diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/Expressions/ElementAccess.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/Expressions/ElementAccess.cs
index f6f44799312..bc81b9254d4 100644
--- a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/Expressions/ElementAccess.cs
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/Expressions/ElementAccess.cs
@@ -103,9 +103,10 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Entities.Expressions
///
/// Determines whether the given method is a slice method, which is defined as a method with
- /// the name "Slice" or "SubString" and two parameters.
- /// The method symbol to check.
- /// True if the method is a slice method, false otherwise.
+ /// the name "Slice" or "Substring" and two parameters.
+ ///
+ /// The method symbol to check.
+ /// True if the method is a slice method; false otherwise.
private bool IsSliceWithRange(IMethodSymbol method, [NotNullWhen(true)] out IPropertySymbol? lengthPropertySymbol, [NotNullWhen(true)] out RangeExpressionSyntax? range)
{
range = null;
diff --git a/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-05-21-spanaccess-range.md b/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-05-21-spanaccess-range.md
index 72858accfa1..b5e81d9adb9 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-05-21-spanaccess-range.md
+++ b/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-05-21-spanaccess-range.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
---
category: minorAnalysis
---
-* Improved extraction of span range-access expressions (for example, `a[0..3]`). These expressions are now extracted as span `Slice` calls.
+* Improved extraction of range-access expressions on spans and strings (for example, `a[0..3]`). These expressions are now extracted as `Slice` (span) or `Substring` (string) calls.