diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
index 01d98d13c8..b14e029df5 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
   
   ...and you can configure with:
   
-    topic.to_xml(:skip_instruct => true, :skip_attributes => [ :id, bonus_time, :written_on, replies_count ])
+    topic.to_xml(:skip_instruct => true, :except => [ :id, bonus_time, :written_on, replies_count ])
   
   ...that'll return:
   
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index 8227cbe89d..28ae612dad 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -1636,10 +1636,10 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
       #     <last-read type="date">2004-04-15</last-read>
       #   </topic>
       #
-      # This behaviour can be controlled with :skip_attributes and :skip_instruct 
+      # This behaviour can be controlled with :only, :except, and :skip_instruct 
       # for instance:
       #
-      #   topic.to_xml(:skip_instruct => true, :skip_attributes => [ :id, bonus_time, :written_on, replies_count ])
+      #   topic.to_xml(:skip_instruct => true, :except => [ :id, bonus_time, :written_on, replies_count ])
       #
       #   <topic>
       #     <title>The First Topic</title>