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Release Notes Generator

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jeremylongshore·vlatest·writing·MIT

Automatically generates clear and concise release notes from your commit messages, saving developers time and ensuring consistent documentation.

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    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill release-notes-generator -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

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jeremylongshore

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About this skill

What it does

This skill automatically generates release notes from commit messages. It parses a repository's commit history, extracts relevant information from each commit message (like issue numbers and descriptions), and formats this data into human-readable release notes. The generated notes can be customized with different templates or formatting options.

When to use it

  • Automating Release Note Creation: When preparing for a new software release and needing to quickly compile comprehensive release notes.
  • Generating Notes from Existing Repositories: To create release notes for projects that already have a substantial commit history.
  • Standardizing Release Note Format: Enforce consistency in how release notes are presented across different projects or teams.
  • Reducing Manual Effort: Minimize the time and effort spent manually writing and formatting release notes.

Key capabilities

  • Parses Git commit messages
  • Extracts information from commit descriptions
  • Generates human-readable release notes
  • Customizable output format (templates)

Example prompts

  • "Generate release notes for the 'my-project' repository."
  • "Create a release note document for version 1.2.0 of my project, using the standard template."
  • “Can you summarize the changes in the last three months into release notes?”

Tips & gotchas

  • The quality of the generated release notes depends heavily on well-formatted and descriptive commit messages. Ensure your team follows a consistent commit message style.