diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2f07a0a..8ee94df 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ checksum = "bec47e5bfd1bff0eeaf6d8b485cc1074891a197ab4225d504cb7a1ab88b02bf0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zeroize"
-version = "0.4.21"
+version = "0.4.22"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "memsec",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0e788f8..b43d5b4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zeroize"
-version = "0.4.21"
+version = "0.4.22"
 edition = "2021"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a3e3f95..c274c4c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn as_array_mut<'a>(arr: &'a Bound<PyAny>) -> PyResult<&'a mut [u8]> {
             arr.as_slice_mut().unwrap()
         } else {
             return Err(PyErr::new::<pyo3::exceptions::PyTypeError, _>(
-                "Expected a PyByteArray or PyArray1<u8>",
+                "Expected a bytearray or numpy.array",
             ));
         }
     };
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ fn as_array<'a>(arr: &'a Bound<PyAny>) -> PyResult<&'a [u8]> {
             arr.as_slice().unwrap()
         } else {
             return Err(PyErr::new::<pyo3::exceptions::PyTypeError, _>(
-                "Expected a PyByteArray or PyArray1<u8>",
+                "Expected a bytearray, bytes or numpy.array",
             ));
         }
     };