diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 25366235db..e9cb822e07 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Our versioning strategy is as follows:
 * `[sitecore-jss-nextjs]` Updates to Next.js editing integration to further support secure hosting scenarios (on XM Cloud & Vercel) ([#1832](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1832))
 * `[templates/nextjs-xmcloud]` `[sitecore-jss]` A/B testing and component-level personalization support. ([#1844](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1844))([#1847](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1847))([#1848](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1848))
 * `[sitecore-jss]` `[nextjs-xmcloud]` DictionaryService can now use a `site` GraphQL query instead of `search` one to improve performance. This is currently only available for XMCloud deployments and is enabled with `nextjs-xmcloud` add-on by default ([#1804](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1804))([#1846](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1846))([commit](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/commit/5813a2df8ad6a9ee63dd74d5f206ed4b4f758753))([commit](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/commit/d0ea3ac02c78343b5dd60277dbf7403410794a49))([commit](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/commit/307b905ed60d7fff44b2dc799fd78c0842af6fbd))([commit](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/commit/66164a42263aac8b55f0c5e47eda4bd4d7a72e87))
-* `[templates/nextjs-sxa]` nextjs-sxa components now use the NextImage component instead of the react Image component from JSS lib for image optimization ([#1843](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1843))
+* `[templates/nextjs-sxa]` SXA components now use the NextImage component instead of the Image component from JSS lib for image optimization ([#1843](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1843))([#1850](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1850))
 
 
 ### 🛠 Breaking Change
diff --git a/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs/next.config.js b/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs/next.config.js
index f153b21754..8296844af9 100644
--- a/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs/next.config.js
+++ b/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/nextjs/next.config.js
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ const nextConfig = {
         hostname: 'edge*.**',
         port: '',
       },
+      {
+        protocol: 'https',
+        hostname: 'xmc-*.**',
+        port: '',
+      },
       {
         protocol: 'https',
         hostname: 'feaas*.blob.core.windows.net',