diff --git a/site/docs/master/output-file-format.md b/site/docs/master/output-file-format.md
index 46a76ff8b..03b12d0a4 100644
--- a/site/docs/master/output-file-format.md
+++ b/site/docs/master/output-file-format.md
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ In order to accommodate this, Velero follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver
 
 Minor and patch versions will indicate backwards-compatible changes that previous versions of Velero can restore, including new directories or files.
 
-A major version would indicate that a version Velero older than the version that created the backup could restore it, usually because of moved or renamed directories or files.
+A major version would indicate that a version of Velero older than the version that created the backup could not restore it, usually because of moved or renamed directories or files.
 
-Major versions of the file format are tied to major versions of Velero, though they are not necessarily in sync - Velero 3.0 may still use backup file format 2.0, as an example.
+Major versions of the file format will be incremented with major version releases of Velero.
+However, a major version release of Velero does not necessarily mean that the backup format version changed - Velero 3.0 could still use backup file format 2.0, as an example.