diff --git a/flight/flight-tests.ts b/flight/flight-tests.ts
index 1bfe68d3a..9c66fa8b4 100644
--- a/flight/flight-tests.ts
+++ b/flight/flight-tests.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ declare var els: Element[];
 declare var mixinFn: Function;
 
 function TestComponent() {
-    var self: Flight.Component = this;                   
-          
+    var self: Flight.Component = this;      
+	
+    self.attributes({
+       fooSelector: '.bar'
+    });    
+	
     self.defaultAttrs({
        fooSelector: '.bar'
     });
@@ -14,7 +18,7 @@ function TestComponent() {
         var el: HTMLElement = data.el;
         self.select('fooSelector').addClass('bar');
     };
-                                           
+
     self.around('initialize', function () { });
     self.before('initialize', function () { });
     self.after("initialize", function () {
diff --git a/flight/flight.d.ts b/flight/flight.d.ts
index 19c8528df..3a831f1d9 100644
--- a/flight/flight.d.ts
+++ b/flight/flight.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Type definitions for Flight 1.1.1
+// Type definitions for Flight 1.1.4
 // Project: http://flightjs.github.com/flight/
 // Definitions by: Jonathan Hedrén <https://github.com/jonathanhedren/>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
@@ -9,10 +9,25 @@ declare module Flight {
 
     export interface Base {
 
+        /**
+         * Most Components and Mixins need to define attributes. In Flight, 
+         * default values are assigned by passing an object to the attributes 
+         * function.
+         *
+         * NOTE: this.attributes replaces the now deprecated this.defaultAttrs. 
+         * However, for backwards compatibility, if you are using this.defaultAttrs 
+         * then all the old attribute behavior remains in place.
+         */
+        attributes(obj: Object): void; 
+
         /**
          * Most Components and Mixins need to define attributes. In Flight, 
          * default values are assigned by passing an object to the defaultAttrs 
          * function.
+         *
+         * NOTE: this.attributes replaces the now deprecated this.defaultAttrs. 
+         * However, for backwards compatibility, if you are using this.defaultAttrs 
+         * then all the old attribute behavior remains in place.
          */
         defaultAttrs(obj: Object): void;
 
@@ -181,7 +196,6 @@ declare module Flight {
         $node: JQuery;
     }
 
-
     export interface AdviceStatic {
         withAdvice(): Function;
     }