UTF8MB4Converter:
             - a dict containig information about the column to be altered
         - table (str)
             - the table housing the column
+        - newtype (str)
+            - enter a new type if it should be changed
+            - if no type is entered, the type is kept
+            - default value: None
         - charset (str)
             - target character set
             - default value: utf8mb4
@@ -287,7 +292,7 @@ class UTF8MB4Converter:
         
         query = " ".join((
             f"ALTER TABLE {table} CHANGE {col} {col}",
-            f"{column['ctype']} CHARACTER SET {charset} COLLATE {collation}",
+            f"{newtype or column['ctype']} CHARACTER SET {charset} COLLATE {collation}",
             "NULL" if column["nullable"] == "YES" else f"NOT NULL DEFAULT {column['dvalue']}"
         ))
         try: