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@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Automate releases with Conventional Commit Messages.
 |  `bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major`  | Should feat changes before 1.0.0 produce patch bumps instead of minor bumps?  Default `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
 |               `path`               | create a release from a path other than the repository's root                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
 |          `monorepo-tags`           | add prefix to tags and branches, allowing multiple libraries to be released from the same repository.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
-|         `changelog-types`          | A JSON formatted String containing to override the outputted changelog sections                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
+|         `changelog-types`          | A JSON formatted String containing to override the outputted changelog sections. Defined types may trigger version bumps.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 |           `version-file`           | provide a path to a version file to increment (used by ruby releaser)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
 |           `extra-files`            | add extra-files to bump using the [generic updater](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/blob/main/docs/customizing.md#updating-arbitrary-files)                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
 |               `fork`               | Should the PR be created from a fork. Default `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |