From 8ac9ed2331d896b572d46c0153406ebadcb832f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yosef Bedaso <yosef.bedaso@alleninstitute.org>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2025 12:47:04 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs: adds note for version bumps

BREAKING CHANGE: a commit to set the version to v.1.0.0
---
 README.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d8af705..3002f50 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ The table below, from [semantic release](https://github.com/semantic-release/sem
 | `feat(pencil): add 'graphiteWidth' option`                                                                                                                                                       | ~~Minor~~ Feature Release                                                                                       |
 | `perf(pencil): remove graphiteWidth option`<br><br>`BREAKING CHANGE: The graphiteWidth option has been removed.`<br>`The default graphite width of 10mm is always used for performance reasons.` | ~~Major~~ Breaking Release <br /> (Note that the `BREAKING CHANGE: ` token must be in the footer of the commit) |
 
+Note: The automatic version bump workflow does not work for manual version changes. As shown above, use the appropriate `scope` and commit message that reflects changes included in a PR.
+
 ### Documentation
 To generate the rst files source files for documentation, run
 ```bash