diff --git a/doc/source/api_changes.rst b/doc/source/api_changes.rst
index 50fed4f8..824762e0 100644
--- a/doc/source/api_changes.rst
+++ b/doc/source/api_changes.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Version 0.13
 - Deprecated filters `hsobel`, `vsobel`, `hscharr`, `vscharr`, `hprewitt`,
   `vprewitt`, `roberts_positive_diagonal`, `roberts_negative_diagonal` have
   been removed from `skimage.filters.edges`.
+- The `sigma` parameter of `skimage.filters.gaussian` and the `selem` parameter
+  of `skimage.filters.median` have been made optional, with default
+  values.
 
 Version 0.12
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