diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 12f3312..dc9cf57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ QoL improvements for me:
 
 ### v.4.4.0 (future)
 
-* Russian users (and users of other non-latin keyboard layouts) can now use keyboard shortcuts by default, without having to rebind them manually. (Only applicable for new installs — existing users need to reset settings to default in extension settings)
+* Russian users (and users of other non-latin keyboard layouts) can now use keyboard shortcuts by default, without having to rebind them manually. (NOTE: if you've changed keyboard shortcuts manually, this change will ***NOT*** be applied to your configuration.)
 * NOTE: when using non-latin layouts, 'zoom' shortcut (`z` by default) uses the position of 'Y' on QWERTY layout.
 * Ability to preserve aspect ratio between different videos (applies to current page and doesn't survive proper page reloads)
 * Fixed bug where keyboard shortcuts would work while typing in certain text fields
diff --git a/src/popup/panels/WhatsNewPanel.vue b/src/popup/panels/WhatsNewPanel.vue
index ded166a..5011014 100644
--- a/src/popup/panels/WhatsNewPanel.vue
+++ b/src/popup/panels/WhatsNewPanel.vue
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
     <p class="label">4.4.0</p>
     <ul>
       <li>Russian users (and users of other non-latin keyboard layouts) can now use keyboard shortcuts by default, 
-          without having to rebind them manually. <b>NOTE: Only applicable for new installs — existing users need to reset 
-          settings to default in extension settings</b></li>
+          without having to rebind them manually. <b>NOTE: this change will only be applied to users who have <i>NOT</i>
+          modified their keyboard shortcuts.</b></li>
       <li>NOTE: when using non-latin layouts, 'zoom' shortcut (`z` by default) uses the position of 'Y' on QWERTY layout.</li>
       <li>Ability to preserve aspect ratio between different videos (applies to current page and doesn't survive proper 
           page reloads)</li>