diff --git a/doc/api/ssl.rst b/doc/api/ssl.rst
index 3315580..bea6e25 100644
--- a/doc/api/ssl.rst
+++ b/doc/api/ssl.rst
@@ -608,9 +608,8 @@
 .. py:method:: Connection.get_protocol_version_name()
 
     Retrieve the version of the SSL or TLS protocol used by the Connection.
-    For example, it will return ``TLSv1`` in bytes for connections made over
-    TLS version 1, or ``Unknown`` for connections that were not successfully
-    established.
+    For example, it will return ``TLSv1`` for connections made over TLS version
+    1, or ``Unknown`` for connections that were not successfully established.
 
 
 .. py:method:: Connection.get_client_ca_list()