diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 31b130987..a455c7bef 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ archives:
       linux: Linux
       386: i386
       amd64: x86_64
+    format: binary
 checksum:
   name_template: "checksums.txt"
 snapshot:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d670b0e7e..cfb311d1f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,11 +54,9 @@ Please use the [conventional commit format](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/
 
 ## Versioning
 
-We use [goreleaser](https://goreleaser.com) to help us automate releases. We
-use [semver](https://semver.org) for versioning all releases of the tool. While
-we are still in the public alpha release phase, we will maintain a
-`0.y.z-alpha` format. Change logs are generated from our commit logs. We are
-still working this out and aim to refine our release praxis as we go.
+We use [goreleaser](https://goreleaser.com) to help us automate releases. We use [semver](https://semver.org) for versioning all releases of the tool. While we are still in the public alpha release phase, we will maintain a `0.y.z-alpha` format. Change logs are generated from our commit logs. We are still working this out and aim to refine our release praxis as we go.
+
+For developers, while using this `-alpha` format, the `y` part is the "major" version part. So, if you make breaking changes, you increment that and _not_ the `x` part. So, if you're on `0.1.0-alpha`, then you'd go to `0.1.1-alpha` for a backwards compatible change and `0.2.0-alpha` for a backwards incompatible change.
 
 ## Fork maintenance