diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6131903e..d5d87062 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 
 ### Brutus
 * Smoke Grenade kills zombies
-* Decreased player damage from 99 to 90
+* Increased player damage from 99 to 100
 * No longer receives additional damage from Ray Gun Mark 2
 * Teleports away less frequently
 * Grief: spawns every 4-6 minutes
diff --git a/scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_ai_brutus.gsc b/scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_ai_brutus.gsc
index dbde3731..fdeb02fe 100644
--- a/scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_ai_brutus.gsc
+++ b/scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_ai_brutus.gsc
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ brutus_spawn(starting_health, has_helmet, helmet_hits, explosive_dmg_taken, zone
 	self.instakill_func = ::brutus_instakill_override;
 	self.nuke_damage_func = ::brutus_nuke_override;
 	self.melee_anim_func = ::melee_anim_func;
-	self.meleedamage = 90;
+	self.meleedamage = 100;
 	self.custom_item_dmg = 1000;
 	self.brutus_lockdown_state = 0;
 	recalc_zombie_array();