diff --git a/github/GitRelease.py b/github/GitRelease.py
index 831337a3..427dc8ea 100644
--- a/github/GitRelease.py
+++ b/github/GitRelease.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 from os.path import basename
 import github.GithubObject
-import github.GitAuthor
+import github.NamedUser
 import github.GitReleaseAsset
 
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class GitRelease(github.GithubObject.CompletableGithubObject):
     @property
     def author(self):
         """
-        :type: :class:`github.GitAuthor.GitAuthor`
+        :type: :class:`github.NamedUser.NamedUser`
         """
         self._completeIfNotSet(self._author)
         return self._author.value
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class GitRelease(github.GithubObject.CompletableGithubObject):
         if "prerelease" in attributes:
             self._prerelease = self._makeBoolAttribute(attributes["prerelease"])
         if "author" in attributes:
-            self._author = self._makeClassAttribute(github.GitAuthor.GitAuthor, attributes["author"])
+            self._author = self._makeClassAttribute(github.NamedUser.NamedUser, attributes["author"])
         if "url" in attributes:
             self._url = self._makeStringAttribute(attributes["url"])
         if "upload_url" in attributes:
diff --git a/github/tests/GitRelease.py b/github/tests/GitRelease.py
index 18a7a4a6..d6ab7bb4 100644
--- a/github/tests/GitRelease.py
+++ b/github/tests/GitRelease.py
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ class Release(Framework.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.release.prerelease, False)
         self.assertEqual(self.release.url, "https://api.github.com/repos/edhollandAL/PyGithub/releases/1210814")
         self.assertEqual(self.release.author._rawData['login'], "edhollandAL")
+        self.assertEqual(self.release.author.login, "edhollandAL")
+        self.assertEqual(self.release.author.id, 11922660)
+        self.assertEqual(self.release.author.type, "User")
         self.assertEqual(self.release.html_url, "https://github.com/edhollandAL/PyGithub/releases/tag/v1.25.2")
         self.assertEqual(self.release.created_at, datetime.datetime(2014, 10, 8, 1, 54))
         self.assertEqual(self.release.published_at, datetime.datetime(2015, 4, 24, 8, 36, 51))