diff --git a/doc/manual.adoc b/doc/manual.adoc
index d88e48f21..679d2751e 100644
--- a/doc/manual.adoc
+++ b/doc/manual.adoc
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ from an external command, most often 'git log', 'git diff', or 'git show'.
 
 The main view::
 	Is the default view, and it shows a one line summary of each commit
-	in the chosen list of revisions. The summary includes commit date,
+	in the chosen list of revisions. The summary includes author date,
 	author, and the first line of the log message. Additionally, any
 	repository references, such as tags, will be shown.
 
diff --git a/doc/tigrc.5.adoc b/doc/tigrc.5.adoc
index a40403e9e..3e337270a 100644
--- a/doc/tigrc.5.adoc
+++ b/doc/tigrc.5.adoc
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ setting the *default* color option.
 			 sections in the help view.
 |line-number		|Line numbers.
 |id			|The commit ID.
-|date			|The commit date.
+|date			|The author date.
 |author			|The commit author.
 |mode			|The file mode holding the permissions and type.
 |overflow		|Title text overflow.