Changelog Automation
Patterns and tools for automating changelog generation, release notes, and version management following industry standards.
When to Use This Skill
- Setting up automated changelog generation
- Implementing Conventional Commits
- Creating release note workflows
- Standardizing commit message formats
- Generating GitHub/GitLab release notes
- Managing semantic versioning
Core Concepts
1. Keep a Changelog Format
# Changelog
All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
## Detailed patterns and worked examples
Detailed pattern documentation lives in `references/details.md`. Read that file when the navigation tier above is insufficient.
## Summary
This release introduces dark mode support and improves checkout performance
by 40%. It also includes important security updates.
## Highlights
### 🌙 Dark Mode
Users can now switch to dark mode from settings. The preference is
automatically saved and synced across devices.
Checkout flow is 40% faster
Reduced bundle size by 15%
None in this release.
No special steps required. Standard deployment process applies.
Dark mode may flicker on initial load (fix scheduled for v2.1.1)
| Package | From | To | Reason |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ------------------------ |
| react | 18.2.0 | 18.3.0 | Performance improvements |
| lodash | 4.17.20 | 4.17.21 | Security patch |