diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Response/Deployment.cs b/Octokit/Models/Response/Deployment.cs
index dee40fbe..541a4862 100644
--- a/Octokit/Models/Response/Deployment.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Response/Deployment.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Octokit
         /// <summary>
         /// JSON payload with extra information about the deployment.
         /// </summary>
-        public string Payload { get; set; }
+        public object Payload { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Date and time that the deployment was created.
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Response/DeploymentStatus.cs b/Octokit/Models/Response/DeploymentStatus.cs
index c5578cf5..133c92fc 100644
--- a/Octokit/Models/Response/DeploymentStatus.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Response/DeploymentStatus.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Octokit
         /// <summary>
         /// JSON payload with extra information about the deployment.
         /// </summary>
-        public string Payload { get; set; }
+        public object Payload { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The target URL of this deployment status. This URL should contain