diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index b3c4597..e858d1e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.5.1 - UNRELEASED
+
+
+
 ## 2.5.0 - 27 Mar 2024
 
 *BREAKING CHANGES*
diff --git a/src/clj_commons/ansi.clj b/src/clj_commons/ansi.clj
index ddfa7cc..a50cfe5 100644
--- a/src/clj_commons/ansi.clj
+++ b/src/clj_commons/ansi.clj
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@
       (.append buffer (str input))
       state')))
 
-(defn- compose* [inputs]
+(defn- compose*
+  [inputs]
   (let [initial-font {:foreground "39"
                       :background "49"
                       :bold       "22"
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@
   Characteristic   | Values
   ---              |---
   foreground color | `red` or `bright-red` (for each color)
-  background color |  same as foreground color
+  background color |  same as foreground color, with a `-bg` suffix (e.g., `red-bg`)
   boldness         | `bold`, `faint`, or `plain`
   italics          | `italic` or `roman`
   inverse          | `inverse` or `normal`
@@ -306,7 +307,6 @@
   The order of the terms does not matter. Behavior for conflicting terms (e.g., `:blue.green.black`)
   is not defined.
 
-
   Font defs apply on top of the font def of the enclosing span, and the outer span's font def
   is restored at the end of the inner span, e.g. `[:red \" RED \" [:bold \"RED/BOLD\"] \" RED \"]`.
 
diff --git a/src/clj_commons/format/exceptions.clj b/src/clj_commons/format/exceptions.clj
index f24f20a..7f34626 100644
--- a/src/clj_commons/format/exceptions.clj
+++ b/src/clj_commons/format/exceptions.clj
@@ -525,8 +525,8 @@
 (def ^{:added "2.5.0"
        :dynamic true}
   *print-level*
-  "The depth to which to pretty-printed nested collections; defaults to 2."
-  2)
+  "The depth to which to pretty-printed nested collections; defaults to 5."
+  5)
 
 
 (defn- format-property-value