diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index c0cf93b2e1..dd5f22c486 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ This is a {{ site.pmd.release_type }} release.
 *   [#2834](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2834): \[vf] Allow attributes with dot in Visualforce - [rmohan20](https://github.com/rmohan20)
 *   [#2842](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2842): \[core] Bump antlr4 from 4.7 to 4.7.2 - [Adrien Lecharpentier](https://github.com/alecharp)
 *   [#2865](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2865): \[java] (doc) Update ExcessiveImports example code for clarity - [Gustavo Krieger](https://github.com/gustavopcassol)
+*   [#2866](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2866): \[java] (doc) Fix example for CouplingBetweenObjects - [Gustavo Krieger](https://github.com/gustavopcassol)
 
 {% endtocmaker %}
 
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
index 42fa46211d..de6b56cedb 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
@@ -422,11 +422,11 @@ public class Foo {
     private Bar var2;
 
     //followed by many imports of unique objects
-    void ObjectC doWork() {
+    ObjectC doWork() {
         Bardo var55;
         ObjectA var44;
         ObjectZ var93;
-        return something;
+        return something();
     }
 }
 ]]>