diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e7fede9..89bf4fd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ### HEAD
 
+* Add `lang=""` to `<html>`
+  ([#1542](https://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate/issues/1542)).
 * Update to jQuery 1.11.1.
 * Update to Modernizr 2.8.0.
 * Update to Apache Server Configs 2.3.0.
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 899d98c..616b227 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!doctype html>
-<html class="no-js">
+<html class="no-js" lang="">
     <head>
         <meta charset="utf-8">
         <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
