diff --git a/language-snippets.ent b/language-snippets.ent
index 2b8272e395b1..89c8ce402104 100644
--- a/language-snippets.ent
+++ b/language-snippets.ent
@@ -1619,6 +1619,10 @@ it is inserted with (e.g.) <function xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">DOMNo
  </listitem>
 </varlistentry>'>
 
+<!ENTITY dom.changelog.previous_hierarchy_exception 'Previously this threw a
+ <classname xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">DOMException</classname> with code
+ <constant xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">DOM_HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR</constant>.'>
+
 <!-- FileSystem entities -->
 <!ENTITY fs.emits.warning.on.failure '<para xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 Upon failure, an <constant>E_WARNING</constant> is emitted.
diff --git a/reference/dom/domcharacterdata/after.xml b/reference/dom/domcharacterdata/after.xml
index 81ec1448e49a..00e7714810fb 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domcharacterdata/after.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domcharacterdata/after.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.after')/db:refsect1[@role='parameters'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.after')/db:refsect1[@role='returnvalues'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.after')/db:refsect1[@role='errors'])" />
+ <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.after')/db:refsect1[@role='changelog'])" />
 
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
diff --git a/reference/dom/domcharacterdata/before.xml b/reference/dom/domcharacterdata/before.xml
index 5a37b1b0de2d..fb2dac93161b 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domcharacterdata/before.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domcharacterdata/before.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.before')/db:refsect1[@role='parameters'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.before')/db:refsect1[@role='returnvalues'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.before')/db:refsect1[@role='errors'])" />
+ <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.before')/db:refsect1[@role='changelog'])" />
 
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
diff --git a/reference/dom/domcharacterdata/replacewith.xml b/reference/dom/domcharacterdata/replacewith.xml
index be2d2e9b8f92..221fe1483b1b 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domcharacterdata/replacewith.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domcharacterdata/replacewith.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.replacewith')/db:refsect1[@role='parameters'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.replacewith')/db:refsect1[@role='returnvalues'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.replacewith')/db:refsect1[@role='errors'])" />
+ <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.replacewith')/db:refsect1[@role='changelog'])" />
 
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
diff --git a/reference/dom/domchildnode/after.xml b/reference/dom/domchildnode/after.xml
index 1844c0a95244..d3e071ba800d 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domchildnode/after.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domchildnode/after.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,36 @@
   </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <informaltable>
+   <tgroup cols="2">
+    <thead>
+     <row>
+      <entry>&Version;</entry>
+      <entry>&Description;</entry>
+     </row>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+     <row>
+      <entry>8.3.0</entry>
+      <entry>
+       Calling this method on a node without a parent is now a no-op to align the behaviour with the DOM specification.
+       &dom.changelog.previous_hierarchy_exception;
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+     <row>
+      <entry>8.3.0</entry>
+      <entry>
+       Calling this method on a node without an owner document now works.
+       &dom.changelog.previous_hierarchy_exception;
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+    </tbody>
+   </tgroup>
+  </informaltable>
+ </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="seealso">
   &reftitle.seealso;
   <para>
diff --git a/reference/dom/domchildnode/before.xml b/reference/dom/domchildnode/before.xml
index 236f14014471..699b87e3fd8c 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domchildnode/before.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domchildnode/before.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,29 @@
   </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <informaltable>
+   <tgroup cols="2">
+    <thead>
+     <row>
+      <entry>&Version;</entry>
+      <entry>&Description;</entry>
+     </row>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+     <row>
+      <entry>8.3.0</entry>
+      <entry>
+       Calling this method on a node without a parent is now a no-op to align the behaviour with the DOM specification.
+       &dom.changelog.previous_hierarchy_exception;
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+    </tbody>
+   </tgroup>
+  </informaltable>
+ </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="seealso">
   &reftitle.seealso;
   <para>
diff --git a/reference/dom/domchildnode/replacewith.xml b/reference/dom/domchildnode/replacewith.xml
index f94e40826a33..29f5caf82fa6 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domchildnode/replacewith.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domchildnode/replacewith.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,29 @@
   </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <informaltable>
+   <tgroup cols="2">
+    <thead>
+     <row>
+      <entry>&Version;</entry>
+      <entry>&Description;</entry>
+     </row>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+     <row>
+      <entry>8.3.0</entry>
+      <entry>
+       Calling this method on a node without a parent is now a no-op to align the behaviour with the DOM specification.
+       &dom.changelog.previous_hierarchy_exception;
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+    </tbody>
+   </tgroup>
+  </informaltable>
+ </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="seealso">
   &reftitle.seealso;
   <para>
diff --git a/reference/dom/domdocument/append.xml b/reference/dom/domdocument/append.xml
index 2a621b801c45..fde57677de18 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domdocument/append.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domdocument/append.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.append')/db:refsect1[@role='parameters'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.append')/db:refsect1[@role='returnvalues'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.append')/db:refsect1[@role='errors'])" />
+ <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.append')/db:refsect1[@role='changelog'])" />
 
