diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index a7e4c344..f10a1207 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 [Unreleased](https://github.com/bird-house/birdhouse-deploy/tree/master) (latest)
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-[//]: # (list changes here, using '-' for each new entry, remove this when items are added)
+## Fixes
+- GeoServer: fix invalid media-type specified for the service's endpoint in `service-config.json.template`
 
 [2.1.2](https://github.com/bird-house/birdhouse-deploy/tree/2.1.2) (2024-03-25)
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diff --git a/birdhouse/components/geoserver/service-config.json.template b/birdhouse/components/geoserver/service-config.json.template
index c3f373de..f8838008 100644
--- a/birdhouse/components/geoserver/service-config.json.template
+++ b/birdhouse/components/geoserver/service-config.json.template
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "links": [
     {
       "rel": "service",
-      "type": "application/json",
+      "type": "text/html",
       "href": "https://${PAVICS_FQDN_PUBLIC}/geoserver/"
     },
     {