diff --git a/majordomo.pb.go b/majordomo.pb.go
index 8c940da..d0eb1d1 100644
--- a/majordomo.pb.go
+++ b/majordomo.pb.go
@@ -1961,8 +1961,9 @@ type GetCertificateStatusResponse struct {
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 
 	Status     RevocationStatus       `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=status,proto3,enum=linkedca.RevocationStatus" json:"status,omitempty"`
-	ReasonCode RevocationReasonCode   `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=reason_code,json=reasonCode,proto3,enum=linkedca.RevocationReasonCode" json:"reason_code,omitempty"`
-	RevokedAt  *timestamppb.Timestamp `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=revoked_at,json=revokedAt,proto3" json:"revoked_at,omitempty"`
+	Reason     string                 `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=reason,proto3" json:"reason,omitempty"`
+	ReasonCode RevocationReasonCode   `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=reason_code,json=reasonCode,proto3,enum=linkedca.RevocationReasonCode" json:"reason_code,omitempty"`
+	RevokedAt  *timestamppb.Timestamp `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=revoked_at,json=revokedAt,proto3" json:"revoked_at,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *GetCertificateStatusResponse) Reset() {
@@ -2004,6 +2005,13 @@ func (x *GetCertificateStatusResponse) GetStatus() RevocationStatus {
 	return RevocationStatus_UNKNOWN
 }
 
+func (x *GetCertificateStatusResponse) GetReason() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Reason
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func (x *GetCertificateStatusResponse) GetReasonCode() RevocationReasonCode {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.ReasonCode
@@ -2071,8 +2079,9 @@ type GetSSHCertificateStatusResponse struct {
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 
 	Status     RevocationStatus       `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=status,proto3,enum=linkedca.RevocationStatus" json:"status,omitempty"`
-	ReasonCode RevocationReasonCode   `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=reason_code,json=reasonCode,proto3,enum=linkedca.RevocationReasonCode" json:"reason_code,omitempty"`
-	RevokedAt  *timestamppb.Timestamp `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=revoked_at,json=revokedAt,proto3" json:"revoked_at,omitempty"`
+	Reason     string                 `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=reason,proto3" json:"reason,omitempty"`
+	ReasonCode RevocationReasonCode   `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=reason_code,json=reasonCode,proto3,enum=linkedca.RevocationReasonCode" json:"reason_code,omitempty"`
+	RevokedAt  *timestamppb.Timestamp `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=revoked_at,json=revokedAt,proto3" json:"revoked_at,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *GetSSHCertificateStatusResponse) Reset() {
@@ -2114,6 +2123,13 @@ func (x *GetSSHCertificateStatusResponse) GetStatus() RevocationStatus {
 	return RevocationStatus_UNKNOWN
 }
 
+func (x *GetSSHCertificateStatusResponse) GetReason() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Reason
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func (x *GetSSHCertificateStatusResponse) GetReasonCode() RevocationReasonCode {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.ReasonCode
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diff --git a/spec/linkedca/majordomo.proto b/spec/linkedca/majordomo.proto
index a49a7c2..0159c8e 100644
--- a/spec/linkedca/majordomo.proto
+++ b/spec/linkedca/majordomo.proto
@@ -251,8 +251,9 @@ message GetCertificateStatusRequest {
 
 message GetCertificateStatusResponse {
 	RevocationStatus status = 1;
-	RevocationReasonCode reason_code = 2;
-	google.protobuf.Timestamp revoked_at = 3;
+	string reason = 2;
+	RevocationReasonCode reason_code = 3;
+	google.protobuf.Timestamp revoked_at = 4;
 }
 
 message GetSSHCertificateStatusRequest {
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ message GetSSHCertificateStatusRequest {
 
 message GetSSHCertificateStatusResponse {
 	RevocationStatus status = 1;
-	RevocationReasonCode reason_code = 2;
-	google.protobuf.Timestamp revoked_at = 3;
+	string reason = 2;
+	RevocationReasonCode reason_code = 3;
+	google.protobuf.Timestamp revoked_at = 4;
 }