diff --git a/docs/release_notes.rst b/docs/release_notes.rst
index e553eb4c..a994e5b0 100644
--- a/docs/release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/release_notes.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Breaking changes:
   If needed, update your models' `Meta` or set the `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION` environment variable.
 * :py:class:`~pynamodb.models.Model`'s JSON serialization helpers were changed:
 
-  * :code:`to_json` was renamed to :meth:`~pynamodb.attributes.AttributeContainer.to_simple_json` (:pr:`1126`). Additionally, :meth:`~pynamodb.attributes.AttributeContainer.to_dynamodb_dict`
+  * :code:`to_json` was renamed to :meth:`~pynamodb.attributes.AttributeContainer.to_simple_dict` (:pr:`1126`). Additionally, :meth:`~pynamodb.attributes.AttributeContainer.to_dynamodb_dict`
     and :meth:`~pynamodb.attributes.AttributeContainer.from_dynamodb_dict` were added for round-trip JSON serialization.
   * `pynamodb.util.attribute_value_to_json` was removed (:pr:`1126`)