diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4c90e7da..8e0f3b3c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # bedrock-vc-issuer ChangeLog
 
+## 28.3.0 - 2024-12-dd
+
+### Added
+- Add support for multiple language values w/`name` and `description`.
+
 ## 28.2.0 - 2024-12-17
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/schemas/bedrock-vc-issuer.js b/schemas/bedrock-vc-issuer.js
index 26e83f66..a94a6263 100644
--- a/schemas/bedrock-vc-issuer.js
+++ b/schemas/bedrock-vc-issuer.js
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ const vcdmTypedObjectSet = {
   }]
 };
 
-const languageValue = {
+const languageObject = {
   type: 'object',
   required: ['@value'],
   additionalProperties: false,
@@ -322,6 +322,17 @@ const languageValue = {
   }
 };
 
+const valueStringOrObject = {
+  anyOf: [{type: 'string'}, languageObject]
+};
+
+const languageValue = {
+  anyOf: [
+    valueStringOrObject,
+    {type: 'array', minItems: 1, items: valueStringOrObject}
+  ]
+};
+
 export const issueCredentialBody = {
   title: 'Issue Credential',
   type: 'object',
@@ -352,14 +363,10 @@ export const issueCredentialBody = {
         credentialSchema: vcdmTypedObjectSet,
         credentialStatus: vcdmTypedObjectSet,
         credentialSubject: vcdmObjectOrReferenceSet,
-        description: {
-          anyOf: [{type: 'string'}, languageValue]
-        },
+        description: languageValue,
         evidence: vcdmTypedObjectSet,
         // `issuer` skipped, handled internally during issuance
-        name: {
-          anyOf: [{type: 'string'}, languageValue]
-        },
+        name: languageValue,
         proof: vcdmTypedObjectSet,
         refreshService: vcdmTypedObjectSet,
         relatedResource: vcdmObjectSet,
diff --git a/test/mocha/assertions/issueWithoutStatus.js b/test/mocha/assertions/issueWithoutStatus.js
index 0000ca1c..7d5ffdb4 100644
--- a/test/mocha/assertions/issueWithoutStatus.js
+++ b/test/mocha/assertions/issueWithoutStatus.js
@@ -115,6 +115,43 @@ export function testIssueWithoutStatus({
         should.not.exist(verifiableCredential.proof.created);
       }
     });
+    it('issues a valid credential w/multiple "@language"', async () => {
+      const credential = klona(mockCredentialV2);
+      credential.name = [{
+        '@value': 'Name of credential',
+        '@language': 'en',
+        '@direction': 'ltr'
+      }, {
+        '@value': 'Name of credential, pip pip',
+        '@language': 'en-GB',
+        '@direction': 'ltr'
+      }];
+      credential.description = [{
+        '@value': 'Description of credential',
+        '@language': 'en',
+        '@direction': 'ltr'
+      }, {
+        '@value': 'Description of credential, pip pip',
+        '@language': 'en-GB',
+        '@direction': 'ltr'
+      }];
+      const zcapClient = helpers.createZcapClient({capabilityAgent});
+      const {verifiableCredential} = await assertions.issueAndAssert({
+        configId: noStatusListIssuerId,
+        credential,
+        issueOptions,
+        zcapClient,
+        capability: noStatusListIssuerRootZcap
+      });
+      should.exist(verifiableCredential.id);
+      should.not.exist(verifiableCredential.credentialStatus);
+      // not supported with old `Ed25519Signature2020`
+      if(suiteName !== 'Ed25519Signature2020') {
+        // `created` should not be set by default because new issue config
+        // mechanism was used w/o requesting it
+        should.not.exist(verifiableCredential.proof.created);
+      }
+    });
 
     it('fails to issue an empty credential', async () => {
       let error;