diff --git a/src/releases.js b/src/releases.js
index 1414ca36..d0cf521c 100644
--- a/src/releases.js
+++ b/src/releases.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ export function parseReleases (commits, origin, packageVersion, options) {
         releases.push({
           ...release,
           href: getCompareLink(commit.tag, release.tag || 'HEAD', origin),
-          commits: release.commits.sort(sortCommits)
+          commits: release.commits.sort(sortCommits),
+          major: semver.diff(commit.tag, release.tag) === 'major'
         })
       }
       release = newRelease(commit.tag, commit.date)
diff --git a/templates/compact.hbs b/templates/compact.hbs
index 7051f7a8..eec1d741 100644
--- a/templates/compact.hbs
+++ b/templates/compact.hbs
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 
 {{#each releases}}
   {{#if href}}
-    #### [{{title}}]({{href}})
+    {{#if major}}
+      ### [{{title}}]({{href}})
+    {{else}}
+      #### [{{title}}]({{href}})
+    {{/if}}
   {{else}}
     #### {{title}}
   {{/if}}
diff --git a/test/data/releases.js b/test/data/releases.js
index 90c57aba..2945bf15 100644
--- a/test/data/releases.js
+++ b/test/data/releases.js
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ export default [
     "title": "v0.1.0",
     "niceDate": "29 December 2015",
     "isoDate": "2015-12-29",
-    "href": "https://github.com/user/repo/compare/v0.0.2...v0.1.0"
+    "href": "https://github.com/user/repo/compare/v0.0.2...v0.1.0",
+    "major": false
   },
   {
     "commits": [],
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ export default [
     "title": "v0.0.2",
     "niceDate": "28 December 2015",
     "isoDate": "2015-12-28",
-    "href": "https://github.com/user/repo/compare/v0.0.1...v0.0.2"
+    "href": "https://github.com/user/repo/compare/v0.0.1...v0.0.2",
+    "major": false
   },
   {
     "commits": [
diff --git a/test/data/template-json.json b/test/data/template-json.json
index 4d5fd90e..f3101ab3 100644
--- a/test/data/template-json.json
+++ b/test/data/template-json.json
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
     "title": "v0.1.0",
     "niceDate": "29 December 2015",
     "isoDate": "2015-12-29",
-    "href": "https://github.com/user/repo/compare/v0.0.2...v0.1.0"
+    "href": "https://github.com/user/repo/compare/v0.0.2...v0.1.0",
+    "major": false
   },
   {
     "commits": [],
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@
     "title": "v0.0.2",
     "niceDate": "28 December 2015",
     "isoDate": "2015-12-28",
-    "href": "https://github.com/user/repo/compare/v0.0.1...v0.0.2"
+    "href": "https://github.com/user/repo/compare/v0.0.1...v0.0.2",
+    "major": false
   },
   {
     "commits": [