diff --git a/contracts/escrow/src/lib.rs b/contracts/escrow/src/lib.rs
index 0021ecd..032bdf9 100644
--- a/contracts/escrow/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contracts/escrow/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 //! Holds sponsor-funded bounty escrows for individual GitHub issues and
 //! releases them (in full or split across a team) once the mergefi-backend
 //! oracle reports that the underlying work has been merged/accepted, or
-//! refunds them back to the sponsor if the issue is cancelled / its deadline
+//! refunds them back to each contributor if the issue is cancelled / its deadline
 //! passes unresolved.
 #![no_std]
 #![warn(missing_docs)]