diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ and this project adheres to
   `withdrawRewards` methods to `SigningStargateClient`.
 - @cosmjs/stargate: Export `defaultGasLimits` and `defaultGasPrice`.
 - @cosmjs/cosmwasm-stargate: Export `defaultGasLimits`.
+- @cosmjs/stargate: `SigningStargateClient` constructor is now `protected`.
+- @cosmjs/cosmwasm-stargate: `SigningCosmWasmClient` constructor is now
+  `protected`.
 
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