diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java
index dfd73dc78..e83176ace 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class GHIssue {
     }
 
     public void setLabels(String... labels) throws IOException {
-        edit("assignee",labels);
+        edit("labels",labels);
     }
 
     /**