diff --git a/pontos/github/models/base.py b/pontos/github/models/base.py
index d2541cc05..20e8040f8 100644
--- a/pontos/github/models/base.py
+++ b/pontos/github/models/base.py
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from enum import Enum
 from typing import List, Optional
 
-from pontos.models import Model
+from pontos.models import Model, StrEnum
 
 __all__ = (
     "App",
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@
 )
 
 
-class FileStatus(Enum):
+class FileStatus(StrEnum):
     """
     File status
 
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ class User(GitHubModel):
     site_admin: bool
 
 
-class TeamPrivacy(Enum):
+class TeamPrivacy(StrEnum):
     """
     Team privacy
 
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ class TeamPrivacy(Enum):
     CLOSED = "closed"
 
 
-class TeamRole(Enum):
+class TeamRole(StrEnum):
     """
     A user's role withing a team
 
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ class TeamRole(Enum):
     MAINTAINER = "maintainer"
 
 
-class Permission(Enum):
+class Permission(StrEnum):
     # pylint: disable=line-too-long
     """
     Permissions on a repository/project at GitHub
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ class App(GitHubModel):
     events: List[str]
 
 
-class Event(Enum):
+class Event(StrEnum):
     """
     A GitHub event type
 
@@ -309,7 +308,7 @@ class Event(Enum):
     WORKFLOW_RUN = "workflow_run"
 
 
-class SortOrder(Enum):
+class SortOrder(StrEnum):
     """
     Sort order: asc or desc
 
diff --git a/pontos/github/models/code_scanning.py b/pontos/github/models/code_scanning.py
index da7599328..8231f46b3 100644
--- a/pontos/github/models/code_scanning.py
+++ b/pontos/github/models/code_scanning.py
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
-from enum import Enum
 from typing import Optional
 
 from pontos.github.models.base import GitHubModel, User
 from pontos.github.models.organization import Repository
+from pontos.models import StrEnum
 
 
-class AlertState(Enum):
+class AlertState(StrEnum):
     """
     State of a code scanning alert
     """
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class AlertState(Enum):
     FIXED = "fixed"
 
 
-class AlertSort(Enum):
+class AlertSort(StrEnum):
     """
     The property by which to sort the alerts
     """
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class AlertSort(Enum):
     UPDATED = "updated"
 
 
-class DismissedReason(Enum):
+class DismissedReason(StrEnum):
     """
     The reason for dismissing or closing the alert
     """
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class DismissedReason(Enum):
     USED_IN_TESTS = "used in tests"
 
 
-class Severity(Enum):
+class Severity(StrEnum):
     """
     The severity of the alert
     """
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Severity(Enum):
     ERROR = "error"
 
 
-class SecuritySeverityLevel(Enum):
+class SecuritySeverityLevel(StrEnum):
     """
     The security severity of the alert
     """
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class SecuritySeverityLevel(Enum):
     CRITICAL = "critical"
 
 
-class Classification(Enum):
+class Classification(StrEnum):
     """
     A classification of the file. For example to identify it as generated
     """
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class CodeQLDatabase(GitHubModel):
     commit_oid: Optional[str] = None
 
 
-class DefaultSetupState(Enum):
+class DefaultSetupState(StrEnum):
     """
     State of a default setup
     """
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class DefaultSetupState(Enum):
     NOT_CONFIGURED = "not-configured"
 
 
-class Language(Enum):
+class Language(StrEnum):
     """
     Analyzed Language
     """
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class Language(Enum):
     SWIFT = "swift"
 
 
-class QuerySuite(Enum):
+class QuerySuite(StrEnum):
     """
     Used code scanning query suite
     """
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ class DefaultSetup(GitHubModel):
     schedule: Optional[str] = None
 
 
-class SarifProcessingStatus(Enum):
+class SarifProcessingStatus(StrEnum):
     """
     `pending` files have not yet been processed, while `complete` means results
     from the SARIF have been stored. `failed` files have either not been
diff --git a/pontos/github/models/dependabot.py b/pontos/github/models/dependabot.py
index 79c166ab2..3fc80daf0 100644
--- a/pontos/github/models/dependabot.py
+++ b/pontos/github/models/dependabot.py
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
-from enum import Enum
 from typing import Optional
 
 from pontos.github.models.base import GitHubModel, User
 from pontos.github.models.organization import Repository
+from pontos.models import StrEnum
 
