changelog

You can auto-generate a CHANGELOG.md by using semantic-release to parse conventional commits, mapping types like feat and fix into structured release notes while ignoring noise like chore or docs commits.

Your semantic-release changelog skips commits because it filters out non-release-relevant types like chore and docs, only mapping feat, fix, perf, and revert commits into structured changelog sections.

Yes, you need conventional commits to use semantic-release for release notes, as the changelog generation relies on structured commit types to determine the correct version bump and changelog entries.

To debug missing entries in a semantic-release changelog, review your commit messages to ensure they follow conventional commits formatting, then check your release configuration to confirm the commit types are mapped correctly.

Yes, you can map specific commit types to custom changelog sections by configuring your semantic-release workflow to recognize conventional commit types like feat, fix, perf, and revert, while ignoring noise like chore and docs.

Yes, semantic-release works for maintaining release notes across multiple versions by automatically appending new structured entries to your CHANGELOG.md during each release, keeping historical records synchronized with your release workflow.