diff --git a/next/rules.md b/next/rules.md
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--- a/next/rules.md
+++ b/next/rules.md
@@ -124,46 +124,51 @@ See [Rule 8 - Submission](rules.html#rule-8---submission).
 </div>
 
 The submission **MUST** include at least these files: `Makefile`, `prog.c`,
-`remarks.md`,`.info.json`, and `.auth.json`.  The last two **MUST** be
-generated by `mkiocccenty(1)` when packing a submission, and **MUST**
-pass the `chksubmit(1)` tests.
+`remarks.md`,`.info.json`, and `.auth.json`.
 
-The `Makefile`, `remarks.md`,`.info.json`, and `.auth.json` **MUST**
+At a minimum the following requirements apply.  Additional requirements
+may be imposed by `mkiocccentry(1)` updates that have yet to be listed
+here:
+
+* `.info.json`, and `.auth.json` **MUST** be generated by `mkiocccenty(1)`
+when packing a submission, and **MUST** pass the `chksubmit(1)` tests.
+
+* The `Makefile`, `remarks.md`,`.info.json`, and `.auth.json` **MUST**
 have a file size **greater than 0**.
 
-Your submitted source code **MUST** be called `prog.c`.  When the `Makefile`
+* Your submitted source code **MUST** be called `prog.c`.  When the `Makefile`
 compiles your code, the executable (if applicable) **MUST** be called `prog`.
 The `Makefile` may compile your source code into other filenames as well.
 
-As `prog`, `prog.alt`, `prog.alt.o`, `prog.o` may be created by your
+* As `prog`, `prog.alt`, `prog.alt.o`, `prog.o` may be created by your
 `Makefile`, your submission **MUST NOT** include those files in
 your top directory, as original content.
 
-Your submission may **NOT** have any file that starts with `COPYING`,
+* Your submission may **NOT** have any file that starts with `COPYING`,
 `COPYRIGHT`, or `LICENSE` as those files are reserved by IOCCC.
 
-Your submission may **NOT** have in the top directory, `prog.orig.c`,
+* Your submission may **NOT** have in the top directory, `prog.orig.c`,
 `README.md`, nor `index.html` as those files reserved by IOCCC.
 
-Your submission may **NOT** have in the top directory, any file
+* Your submission may **NOT** have in the top directory, any file
 that matches a file glob pattern form `[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]_*.tar.bz2`
 as those files are reserved by IOCCC.
 
-Your submission may **ONLY** contain files and directories.  Other file
+* Your submission may **ONLY** contain files and directories.  Other file
 types such as symlinks, sockets, etc are **NOT** allowed.
 
-All directories **MUST** have a file mode of **0755**.  All files
+* All directories **MUST** have a file mode of **0755**.  All files
 **MUST** have the file mode of **0444**, except for files that
 end in `.sh` which must have a mode of **0555**.
 
-All files that end in `.md` **MUST** be in markdown format.
+* All files that end in `.md` **MUST** be in markdown format.
 We recommend that markdown files observe our
 [IOCCC markdown guidelines](../markdown.html).
 
-All filenames are treated as case insensitive.  For example, `REMARKS.MD`,
+* All filenames are treated as case insensitive.  For example, `REMARKS.MD`,
 and `Remarks.md`, and `remarks.md` are considered by `mkiocccenty(1)`
-to be the **SAME** file.  If you are preparing your submission on a case
-sensitive filesystem, ensure that your submission will work on
+to be the **SAME** file.  When preparing a submission on a case
+sensitive filesystem, ensure that the submission will work on
 a case insensitive filesystem.
 
 The `remarks.md` and `Makefile` are explained in more detail in the Guidelines.