diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6facc6092..32c6da297 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 * Move unsorted rules into their respective sections.
 * Update the `summary` style in all browsers.
 * Remove `::placeholder` styles due to a bug in Edge.
-* More explicitly define font resets on form controls
-* Remove the `optgroup` normalization needed by the previous font reset
+* More explicitly define font resets on form controls.
+* Remove the `optgroup` normalization needed by the previous font reset.
+* Update the semver strategy.
 
 ### 4.2.0 (June 30, 2016)
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 49eadd8e4..5f5f1e439 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -196,7 +196,12 @@ cutting new releases.
 version numbers are incremented in a project. Versions are written as
 MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH.
 
-Changes limited to fallback declarations for browsers which do not support
-newer features produce a PATCH release.
-
-Changes limited to normalizations for older browsers produce a MINOR release.
+Any change to CSS rules whatsoever is considered backwards-breaking and will
+result in a new **major** release. Others changes with no impact on rendering
+are considered backwards-compatible and will result in a new **patch** release.
+
+No changes to CSS rules can add functionality in a backwards-compatible manner,
+therefore no changes are considered **minor**. For instance, a normalization on
+an element selector may override a user style on a universal selector, a
+change to `opacity` might cause [inputs to disappear](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/issues/3901363/),
+or a change to `background-color` might cause [backgrounds to shrink](https://github.com/jonathantneal/sanitize.css/issues/42).