release-changelog

Generating stable changelogs from commits works by parsing commit history since the last stable tag, reading changesets, and analyzing merged PR details. It then aggregates this context into structured sections like Breaking Changes, Highlights, Improvements, and Fixes.

CALVER is a calendar-based versioning scheme used to structure release documentation chronologically. This skill applies CALVER formatting to generate stable changelog files named releases/vYYYY.MDD.P.md, ensuring consistent time-based release documentation.

Yes, generating a changelog from changesets supports idempotent behavior that prevents overwriting existing release files. The workflow avoids overwriting releases/vYYYY.MDD.P.md unless you explicitly re-generate or update the stable changelog.

Organizing release notes into sections is automated by parsing commits, changesets, and merged PR context. The skill assembles this aggregated data into distinct Breaking Changes, Highlights, Improvements, and Fixes sections for clear release communication.

Manual changelog generation for CALVER-based stable releases is error-prone and tedious. Automating it ensures consistent documentation by parsing commits since the last stable tag and reading changesets to output a reliable releases/vYYYY.MDD.P.md file.

Automated changelog generation from git history depends on well-structured commit messages, changesets, and PR descriptions. Limitations include poor commit hygiene resulting in less meaningful Breaking Changes, Highlights, Improvements, and Fixes sections in the final release documentation.