diff --git a/documentation/topics/actions/create-actions.md b/documentation/topics/actions/create-actions.md
index a2fddc2a7..8050a8bba 100644
--- a/documentation/topics/actions/create-actions.md
+++ b/documentation/topics/actions/create-actions.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Create actions are used to create new records in the data layer. For example:
 # on a ticket resource
 create :open do
   accept [:title]
-  change set_attribute(status: :open)
+  change set_attribute(:status, :open)
 end
 ```
 
diff --git a/documentation/topics/actions/update-actions.md b/documentation/topics/actions/update-actions.md
index 8c3f47474..e1d574713 100644
--- a/documentation/topics/actions/update-actions.md
+++ b/documentation/topics/actions/update-actions.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Update actions are used to update records in the data layer. For example:
 # on a ticket resource
 update :close do
   accept [:close_reason]
-  change set_attribute(status: :closed)
+  change set_attribute(:status, :closed)
 end
 ```