diff --git a/incrementalmerkletree-testing/src/lib.rs b/incrementalmerkletree-testing/src/lib.rs
index c1ad3bf..b1d6d24 100644
--- a/incrementalmerkletree-testing/src/lib.rs
+++ b/incrementalmerkletree-testing/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ pub trait Tree<H, C> {
     /// Returns the number of levels in the tree.
     fn depth(&self) -> u8;
 
-    /// Appends a new value to the tree at the next available slot. Returns true if successful and
-    /// false if the tree would exceed the maximum allowed number of levels in the tree.
+    /// Appends a new value to the tree at the next available slot.
+    ///
+    /// Returns true if successful and false if the tree would exceed
+    /// the maximum allowed number of levels in the tree.
     fn append(&mut self, value: H, retention: Retention<C>) -> bool;
 
     /// Returns the most recently appended leaf value.
diff --git a/shardtree/CHANGELOG.md b/shardtree/CHANGELOG.md
index aa5feda..c9bf9a1 100644
--- a/shardtree/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/shardtree/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ witnessing and rewinding operations.
     each return the computed root as an optional value, returning `Ok(None)` if
     the checkpoint corresponding to the requested identifier does not exist.
   - `ShardTree::root_at_checkpoint_depth` and `root_at_checkpoint_depth_caching`
-    now takes the `checkpoint_depth` argument as `Option<usize>` instead of
-    `usize`. The semantics of this method are now changed such that if a
+    now take their `checkpoint_depth` argument as `Option<usize>` instead of
+    `usize`. The semantics of these methods are now changed such that if a
     checkpoint depth is provided, it is now treated strictly as a zero-based
     index into the checkpoints of the tree in reverse order of checkpoint
     identifier, and an error is returned if no checkpoint exists at the given
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ witnessing and rewinding operations.
     not exist.
   - `ShardTree::witness_at_checkpoint_depth` and `witness_at_checkpoint_depth_caching`
     now each return the computed witness as an optional value, returning
-    `Ok(None)` if no checkpoint was available at the given checkpoint depth.The
+    `Ok(None)` if no checkpoint was available at the given checkpoint depth. The
     semantics of this method are now changed such that if a checkpoint depth is
     provided, it is now treated strictly as a zero-based index into the
-    checkpoints of the tree in reverse order of checkpoint identifier, and an
-    error is returned if no checkpoint exists at the given index. IT IS NO LONGER
-    POSSIBLE TO COMPUTE A WITNESS WITHOUT A CHECKPOINT BEING PRESENT IN THE TREE.
+    checkpoints of the tree in reverse order of checkpoint identifier. IT IS NO
+    LONGER POSSIBLE TO COMPUTE A WITNESS WITHOUT A CHECKPOINT BEING PRESENT IN
+    THE TREE.
 - `shardtree::store::ShardStore`:
   - The semantics of `ShardStore::get_checkpoint_at_depth` HAVE CHANGED WITHOUT
     CHANGES TO THE METHOD SIGNATURE. The `checkpoint_depth` argument to this