diff --git a/docker/api/container.py b/docker/api/container.py
index d8416066d..3678dd608 100644
--- a/docker/api/container.py
+++ b/docker/api/container.py
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ def commit(self, container, repository=None, tag=None, message=None,
             tag (str): The tag to push
             message (str): A commit message
             author (str): The name of the author
-            changes (str): Dockerfile instructions to apply while committing
+            changes (str or list): Dockerfile instructions to apply while
+                committing
             conf (dict): The configuration for the container. See the
                 `Engine API documentation
                 <https://docs.docker.com/reference/api/docker_remote_api/>`_
diff --git a/docker/models/containers.py b/docker/models/containers.py
index de6222ec4..b7a585d70 100644
--- a/docker/models/containers.py
+++ b/docker/models/containers.py
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ def commit(self, repository=None, tag=None, **kwargs):
             tag (str): The tag to push
             message (str): A commit message
             author (str): The name of the author
-            changes (str): Dockerfile instructions to apply while committing
+            changes (str or list): Dockerfile instructions to apply while
+                committing
             conf (dict): The configuration for the container. See the
                 `Engine API documentation
                 <https://docs.docker.com/reference/api/docker_remote_api/>`_