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
diff --git a/reference/dom/domdocument/createattributens.xml b/reference/dom/domdocument/createattributens.xml
index 6717245ad3e6..17696fbc5f47 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domdocument/createattributens.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domdocument/createattributens.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,37 @@
    </variablelist>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <informaltable>
+   <tgroup cols="2">
+    <thead>
+     <row>
+      <entry>&Version;</entry>
+      <entry>&Description;</entry>
+     </row>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+     <row>
+      <entry>8.3.0</entry>
+      <entry>
+       Calling this method without specifying a prefix will now choose a prefix instead of assuming the default namespace.
+       Previously this would create an attribute without a prefix and incorrectly apply the namespace
+       to the owner element because default namespaces don't apply on attributes.
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+     <row>
+      <entry>8.3.0</entry>
+      <entry>
+       Calling this method using a prefix that was already declared on the owner element with a different namespace URI
+       will now change the new prefix to avoid creating namespace conflicts. This aligns the behaviour with the DOM specification.
+       Previously this threw a <classname>DOMException</classname> with code <constant>DOM_NAMESPACE_ERR</constant>.
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+    </tbody>
+   </tgroup>
+  </informaltable>
+ </refsect1>
  <refsect1 role="seealso">
   &reftitle.seealso;
   <para>
diff --git a/reference/dom/domdocument/prepend.xml b/reference/dom/domdocument/prepend.xml
index 26d2ee3a7be1..76b9482f1c09 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domdocument/prepend.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domdocument/prepend.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.prepend')/db:refsect1[@role='parameters'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.prepend')/db:refsect1[@role='returnvalues'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.prepend')/db:refsect1[@role='errors'])" />
+ <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.prepend')/db:refsect1[@role='changelog'])" />
 
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
diff --git a/reference/dom/domdocument/replacechildren.xml b/reference/dom/domdocument/replacechildren.xml
index a31a0d002656..f6542977c935 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domdocument/replacechildren.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domdocument/replacechildren.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.replacechildren')/db:refsect1[@role='parameters'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.replacechildren')/db:refsect1[@role='returnvalues'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.replacechildren')/db:refsect1[@role='errors'])" />
+ <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.replacechildren')/db:refsect1[@role='changelog'])" />
 
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
diff --git a/reference/dom/domdocumentfragment/append.xml b/reference/dom/domdocumentfragment/append.xml
index 262ec46fa946..40c82fd477f9 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domdocumentfragment/append.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domdocumentfragment/append.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.append')/db:refsect1[@role='parameters'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.append')/db:refsect1[@role='returnvalues'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.append')/db:refsect1[@role='errors'])" />
+ <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.append')/db:refsect1[@role='changelog'])" />
 
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
diff --git a/reference/dom/domdocumentfragment/prepend.xml b/reference/dom/domdocumentfragment/prepend.xml
index 626edf014f6a..bd6692198abb 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domdocumentfragment/prepend.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domdocumentfragment/prepend.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.prepend')/db:refsect1[@role='parameters'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.prepend')/db:refsect1[@role='returnvalues'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.prepend')/db:refsect1[@role='errors'])" />
+ <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.prepend')/db:refsect1[@role='changelog'])" />
 
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
diff --git a/reference/dom/domdocumentfragment/replacechildren.xml b/reference/dom/domdocumentfragment/replacechildren.xml
index 455be627111e..8d81d454f67c 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domdocumentfragment/replacechildren.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domdocumentfragment/replacechildren.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.replacechildren')/db:refsect1[@role='parameters'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.replacechildren')/db:refsect1[@role='returnvalues'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.replacechildren')/db:refsect1[@role='errors'])" />
+ <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.replacechildren')/db:refsect1[@role='changelog'])" />
 
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
diff --git a/reference/dom/domelement/after.xml b/reference/dom/domelement/after.xml
index de644572204b..eac58a593af9 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domelement/after.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domelement/after.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.after')/db:refsect1[@role='parameters'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.after')/db:refsect1[@role='returnvalues'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.after')/db:refsect1[@role='errors'])" />
+ <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.after')/db:refsect1[@role='changelog'])" />
 
