diff --git a/binary-strict.cabal b/binary-strict.cabal
--- a/binary-strict.cabal
+++ b/binary-strict.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            binary-strict
-version:         0.4.4
+version:         0.4.5
 license:         BSD3
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Lennart Kolmodin <kolmodin@dtek.chalmers.se>
diff --git a/src/Data/Binary/Strict/BitGet.hs b/src/Data/Binary/Strict/BitGet.hs
--- a/src/Data/Binary/Strict/BitGet.hs
+++ b/src/Data/Binary/Strict/BitGet.hs
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef __HADDOCK__
-data S = S {-# UNPACK #-} !B.ByteString  -- ^ input
-           {-# UNPACK #-} !Word8  -- ^ bit offset in current byte
+data S = S {-# UNPACK #-} !B.ByteString  -- input
+           {-# UNPACK #-} !Word8  -- bit offset in current byte
 #endif
 
 newtype BitGet a = BitGet { unGet :: S -> (Either String a, S) }