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Notes on shipping in public
Product updates, changelog best practices, and lessons on turning the work you ship into something your customers actually hear about.
Introducing the Changelog Generator blog
A new home for product updates, changelog best practices, and notes on shipping software your customers actually hear about.
announcementsproductWhat makes a great changelog
A changelog isn't a git log. Here's how to write updates your customers actually want to read.
best-practiceswritingHow to write release notes that customers actually read
A practical guide to writing release notes, with a repeatable structure, real examples, and the mistakes that make updates go unread.
release-noteswritingbest-practicesChangelog vs release notes — what's the difference?
Changelog and release notes are often confused. Here's what each one is, how they differ, and when to use one, the other, or both.
changelogrelease-notesbasicsWhat is a changelog? A complete guide for software teams
A changelog is a record of notable changes to your product. Learn what a changelog is, why it matters, and how to keep one that customers value.
changelogbasicsguideThe Keep a Changelog format, explained with examples
A guide to the Keep a Changelog standard — its categories, semantic versioning, and how to apply the format to a real changelog.
changelogformatstandardsHow to automate changelog generation from your commits and PRs
Manual changelogs never stay current. Learn how to automate changelog generation from your Git commits and pull requests, with the trade-offs of each approach.
automationchangeloggit5 release notes templates you can copy and use today
Free release notes templates for SaaS, mobile apps, APIs, and more — copy, adapt, and ship better product updates in minutes.
release-notestemplatesresourcesSaaS changelog best practices for driving adoption
Nine SaaS changelog best practices that turn your product updates into a growth channel — from cadence and structure to in-app distribution.
saaschangelogbest-practicesgrowthUsing Conventional Commits to power your changelog
How the Conventional Commits standard works, how it maps to changelog entries and semantic versioning, and where it falls short for customer updates.
conventional-commitschangeloggitautomationHow to announce product updates so customers notice
A channel-by-channel guide to announcing product updates — changelog, email, in-app, and social — so your hard work doesn't go unnoticed.
product-updatescommunicationgrowthWhat great public changelog examples have in common
A look at the patterns behind great public changelog examples — structure, voice, cadence, and distribution you can apply to your own.
changelogexamplesinspirationHow to choose a changelog tool — a buyer's guide
A practical framework for comparing changelog tools, covering automation, distribution, customization, SEO, and pricing, so you pick the right one.
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