diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import sys
 import os
 from setuptools import setup
 
-__version__ = '0.8.1'
+__version__ = '0.8.2'
 __description__ = 'A Python package for building Alexa skills.'
 
 needs_pytest = {'pytest', 'test', 'ptr'}.intersection(sys.argv)
diff --git a/skillful/controller.py b/skillful/controller.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/skillful/controller.py
+++ b/skillful/controller.py
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ class Skill(object):
             response.
 
         Args:
-            body: dict. HTTP request body. If str is passed, attempts conversion
-                to dict.
+            body: str. HTTP request body.
             url: str. SignatureCertChainUrl header value sent by request.
                 PEM-encoded X.509 certificate chain that Alexa used to sign the
                 message.
diff --git a/skillful/interface.py b/skillful/interface.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/skillful/interface.py
+++ b/skillful/interface.py
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ class RequestBody(Body):
         """Parse JSON request, storing content in object attributes.
 
         Args:
-            body: dict. HTTP request body. If str is passed, parse will attempt
-                conversion to dict.
+            body: str. HTTP request body.
 
         Returns:
             self
Updated doc to indicate body is str type.