 
-class AlertSort(Enum):
+class AlertSort(StrEnum):
     """
     The property by which to sort the alerts
     """
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class AlertSort(Enum):
     UPDATED = "updated"
 
 
-class AlertState(Enum):
+class AlertState(StrEnum):
     """
     State of the GitHub Dependabot Security Alert
     """
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class AlertState(Enum):
     OPEN = "open"
 
 
-class DismissedReason(Enum):
+class DismissedReason(StrEnum):
     """
     Reason phrase for a dismissed Dependabot alert
     """
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class DismissedReason(Enum):
     TOLERABLE_RISK = "tolerable_risk"
 
 
-class DependencyScope(Enum):
+class DependencyScope(StrEnum):
     """
     The execution scope of the vulnerable dependency
     """
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class DependencyScope(Enum):
     RUNTIME = "runtime"
 
 
-class Severity(Enum):
+class Severity(StrEnum):
     """
     The severity of the vulnerability
     """
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Severity(Enum):
     CRITICAL = "critical"
 
 
-class IdentifierType(Enum):
+class IdentifierType(StrEnum):
     """
     The type of advisory identifier
     """
diff --git a/pontos/github/models/organization.py b/pontos/github/models/organization.py
index 9cff91556..61dd1a4ec 100644
--- a/pontos/github/models/organization.py
+++ b/pontos/github/models/organization.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from datetime import datetime
-from enum import Enum
 from typing import List, Optional
 
 from pontos.github.models.base import GitHubModel, User
+from pontos.models import StrEnum
 
 __all__ = (
     "CodeOfConduct",
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 )
 
 
-class MergeCommitTitle(Enum):
+class MergeCommitTitle(StrEnum):
     """
     Merge commit title
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class MergeCommitTitle(Enum):
     MERGE_MESSAGE = "MERGE_MESSAGE"
 
 
-class MergeCommitMessage(Enum):
+class MergeCommitMessage(StrEnum):
     """
     Merge commit message setting
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class MergeCommitMessage(Enum):
     BLANK = "BLANK"
 
 
-class SquashMergeCommitTitle(Enum):
+class SquashMergeCommitTitle(StrEnum):
     """
     Squash merge commit title
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class SquashMergeCommitTitle(Enum):
     COMMIT_OR_PR_TITLE = "COMMIT_OR_PR_TITLE"
 
 
-class SquashMergeCommitMessage(Enum):
+class SquashMergeCommitMessage(StrEnum):
     """
     Squash merge commit message setting
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class SquashMergeCommitMessage(Enum):
     BLANK = "BLANK"
 
 
-class RepositoryType(Enum):
+class RepositoryType(StrEnum):
     """
     A repository type
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class CodeOfConduct(GitHubModel):
     html_url: str
 
 
-class SecurityAndAnalysisStatus(Enum):
+class SecurityAndAnalysisStatus(StrEnum):
     """
     Security and analysis status
 
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ class Repository(GitHubModel):
     web_commit_signoff_required: Optional[bool] = None
 
 
-class MemberFilter(Enum):
+class MemberFilter(StrEnum):
     """
     A member filter
 
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ class MemberFilter(Enum):
     ALL = "all"
 
 
-class MemberRole(Enum):
+class MemberRole(StrEnum):
     """
     A member role
 
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ class MemberRole(Enum):
     MEMBER = "member"
 
 
-class InvitationRole(Enum):
+class InvitationRole(StrEnum):
     """
     A invitation role
 
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ class InvitationRole(Enum):
     BILLING_MANAGER = "billing_manager"
 
 
-class GitIgnoreTemplate(Enum):
+class GitIgnoreTemplate(StrEnum):
     """
     Just a small part of the available gitignore templates at
     https://github.com/github/gitignore
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ class GitIgnoreTemplate(Enum):
     RUST = "Rust"
 
 
-class LicenseType(Enum):
+class LicenseType(StrEnum):
     """
     License Type
 
diff --git a/pontos/github/models/pull_request.py b/pontos/github/models/pull_request.py
index 2c6fc6536..f3c952df3 100644
--- a/pontos/github/models/pull_request.py
+++ b/pontos/github/models/pull_request.py
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from datetime import datetime
-from enum import Enum
 from typing import List, Optional
 
 from pontos.github.models.base import FileStatus, GitHubModel, Team, User
 from pontos.github.models.organization import Repository
+from pontos.models import StrEnum
 
 __all__ = (
     "AuthorAssociation",
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class Label(GitHubModel):
     description: Optional[str] = None
 
