diff --git a/hapi-fhir-docs/src/main/resources/ca/uhn/hapi/fhir/changelog/5_2_0/2142-add-null-check.yaml b/hapi-fhir-docs/src/main/resources/ca/uhn/hapi/fhir/changelog/5_2_0/2142-add-null-check.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..35abc903e9f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hapi-fhir-docs/src/main/resources/ca/uhn/hapi/fhir/changelog/5_2_0/2142-add-null-check.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+type: add
+issue: 2142
+title: "A null check was added to the R4 CapabilityStatement generator, in order to improve the error
+   message when a mandatory parameter is missed. Thanks to GitHub user @blangley28 for the contribution!"
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 23a48017e1b6..8dfef22ba00b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -680,6 +680,10 @@
 			<name>Eric Prud'hommeaux</name>
 			<organization>Janeiro Digital</organization>
 		</developer>
+		<developer>
+			<id>blangley28</id>
+			<organization>MITRE</organization>
+		</developer>
 	</developers>
 
 	<licenses>