diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index e69de29bb..019af1dc6 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* fix bug generating CapabilityStatement Narratives
diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/utilities/xhtml/XhtmlNode.java b/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/utilities/xhtml/XhtmlNode.java
index 58131279a..51e5abf8f 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/utilities/xhtml/XhtmlNode.java
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.utilities/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/utilities/xhtml/XhtmlNode.java
@@ -755,7 +755,8 @@ public class XhtmlNode implements IBaseXhtml {
 
 
   public XhtmlNode nbsp() {
-    return addText(NBSP);    
+    addText(NBSP);
+    return this;
   }