Changelogok

Changelogok is a software tool that helps teams create, maintain, and publish changelogs across multiple projects. It aims to standardize release notes, reduce manual effort, and improve the accessibility of changes for users and developers. The tool integrates with version control systems and issue trackers to automate the collection of relevant changes and to support consistent formatting.

At its core, Changelogok supports common changelog conventions such as Keep a Changelog and conventional commits. It maps commits, pull requests, and issue changes to standard categories (for example Added, Changed, Fixed, Deprecated, Removed, and Security) and can render entries in multiple formats, including markdown, HTML, and reStructuredText. The system is designed to work with multilingual releases and can include links to issues and references to pull requests.

Key features include automated aggregation of changes since the previous release, templated and customizable release notes, multi-repo or multi-project support, and the ability to publish to static sites, release pages, or package registries. It provides a command-line interface and an API for integration with continuous integration pipelines, as well as webhook support to trigger changelog updates on new releases.

Usage generally involves initializing a project with changelogok, configuring the desired conventions and templates, and then running a generation command to assemble the release notes from recent commits and closed issues. Maintainers may review and edit the proposed entry before publishing to a repository, website, or release page.

Development and availability: Changelogok is distributed as open-source software under a permissive license and is maintained by a community of contributors. It emphasizes compatibility with popular version control and issue-tracking platforms and aims to be adaptable to various project workflows.