diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9c235a12102..1d6a63d4137 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ## [`master`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/master)
 
-No public interface changes since `9.7.0`.
+**Bug fixes**
+
+- Fixed heading and paragraph tag font style inherits ([#1776](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1776))
 
 ## [`9.7.0`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/v9.7.0)
 
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ No public interface changes since `9.7.0`.
 
 **Bug fixes**
 
+**Note: this release creates a minor regression to text scales where paragraph and heading tags were no longer inheriting from their container. This is fixed in `master`.**
+
 - Set `h1 through h6, p` tags font reset based on family, size, and weight ([#1760](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1760))
 - Fixed `EuiButton` font size inheritence ([#1760](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1760))
 - Updated button elements in `EuiFilePicker`, `EuiFormControlLayoutClearButton`, `EuiFormControlLayoutCustomIcon`, `EuiListGroupItem`, and `EuiSideNavItem` to type=button ([#1764](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1764))
diff --git a/src/global_styling/reset/_reset.scss b/src/global_styling/reset/_reset.scss
index 626c71bf268..6b4539a0fc3 100644
--- a/src/global_styling/reset/_reset.scss
+++ b/src/global_styling/reset/_reset.scss
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ code, pre, kbd, samp {
 }
 
 h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p {
-  font-family: $euiFontFamily;
-  font-weight: $euiFontWeightRegular;
-  font-size: $euiFontSize;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-weight: inherit;
+  font-size: inherit;
 }
 
 input, textarea, select, button {