diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/github_release.py b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/github_release.py
index 2f1ba5fc2d6..1584021be88 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/github_release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/github_release.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     action: latest_release
 
 - name: Create a new release
-  github:
+  github_release:
     token: tokenabc1234567890
     user: testuser
     repo: testrepo