changelog-generator

You can generate release notes from git commits by categorizing code changes into Added, Changed, Deprecated, Removed, Fixed, and Security sections. The tool processes commit history and pull request data to produce a formatted entry for your version documentation.

The Keep a Changelog format organizes version history into specific categories: Added, Changed, Deprecated, Removed, Fixed, and Security. It maintains chronological order with version headers to ensure coherent and standardized release notes across projects.

Yes, you can automatically update CHANGELOG.md by running the generator on your repository. It groups related changes and formats them following Keep a Changelog guidelines, eliminating the need for manual entry formatting during release preparation.

The changelog generator works with git repositories to produce Keep a Changelog compliant entries from commits and pull requests. It requires no external dependencies and can be applied across various projects for release announcements and version history updates.

To categorize git commits into Added, Fixed, and Removed sections, the generator analyzes code changes and pull request history. It automatically sorts entries into the six Keep a Changelog categories while maintaining chronological order within each version header.