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@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ Releases will be numbered with the follow format:
 
 And constructed with the following guidelines:
 
-* Breaking backward compatibility bumps the major
-* New additions without breaking backward compatibility bumps the minor
+* Breaking backward compatibility bumps the major (and resets minor and patch)
+* New additions without breaking backward compatibility bumps the minor (and resets patch)
 * Bug fixes and misc changes bump the patch
 
 For more information on SemVer, please visit http://semver.org/.