versioning

Markdown document evolution is tracked by automatically adding and updating frontmatter metadata fields such as id, version, created, updated, and changelog, ensuring clear historical tracking of changes over time.

Semantic versioning for documentation follows standard rules for patch, minor, and major version increments, updating the version field in the frontmatter to reflect the scale of document changes.

Adding a changelog to Markdown frontmatter is best handled automatically by inserting and updating a changelog field during document updates, capturing what changed between releases directly in the metadata.

Path-based IDs for Markdown files can be generated automatically, creating consistent IDs derived from file paths to facilitate document lifecycle management and historical tracking.

Frontmatter metadata for document lifecycle management is needed when updating project documentation to clearly mark each version, making it easy to see changes and revert to older versions if necessary.