diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 99a1a48b8..d6ee9c535 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+* make captions styles more specific ([#2423](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-theme/issues/2423)) ([b6f3c5b](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-theme/commit/b6f3c5b76844171b26b25670571adc9614f77301))
 * workaround for block editor crash ([53cd463](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-theme/commit/53cd4638d9ce269c3158b3aa1b02c3157403568c))
 
 # [2.4.0](https://github.com/Automattic/newspack-theme/compare/v2.3.0...v2.4.0) (2024-12-09)
diff --git a/newspack-nelson/sass/theme-description.scss b/newspack-nelson/sass/theme-description.scss
index e033c95de..f1ac8b95c 100644
--- a/newspack-nelson/sass/theme-description.scss
+++ b/newspack-nelson/sass/theme-description.scss
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@ Author URI: https://newspack.com
 Description: The official theme for Newspack, an all-in-one platform that simplifies publishing and drives audience and revenue right out of the box.
 Requires at least: 6.6
 Tested up to: 6.7
-<<<<<<< HEAD
 Version: 2.4.1
-=======
-Version: 2.3.0
->>>>>>> release
 License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 Template: newspack-theme
diff --git a/newspack-theme/sass/media/_captions.scss b/newspack-theme/sass/media/_captions.scss
index a588c9001..f730a27ad 100755
--- a/newspack-theme/sass/media/_captions.scss
+++ b/newspack-theme/sass/media/_captions.scss
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ figcaption,
 	text-align: left;
 }
 
+// Override some specific styles coming from WordPress.
+:root :where(.wp-block-image figcaption) {
+	color: var(--newspack-theme-color-text-light);
+	font-size: var(--newspack-theme-font-size-xs);
+}
+
 .has-text-color {
 	figcaption,
 	.wp-caption-text {