diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cf86c522..030e197f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- `item_assets` is not required
+
 ## [v1.1.0-beta.1] - 2024-08-08
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/collection-spec/collection-spec.md b/collection-spec/collection-spec.md
index 9af43c1a..9f606405 100644
--- a/collection-spec/collection-spec.md
+++ b/collection-spec/collection-spec.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ specified in [*OGC API - Features*](https://ogcapi.ogc.org/features/), but they
 | summaries       | Map<string, \[\*]\|[Range Object](#range-object)\|[JSON Schema Object](#json-schema-object)> | STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. A map of property summaries, either a set of values, a range of values or a [JSON Schema](https://json-schema.org).                                 |
 | links           | \[[Link Object](#links)]                                                                     | **REQUIRED.** A list of references to other documents.                                                                                                                    |
 | assets          | Map<string, [Asset Object](#assets)>                                                         | Dictionary of asset objects that can be downloaded, each with a unique key.                                                                                               |
-| item_assets     | Map<string, [Item Asset Definition Object](#item-asset-definition-object)>                   | **REQUIRED.** A dictionary of assets that can be found in member Items.                                                                                                   |
+| item_assets     | Map<string, [Item Asset Definition Object](#item-asset-definition-object)>                   | A dictionary of assets that can be found in member Items.                                                                                                                 |
 
 ### stac_version