diff --git a/qa/data/cli/basic_test/basic_test.erc.json b/qa/data/cli/basic_test/basic_test.erc.json
index 784655816e..b220aabdad 100644
--- a/qa/data/cli/basic_test/basic_test.erc.json
+++ b/qa/data/cli/basic_test/basic_test.erc.json
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
     "$schema": "https://schemas.kicad.org/erc.v1.json",
     "coordinate_units": "mm",
     "date": "2025-08-20T22:30:33+0000",
+    "included_severities": [
+        "error",
+        "warning"
+    ],
     "kicad_version": "9.0.4",
     "sheets": [
         {
diff --git a/qa/data/cli/basic_test/basic_test.erc.rpt b/qa/data/cli/basic_test/basic_test.erc.rpt
index 01e9de4ba5..4cf38114e8 100644
--- a/qa/data/cli/basic_test/basic_test.erc.rpt
+++ b/qa/data/cli/basic_test/basic_test.erc.rpt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ERC report (2025-08-20T22:30:33+0000, Encoding UTF8)
+Report includes: Errors, Warnings
 
 ***** Sheet /
 [power_pin_not_driven]: Input Power pin not driven by any Output Power pins
diff --git a/qa/data/cli/basic_test/basic_test.erc.unitsin.rpt b/qa/data/cli/basic_test/basic_test.erc.unitsin.rpt
index 0157a1fddf..d99b41a615 100644
--- a/qa/data/cli/basic_test/basic_test.erc.unitsin.rpt
+++ b/qa/data/cli/basic_test/basic_test.erc.unitsin.rpt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ERC report (2025-08-20T22:30:34+0000, Encoding UTF8)
+Report includes: Errors, Warnings
 
 ***** Sheet /
 [power_pin_not_driven]: Input Power pin not driven by any Output Power pins
diff --git a/qa/tests/cli/test_sch.py b/qa/tests/cli/test_sch.py
index 94a00a653a..e66d1ffe48 100644
--- a/qa/tests/cli/test_sch.py
+++ b/qa/tests/cli/test_sch.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def test_sch_export_pythonbom( kitest,
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("test_file,output_fn,line_skip_count,skip_compare,expected_exit_code,cli_args",
                             [("cli/basic_test/basic_test.kicad_sch", "basic_test.erc.rpt", 1, False, 0, []),
                              ("cli/basic_test/basic_test.kicad_sch", "basic_test.erc.rpt", 1, False, 0, ["--format=report"]),
-                             ("cli/basic_test/basic_test.kicad_sch", "basic_test.erc.json", 5, False,0, ["--format=json"]),
+                             ("cli/basic_test/basic_test.kicad_sch", "basic_test.erc.json", 9, False,0, ["--format=json"]),
                              ("cli/basic_test/basic_test.kicad_sch", "basic_test.erc.unitsin.rpt", 1, False, 0, ["--format=report", "--units=in"]),
                              ])
 def test_sch_export_erc( kitest,