chore: update commit message guidelines for clarity

Author: Morgy93

.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -81,18 +81,15 @@ src/
 
 We follow [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) to automate our release process. We use `husky` and `commitlint` to enforce this standard locally.
 
-**Format**: `type(scope): description`
-
-- `feat`: New features (triggers a minor version bump)
-- `fix`: Bug fixes (triggers a patch version bump)
-- `docs`: Documentation changes
-- `test`: Test additions/changes
-- `refactor`: Code refactoring
-- `chore`: Maintenance tasks
-
-**Examples**:
-- `feat: add auto-detection of PHPStan config files`
-- `fix: resolve crash when parsing error output`
+Release Please assumes you are using Conventional Commit messages.
+
+The most important prefixes you should have in mind are:
+
+- `fix`: which represents bug fixes, and correlates to a SemVer patch.
+- `feat`: which represents a new feature, and correlates to a SemVer minor.
+- `feat!`: or `fix!:`, `refactor!:`, etc., which represent a breaking change (indicated by the `!`) and will result in a SemVer major.
+
+For a full list of types and rules, please visit [conventionalcommits.org](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/).
 
 ## Pull Request Process
 

.github/copilot-instructions.md

@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ This project is a VS Code extension that integrates PHPStan (Static Analysis) ru
     - Provide "Quick Fixes" or buttons in error messages for common actions (like "Start DDEV").
 
 5.  **Commit Messages**:
-    - STRICTLY follow Conventional Commits format: `type(scope): description`.
-    - Allowed types: `feat`, `fix`, `docs`, `test`, `refactor`, `chore`.
-    - Examples:
-      - `feat: add new setting`
-      - `fix: resolve crash`
+    - STRICTLY follow [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) format: `type(scope): description`.
+    - Release Please assumes you are using Conventional Commit messages.
+    - Most important prefixes:
+      - `fix`: bug fixes (SemVer patch).
+      - `feat`: new features (SemVer minor).
+      - `feat!`, `fix!`, `refactor!`: breaking changes (SemVer major).
 
 ## Common Tasks