diff --git a/docs/ops/pooling/AvgPool_1.md b/docs/ops/pooling/AvgPool_1.md
index 7ea9be03fd7..450d6188f3a 100644
--- a/docs/ops/pooling/AvgPool_1.md
+++ b/docs/ops/pooling/AvgPool_1.md
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
   * **Default value**: None
   * **Required**: *yes*
   
-* *exclude_pad*
+* *exclude-pad*
 
-  * **Description**: *exclude_pad* is a type of pooling strategy for values in the padding area. For example, if *exclude_pad* is "true", zero-values in the padding are not used.
+  * **Description**: *exclude-pad* is a type of pooling strategy for values in the padding area. For example, if *exclude-pad* is "true", zero-values in the padding are not used.
   * **Range of values**: true or false 
   * **Type**: boolean
   * **Default value**: None
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ output_{j} = \frac{\sum_{i = 0}^{n}x_{i}}{n}
 
 ```xml
 <layer ... type="AvgPool" ... >
-        <data auto_pad="same_upper" exclude_pad="true" kernel="3,3" pads_begin="0,0" pads_end="1,1" strides="2,2"/>
+        <data auto_pad="same_upper" exclude-pad="true" kernel="3,3" pads_begin="0,0" pads_end="1,1" strides="2,2"/>
         <input> ... </input>
         <output> ... </output>
 </layer>
diff --git a/ngraph/core/src/op/avg_pool.cpp b/ngraph/core/src/op/avg_pool.cpp
index dfb411977db..64bc11acd70 100644
--- a/ngraph/core/src/op/avg_pool.cpp
+++ b/ngraph/core/src/op/avg_pool.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ bool op::v1::AvgPool::visit_attributes(AttributeVisitor& visitor)
     visitor.on_attribute("strides", m_strides);
     visitor.on_attribute("pads_begin", m_pads_begin);
     visitor.on_attribute("pads_end", m_pads_end);
-    visitor.on_attribute("exclude_pad", m_exclude_pad);
+    visitor.on_attribute("exclude-pad", m_exclude_pad);
     visitor.on_attribute("auto_pad", m_auto_pad);
     visitor.on_attribute("rounding_type", m_rounding_type);
     return true;
diff --git a/ngraph/python/src/ngraph/opset1/ops.py b/ngraph/python/src/ngraph/opset1/ops.py
index 5af81cfac4b..95a42cd40d8 100644
--- a/ngraph/python/src/ngraph/opset1/ops.py
+++ b/ngraph/python/src/ngraph/opset1/ops.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def avg_pool(
             "pads_begin": pads_begin,
             "pads_end": pads_end,
             "kernel": kernel_shape,
-            "exclude_pad": exclude_pad,
+            "exclude-pad": exclude_pad,
             "rounding_type": rounding_type.upper(),
             "auto_pad": auto_pad.upper(),
         },