diff --git a/.changeset/eslint-plugin-deprecated-bui-tokens-rule.md b/.changeset/eslint-plugin-deprecated-bui-tokens-rule.md
index a49e90b2ec..5e1dd6de6f 100644
--- a/.changeset/eslint-plugin-deprecated-bui-tokens-rule.md
+++ b/.changeset/eslint-plugin-deprecated-bui-tokens-rule.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 '@backstage/eslint-plugin': patch
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-Adds a new `@backstage/no-deprecated-bui-tokens` lint rule that warns when a deprecated `@backstage/ui` CSS token is referenced in a JavaScript or TypeScript file. The rule is included in the `recommended` config, so plugin authors using `plugin:@backstage/recommended` will receive warnings automatically when using tokens that have been superseded by the new semantic color families.
+Adds a new `@backstage/no-deprecated-bui-tokens` lint rule that warns when a deprecated `@backstage/ui` CSS token is referenced in a JavaScript or TypeScript file (including CSS-in-JS patterns and template literals). The rule is included in the `recommended` config, so plugin authors using `plugin:@backstage/recommended` will receive warnings automatically when using tokens that have been superseded by the new semantic color families. Note that plain CSS and CSS module files are outside ESLint's scope and are not covered by this rule.
diff --git a/.changeset/ui-semantic-color-tokens.md b/.changeset/ui-semantic-color-tokens.md
index c7ebad471a..44426e2b33 100644
--- a/.changeset/ui-semantic-color-tokens.md
+++ b/.changeset/ui-semantic-color-tokens.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
-'@backstage/ui': patch
+'@backstage/ui': minor
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-Introduces a new set of semantic color token families — Accent, Announcement, Warning, Negative, and Positive — each providing a consistent set of background, foreground, and border tokens for both light and dark themes. A gray scale (`--bui-gray-1` through `--bui-gray-11`) and updated foreground tokens are also included.
+**BREAKING**: Introduces a new set of semantic color token families — Accent, Announcement, Warning, Negative, and Positive — each providing a consistent set of background, foreground, and border tokens for both light and dark themes. A gray scale (`--bui-gray-1` through `--bui-gray-11`) and updated foreground tokens are also included.
 
 The previous tokens remain in place for backward compatibility but are now deprecated and will be removed in a future release.