changelog-automation

# 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 ```markdown # 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). ## [Unreleased] ### Added - New feature X ## [1.2.0] - 2024-01-15 ### Added - User profile avatars - Dark mode support ### Changed - Improved loading performance by 40% ### Deprecated - Old authentication API (use v2) ### Removed - Legacy payment gateway ### Fixed - Login timeout issue (#123) ### Security - Updated dependencies for CVE-2024-1234 [Unreleased]: https://github.com/user/repo/compare/v1.2.0...HEAD [1.2.0]: https://github.com/user/repo/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0 ``` ### 2. Conventional Commits ``` <type>[optional scope]: <description> [optional body] [optional footer(s)] ``` | Type | Description | Changelog Section | | ---------- | ---------------- | ------------------ | | `feat` | New feature | Added | | `fix`...