 
-class MilestoneState(Enum):
+class MilestoneState(StrEnum):
     """
     State of a pull request milestone (open, closed)
 
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class PullRequestRef(GitHubModel):
     repo: Repository
 
 
-class PullRequestState(Enum):
+class PullRequestState(StrEnum):
     """
     Pull request state
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class PullRequestState(Enum):
     CLOSED = "closed"
 
 
-class AuthorAssociation(Enum):
+class AuthorAssociation(StrEnum):
     """
     Pull request author association
 
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ class Comment(GitHubModel):
     reactions: Optional[Reactions] = None
 
 
-class MergeMethod(Enum):
+class MergeMethod(StrEnum):
     """
     The (auto) merge method
 
diff --git a/pontos/github/models/release.py b/pontos/github/models/release.py
index 83ddfbf64..6c234a3e9 100644
--- a/pontos/github/models/release.py
+++ b/pontos/github/models/release.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from datetime import datetime
-from enum import Enum
 from typing import List, Optional
 
 from pontos.github.models.base import GitHubModel, User
+from pontos.models import StrEnum
 
 __all__ = (
     "Release",
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 )
 
 
-class ReleaseAssetState(Enum):
+class ReleaseAssetState(StrEnum):
     """
     State of a release asset
 
diff --git a/pontos/github/models/search.py b/pontos/github/models/search.py
index 4abaf1e32..68160fe9b 100644
--- a/pontos/github/models/search.py
+++ b/pontos/github/models/search.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 
 
 from abc import ABC
-from enum import Enum
+
+from pontos.models import StrEnum
 
 from .base import SortOrder
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
 )
 
 
-class RepositorySort(Enum):
+class RepositorySort(StrEnum):
     """
     Sort repositories by
 
diff --git a/pontos/github/models/secret_scanning.py b/pontos/github/models/secret_scanning.py
index addfdd58c..3d6a4de05 100644
--- a/pontos/github/models/secret_scanning.py
+++ b/pontos/github/models/secret_scanning.py
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
-from enum import Enum
 from typing import Optional, Union
 
 from pontos.github.models.base import GitHubModel, User
 from pontos.github.models.organization import Repository
+from pontos.models import StrEnum
 
 
-class AlertSort(Enum):
+class AlertSort(StrEnum):
     """
     The property by which to sort the alerts
     """
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class AlertSort(Enum):
     UPDATED = "updated"
 
 
-class AlertState(Enum):
+class AlertState(StrEnum):
     """
     State of the GitHub Secrets Scanning Alert
     """
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class AlertState(Enum):
     RESOLVED = "resolved"
 
 
-class Resolution(Enum):
+class Resolution(StrEnum):
     """
     The reason for resolving the alert
     """
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Resolution(Enum):
     USED_IN_TESTS = "used_in_tests"
 
 
-class LocationType(Enum):
+class LocationType(StrEnum):
     """
     Type of location
     """
diff --git a/pontos/github/models/tag.py b/pontos/github/models/tag.py
index a367a2540..73aff7378 100644
--- a/pontos/github/models/tag.py
+++ b/pontos/github/models/tag.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
-from enum import Enum
 from typing import Optional
 
 from pontos.github.models.base import GitHubModel
+from pontos.models import StrEnum
 
 __all__ = (
     "GitObjectType",
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 )
 
 
-class GitObjectType(Enum):
+class GitObjectType(StrEnum):
     """
     A git object type
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Tagger(GitHubModel):
     name: str
 
 
-class VerificationReason(Enum):
+class VerificationReason(StrEnum):
     """
     Verification reason details
 
diff --git a/pontos/github/models/workflow.py b/pontos/github/models/workflow.py
index 2cebaa409..8ff62c40f 100644
--- a/pontos/github/models/workflow.py
+++ b/pontos/github/models/workflow.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from datetime import datetime
-from enum import Enum
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 
 from pontos.github.models.base import Event, GitHubModel, User
+from pontos.models import StrEnum
 
 __all__ = (
     "Workflow",
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class WorkflowRunCommit(GitHubModel):
     committer: Optional[WorkflowRunCommitUser] = None
 
 
-class WorkflowState(Enum):
+class WorkflowState(StrEnum):
     """
     State of a workflow
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class WorkflowRunRepository(GitHubModel):
     hooks_url: Optional[str] = None
 
 
-class WorkflowRunStatus(Enum):
+class WorkflowRunStatus(StrEnum):
     """
     Status of a workflow run