Changelog Linter

Validate CHANGELOG.md files against the Keep a Changelog specification.

Commands

All commands use the bundled Python script at scripts/changelog_linter.py.

1. Lint a changelog

python3 scripts/changelog_linter.py lint <file> [--strict] [--format text|json|markdown]

Run all validation rules against a CHANGELOG.md file.

Flags:

• --strict — exit code 1 on any warning (not just errors)
• --format — output format: text (default), json, markdown