diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.lutron/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.lutron/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
index d5d40b6ae..2fbc0b8df 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.lutron/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.lutron/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@
 	</channel-type>
 
 	<channel-type id="buttonpress">
-		<item-type>Text</item-type>
+		<item-type>String</item-type>
 		<label>Last Button Press</label>
 		<description>Last button pressed</description>
 		<state readOnly="true"/>