diff --git a/bson/binary.py b/bson/binary.py
index 96cb562c2..b752e599a 100644
--- a/bson/binary.py
+++ b/bson/binary.py
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ change to this in a future release.
 """
 
 JAVA_LEGACY = 5
-"""Specify that UUIDs should be stored in the legacy
-byte order used by the Java driver.
+"""Used with :attr:`pymongo.collection.Collection.uuid_subtype`
+to specify that UUIDs should be stored in the legacy byte order
+used by the Java driver.
 
 :class:`uuid.UUID` instances will automatically be encoded
 by :mod:`bson` using :data:`OLD_UUID_SUBTYPE`.
@@ -78,8 +79,9 @@ by :mod:`bson` using :data:`OLD_UUID_SUBTYPE`.
 """
 
 CSHARP_LEGACY = 6
-"""Specify that UUIDs should be stored in the legacy
-byte order used by the C# driver.
+"""Used with :attr:`pymongo.collection.Collection.uuid_subtype`
+to specify that UUIDs should be stored in the legacy byte order
+used by the C# driver.
 
 :class:`uuid.UUID` instances will automatically be encoded
 by :mod:`bson` using :data:`OLD_UUID_SUBTYPE`.
diff --git a/bson/objectid.py b/bson/objectid.py
index 05d3d65e0..ae0efea5a 100644
--- a/bson/objectid.py
+++ b/bson/objectid.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class ObjectId(object):
         :Parameters:
           - `oid`: the object id to validate
 
-        .. versionadded:: 2.2.1+
+        .. versionadded:: 2.3
         """
         try:
             ObjectId(oid)
diff --git a/doc/api/bson/binary.rst b/doc/api/bson/binary.rst
index 0b3d6d3d3..57b87255f 100644
--- a/doc/api/bson/binary.rst
+++ b/doc/api/bson/binary.rst
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
    .. autodata:: BINARY_SUBTYPE
    .. autodata:: FUNCTION_SUBTYPE
    .. autodata:: OLD_BINARY_SUBTYPE
-   .. autodata:: UUID_SUBTYPE
    .. autodata:: OLD_UUID_SUBTYPE
+   .. autodata:: UUID_SUBTYPE
+   .. autodata:: JAVA_LEGACY
+   .. autodata:: CSHARP_LEGACY
    .. autodata:: MD5_SUBTYPE
    .. autodata:: USER_DEFINED_SUBTYPE
 
diff --git a/doc/changelog.rst b/doc/changelog.rst
index 004c3e5f8..dc40988e2 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/changelog.rst
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Important New Features:
 - A new :meth:`~pymongo.collection.Collection.aggregate` method to support
   MongoDB's new `aggregation framework
   <http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/applications/aggregation/>`_.
+- Support for legacy Java and C# byte order when encoding and decoding UUIDs.
 - Support for connecting directly to an arbiter.
 
 .. warning::
diff --git a/pymongo/collection.py b/pymongo/collection.py
index 70a27fb63..9671a7f65 100644
--- a/pymongo/collection.py
+++ b/pymongo/collection.py
@@ -182,14 +182,14 @@ class Collection(common.BaseObject):
         self.__uuid_subtype = subtype
 
     uuid_subtype = property(__get_uuid_subtype, __set_uuid_subtype,
-                            doc="""This setting specifies which BSON Binary
+                            doc="""This attribute specifies which BSON Binary
                             subtype is used when storing UUIDs. Historically
                             UUIDs have been stored as BSON Binary subtype 3.
-                            This setting is used to switch to the newer BSON
-                            binary subtype 4. This setting can also be used to
-                            force legacy byte order and subtype compatibility
-                            with the Java and C# drivers. See the bson.binary
-                            module for all options.""")
+                            This attribute is used to switch to the newer BSON
+                            binary subtype 4. It can also be used to force
+                            legacy byte order and subtype compatibility with
+                            the Java and C# drivers. See the
+                            :mod:`bson.binary` module for all options.""")
 
     def save(self, to_save, manipulate=True,
              safe=None, check_keys=True, **kwargs):
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ class Collection(common.BaseObject):
             arguments
           - `ttl` (deprecated): Use `cache_for` instead.
 
-        .. versionchanged:: 2.2.1+
+        .. versionchanged:: 2.3
             The `ttl` parameter has been deprecated to avoid confusion with
             TTL collections.  Use `cache_for` instead.
 
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ class Collection(common.BaseObject):
             arguments
           - `ttl` (deprecated): Use `cache_for` instead.
 
-        .. versionchanged:: 2.2.1+
+        .. versionchanged:: 2.3
             The `ttl` parameter has been deprecated to avoid confusion with
             TTL collections.  Use `cache_for` instead.