diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index e8ccba1..80be7b3 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 * Updated to latest form plugin (2.36), fixing http://plugins.jquery.com/node/11487
 * Bind to blur event for equalTo target to revalidate when that target changes, fixes http://plugins.jquery.com/node/11450
 * Simplified select validation, delegating to jQuery's val() method to get the select value; should fix http://plugins.jquery.com/node/11239
+* Fixed default message for digits (http://plugins.jquery.com/node/9853)
 
 1.5.5
 ---
diff --git a/jquery.validate.js b/jquery.validate.js
index ee41b47..78ed439 100644
--- a/jquery.validate.js
+++ b/jquery.validate.js
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 		date: "Please enter a valid date.",
 		dateISO: "Please enter a valid date (ISO).",
 		number: "Please enter a valid number.",
-		digits: "Please enter only digits",
+		digits: "Please enter only digits.",
 		creditcard: "Please enter a valid credit card number.",
 		equalTo: "Please enter the same value again.",
 		accept: "Please enter a value with a valid extension.",