diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b4f798f4064bf9a993265ba1eea2233e6555fa03..f3ff19f84b8508b095bbac268262e78aadf54be0 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -476,6 +476,20 @@ res_pjsip_publish_asterisk
    for Asterisk to Asterisk exchanges of information. Currently, this includes
    both mailbox state and device state information.
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+--- Functionality changes from Asterisk 12.8.0 to Asterisk 12.9.0 ------------
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+AMI
+------------------
+ * "Language" (the default spoken language for the channel) is now included in
+   the standard channel state output for suitable events.
+
+ARI
+------------------
+ * "language" (the default spoken language for the channel) is now included in
+   the standard channel state output for suitable events.
+
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 --- Functionality changes from Asterisk 12.4.0 to Asterisk 12.5.0 ------------
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