diff --git a/gitlab/v4/objects/repositories.py b/gitlab/v4/objects/repositories.py
index 5a56a2d65..de5f0d2da 100644
--- a/gitlab/v4/objects/repositories.py
+++ b/gitlab/v4/objects/repositories.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def repository_archive(
             GitlabListError: If the server failed to perform the request
 
         Returns:
-            str: The binary data of the archive
+            bytes: The binary data of the archive
         """
         path = "/projects/%s/repository/archive" % self.get_id()
         query_data = {}