diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.9.0.rst b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.9.0.rst
index 80dab7dc23..b5b1d4e52f 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.9.0.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.9.0.rst
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ Bug fixes
 * Corrected an error affecting :py:func:`~pvlib.clearsky.detect_clearsky`
   when data time step is not one minute. Error was introduced in v0.8.1.
   (:issue:`1241`, :pull:`1242`)
+* Corrected :py:func:`~pvlib.solarposition.spa_python` to avoid a future warning. (:pull:`1256`)
 
 Testing
 ~~~~~~~
@@ -212,3 +213,4 @@ Contributors
 * Miguel Sánchez de León Peque (:ghuser:`Peque`)
 * Joe Ranalli (:ghuser:`jranalli`)
 * Chas Schweizer (:ghuser:`cpr-chas`)
+* Yoann Louvet (:ghuser:`YoannUniKS`)