Conventional Commits (a.k.a. semantic commit messages)

A commit convention that makes history machine-readable: a parser reads each message, decides the next semver version, and builds the changelog from it. "Semantic commits" is the common nickname for the same thing. It's the foundation the release automation stands on — semantic-release-automation covers the tooling that consumes these messages.

The format

<type>[(<scope>)][!]: <description>

<optional body — the "why", wrapped>

<optional footer(s) — BREAKING CHANGE:, Closes #123, Refs: ABC-12>