diff --git a/lib/rturk/operations/create_hit.rb b/lib/rturk/operations/create_hit.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/rturk/operations/create_hit.rb
+++ b/lib/rturk/operations/create_hit.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'register_hit_type')
 
 module RTurk
   class CreateHIT < RegisterHITType
-    attr_accessor :hit_type_id, :assignments, :lifetime, :note
+    attr_accessor :hit_type_id, :assignments, :lifetime, :annotation
 
     def parse(response)
       RTurk::CreateHITResponse.new(response)
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module RTurk
         'MaxAssignments'      => (assignments || 1),
         'Question'            => question.to_params,
         'LifetimeInSeconds'   => (lifetime || 3600),
-        'RequesterAnnotation' => note
+        'RequesterAnnotation' => annotation
       )
     end
rename 'note' to 'annotation' for consistency with response and with its real name (RequesterAnnotation)