diff --git a/.changeset/evil-peaches-sin.md b/.changeset/evil-peaches-sin.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 3513453f16..0000000000
--- a/.changeset/evil-peaches-sin.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'@primer/css': patch
----
-
-Update @primer/primitives peerDependencies to 10.x || 11.x
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 41ad5e8a39..1b5dd536a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # @primer/css
 
+## 22.0.2
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [#2866](https://github.com/primer/css/pull/2866) [`d43c856`](https://github.com/primer/css/commit/d43c85624326770d91e8239c0c5e6693700e4481) Thanks [@lukasoppermann](https://github.com/lukasoppermann)! - Update @primer/primitives peerDependencies to 10.x || 11.x
+
+- [#2871](https://github.com/primer/css/pull/2871) [`0d2eb58`](https://github.com/primer/css/commit/0d2eb58fbf18092c2ef4ba252522fea98a6aaa1f) Thanks [@lukasoppermann](https://github.com/lukasoppermann)! - Add default font weight (--base-text-weight-normal, 400) to body
+
 ## 22.0.1
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1d61384fc9..c5f51fbfdd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@primer/css",
-  "version": "22.0.1",
+  "version": "22.0.2",
   "description": "The CSS implementation of GitHub's Primer Design System",
   "homepage": "https://primer.style/css",
   "author": "GitHub, Inc.",
diff --git a/src/base/base.scss b/src/base/base.scss
index 8d748ad404..39b6e6b8f8 100644
--- a/src/base/base.scss
+++ b/src/base/base.scss
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ button {
 body {
   font-family: $body-font;
   font-size: var(--body-font-size, $body-font-size);
+  font-weight: var(--base-text-weight-normal, 400);
   line-height: $body-line-height;
   color: var(--fgColor-default, var(--color-fg-default));
   background-color: var(--bgColor-default, var(--color-canvas-default));