diff --git a/path/__init__.py b/path/__init__.py
index 33dd979..4552eaf 100644
--- a/path/__init__.py
+++ b/path/__init__.py
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ def chunks(self, size, *args, **kwargs):
 
         :example:
 
-            >>> hash = hashlib.md5()
+            >>> hash = hashlib.sha256()
             >>> for chunk in Path("NEWS.rst").chunks(8192, mode='rb'):
             ...     hash.update(chunk)