diff --git a/docs/CHANGES.txt b/docs/CHANGES.txt
index b559ae8c5..4a86bc486 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/docs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Various contributors (see below, and AUTHORS.txt)
 https://tuxpaint.org/
 
 
-2022.January.3 (0.9.29)
+2022.January.6 (0.9.29)
   * Improvements to "Stamp" tool:
     -----------------------------
     * Stamps may now be rotated.
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ https://tuxpaint.org/
       native size.  (SDL2.0)
       TOYAMA Shin-ichi <dolphin6k@wmail.plala.or.jp>
 
+    * Changed default UI font from Bitstream Vera to DejaVu Sans.
+      h/t Mark Kim <markuskimius@gmail.com>
+
   * Bug Fixes:
     ----------
     * Always creating 24-bit canvases, in an attempt to avoid blending
diff --git a/src/fonts.h b/src/fonts.h
index 2878fbb15..b3409edd4 100644
--- a/src/fonts.h
+++ b/src/fonts.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
   fonts.h
 
-  Copyright (c) 2009-2022
+  Copyright (c) 2009-2023
   https://tuxpaint.org/
 
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
   (See COPYING.txt)
 
-  Last updated: December 11, 2022
+  Last updated: January 6, 2023
   $Id$
 */
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include "SDL2_Pango.h"
 #endif
 
-#define PANGO_DEFAULT_FONT "BitStream Vera"
+#define PANGO_DEFAULT_FONT "DejaVu Sans"
 
 #include "compiler.h"