Documentation for r5990[3567].
diff --git a/Doc/library/decimal.rst b/Doc/library/decimal.rst
index d8942f8..eda09e4 100644
--- a/Doc/library/decimal.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/decimal.rst
@@ -333,7 +333,11 @@
 
 .. method:: Decimal.as_tuple()
 
-   Return a tuple representation of the number: ``(sign, digit_tuple, exponent)``.
+   Return a :term:`named tuple` representation of the number:
+   ``DecimalTuple(sign, digits, exponent)``.
+
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.6
+      Use a named tuple.
 
 
 .. method:: Decimal.canonical()