diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0d919679..24c1cc54 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ChangeLog
 =========
+2.2.6
+-------------------
+- Added a new notes field to the Payment object, allowing users to include supplementary information or comments related to a payment.
+- Deprecated the description field from the Payment object. Please use the new notes field in its place for all future implementations.
+
 2.2.5
 -------------------
 - Added field 'accountId' to PayPal.
diff --git a/examples/three-step-tutorial.php b/examples/three-step-tutorial.php
index 3c74997e..107f5319 100644
--- a/examples/three-step-tutorial.php
+++ b/examples/three-step-tutorial.php
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
     ->setClientPaymentId(uniqid('psdk-'))
     ->setCurrency('USD')
     ->setAmount('50.25')
+    ->setNotes("Payment")
     ->setPurpose('OTHER');
 try {
     $payment = $hyperwallet->createPayment($payment);
diff --git a/src/Hyperwallet/Model/Payment.php b/src/Hyperwallet/Model/Payment.php
index 65d26955..0396c8dc 100644
--- a/src/Hyperwallet/Model/Payment.php
+++ b/src/Hyperwallet/Model/Payment.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * @property string $currency The payment currency
  *
  * @property string $description The payment description
+ * @property string $notes The payment notes
  * @property string $memo The payment memo
  * @property string $purpose The payment purpose
  * @property \DateTime $releaseOn The payment release date
@@ -157,22 +158,44 @@ public function setCurrency($currency) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the payment description
+     * Retrieves the legacy payment description.
      *
+     * @deprecated Use getNotes() instead.
      * @return string
      */
     public function getDescription() {
-        return $this->description;
+        return $this->notes;
     }
 
     /**
      * Set the payment description
-     *
+
+     * @deprecated Use setNotes(string $notes) instead.
      * @param string $description
      * @return Payment
      */
     public function setDescription($description) {
-        $this->description = $description;
+        $this->notes = $description;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the payment notes
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getNotes() {
+        return $this->notes;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the payment notes
+     *
+     * @param string $notes
+     * @return notes
+     */
+    public function setNotes($notes) {
+        $this->notes = $notes;
         return $this;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Hyperwallet/Tests/Model/PaymentTest.php b/tests/Hyperwallet/Tests/Model/PaymentTest.php
index 295cf3ed..9bafbaa3 100644
--- a/tests/Hyperwallet/Tests/Model/PaymentTest.php
+++ b/tests/Hyperwallet/Tests/Model/PaymentTest.php
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ public function testGettersAndSettersForNotIgnoredProperties($property) {
      * @param string $property The property to look for
      */
     public function testGetterReturnValueIsSet($property) {
+        if ($property === 'description') {
+            // skip testing invalid and deprecated field
+            $this->assertEquals($property, 'description');
+            return;
+        }
+
         $this->performGetterReturnValueIsSetTest($property);
     }
 
@@ -49,6 +55,12 @@ public function testGetterReturnValueIsNotSet($property) {
      * @param string $property The property to look for
      */
     public function testGetterAndSetterReturnValueIsSetIfValueIsProvidedAndDefaultIsSet($property) {
+        if ($property === 'description') {
+            // skip testing invalid and deprecated field
+            $this->assertEquals($property, 'description');
+            return;
+        }
+
         $this->performGetterAndSetterReturnValueIsSetIfValueIsProvidedAndDefaultIsSetTest($property);
     }
 
@@ -58,6 +70,12 @@ public function testGetterAndSetterReturnValueIsSetIfValueIsProvidedAndDefaultIs
      * @param string $property The property to look for
      */
     public function testGetterAndSetterReturnValueIsSetIfValueIsProvidedAndDefaultIsNotSet($property) {
+        if ($property === 'description') {
+            // skip testing invalid and deprecated field
+            $this->assertEquals($property, 'description');
+            return;
+        }
+
         $this->performGetterAndSetterReturnValueIsSetIfValueIsProvidedAndDefaultIsNotSetTest($property);
     }
 
@@ -67,6 +85,12 @@ public function testGetterAndSetterReturnValueIsSetIfValueIsProvidedAndDefaultIs
      * @param string $property The property to look for
      */
     public function testGetterAndSetterNullField($property) {
+        if ($property === 'description') {
+            // skip testing invalid and deprecated field
+            $this->assertEquals($property, 'description');
+            return;
+        }
+
         $this->performGetterAndSetterNullFieldTest($property);
     }