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
diff --git a/reference/dom/domelement/append.xml b/reference/dom/domelement/append.xml
index e74d8fc2af6b..bcd3e8adb9a6 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domelement/append.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domelement/append.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.append')/db:refsect1[@role='parameters'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.append')/db:refsect1[@role='returnvalues'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.append')/db:refsect1[@role='errors'])" />
+ <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.append')/db:refsect1[@role='changelog'])" />
 
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
diff --git a/reference/dom/domelement/before.xml b/reference/dom/domelement/before.xml
index 51509481ea8d..c51c2c788646 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domelement/before.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domelement/before.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.before')/db:refsect1[@role='parameters'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.before')/db:refsect1[@role='returnvalues'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.before')/db:refsect1[@role='errors'])" />
+ <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.before')/db:refsect1[@role='changelog'])" />
 
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
diff --git a/reference/dom/domelement/prepend.xml b/reference/dom/domelement/prepend.xml
index 790a45e183a7..3ed578f594fc 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domelement/prepend.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domelement/prepend.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.prepend')/db:refsect1[@role='parameters'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.prepend')/db:refsect1[@role='returnvalues'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.prepend')/db:refsect1[@role='errors'])" />
+ <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.prepend')/db:refsect1[@role='changelog'])" />
 
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
diff --git a/reference/dom/domelement/replacechildren.xml b/reference/dom/domelement/replacechildren.xml
index facdf5944b08..9b3ebae53adb 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domelement/replacechildren.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domelement/replacechildren.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.replacechildren')/db:refsect1[@role='parameters'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.replacechildren')/db:refsect1[@role='returnvalues'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.replacechildren')/db:refsect1[@role='errors'])" />
+ <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domparentnode.replacechildren')/db:refsect1[@role='changelog'])" />
 
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
diff --git a/reference/dom/domelement/replacewith.xml b/reference/dom/domelement/replacewith.xml
index 7ce4ee0d6f55..b116a27423e9 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domelement/replacewith.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domelement/replacewith.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.replacewith')/db:refsect1[@role='parameters'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.replacewith')/db:refsect1[@role='returnvalues'])" />
  <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.replacewith')/db:refsect1[@role='errors'])" />
+ <xi:include xpointer="xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook) xpointer(id('domchildnode.replacewith')/db:refsect1[@role='changelog'])" />
 
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
diff --git a/reference/dom/domparentnode/append.xml b/reference/dom/domparentnode/append.xml
index b0e27831b9f9..08c7a589d226 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domparentnode/append.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domparentnode/append.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,29 @@
   </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <informaltable>
+   <tgroup cols="2">
+    <thead>
+     <row>
+      <entry>&Version;</entry>
+      <entry>&Description;</entry>
+     </row>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+     <row>
+      <entry>8.3.0</entry>
+      <entry>
+       Calling this method on a node without an owner document now works.
+       &dom.changelog.previous_hierarchy_exception;
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+    </tbody>
+   </tgroup>
+  </informaltable>
+ </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="seealso">
   &reftitle.seealso;
   <para>
diff --git a/reference/dom/domparentnode/prepend.xml b/reference/dom/domparentnode/prepend.xml
index 8f3a66ad76ca..624f91efbdad 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domparentnode/prepend.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domparentnode/prepend.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,29 @@
   </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <informaltable>
+   <tgroup cols="2">
+    <thead>
+     <row>
+      <entry>&Version;</entry>
+      <entry>&Description;</entry>
+     </row>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+     <row>
+      <entry>8.3.0</entry>
+      <entry>
+       Calling this method on a node without an owner document now works.
+       &dom.changelog.previous_hierarchy_exception;
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+    </tbody>
+   </tgroup>
+  </informaltable>
+ </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="seealso">
   &reftitle.seealso;
   <para>
diff --git a/reference/dom/domparentnode/replacechildren.xml b/reference/dom/domparentnode/replacechildren.xml
index bfd21197e07f..2f5163775e05 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domparentnode/replacechildren.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domparentnode/replacechildren.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,29 @@
   </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <informaltable>
+   <tgroup cols="2">
+    <thead>
+     <row>
+      <entry>&Version;</entry>
+      <entry>&Description;</entry>
+     </row>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+     <row>
+      <entry>8.3.0</entry>
+      <entry>
+       Calling this method on a node without an owner document now works.
+       &dom.changelog.previous_hierarchy_exception;
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+    </tbody>
+   </tgroup>
+  </informaltable>
+ </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
   <example>