Conventional Changelog

A guide to writing commit messages following the Conventional Commits spec and mechanically generating CHANGELOGs and semver tags from them. Pick tools across npm / cargo / python / rust / go and avoid writing CHANGELOGs by hand.

When to use

• Setting up a release flow on a new repo
• Commit messages on an existing repo are inconsistent and you want to introduce CHANGELOG generation
• You tried release-please but it did not fit / you want to evaluate alternatives
• Looking for a changelog tool suited to the language (Rust / Python / Go, etc.)
• Tags and CHANGELOGs keep breaking under manual operation, and you want to automate them

Conventional Commits format

Form: <type>[optional scope]: <subject>