diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4fa6f52d36..3067e7b2c2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Wed Apr 24 13:54:00 2013  Zachary Scott  <zachary@zacharyscott.net>
+
+	* string.c: Document String#setbyte return value by @gjmurakami-10gen
+	  [Fixes GH-294]
+
 Wed Apr 24 13:45:00 2013  Zachary Scott  <zachary@zacharyscott.net>
 
 	* class.c: Example of Object#methods by @windwiny [Fixes GH-293]
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 42798385fa..00a3399db9 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -4092,9 +4092,9 @@ rb_str_getbyte(VALUE str, VALUE index)
 
 /*
  *  call-seq:
- *     str.setbyte(index, int) -> int
+ *     str.setbyte(index, integer) -> integer
  *
- *  modifies the <i>index</i>th byte as <i>int</i>.
+ *  modifies the <i>index</i>th byte as <i>integer</i>.
  */
 static VALUE
 rb_str_setbyte(VALUE str, VALUE index, VALUE value)