diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/versebook.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/versebook.dm
index bf0f967b6d6..6f8100013e9 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/versebook.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/versebook.dm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	icon = 'icons/obj/library.dmi'
 	icon_state = "dominiabook"
 	item_state = "dominia"
+	w_class = ITEMSIZE_SMALL
 	var/reading = FALSE
 
 	drop_sound = 'sound/items/drop/book.ogg'
diff --git a/html/changelogs/versebooks.yml b/html/changelogs/versebooks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25c69882a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/versebooks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+author: Granodd
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes:
+- tweak: "Reduces the size of verse books to small from medium."