Changelog Generator
Generate changelogs from git commit history with conventional commit parsing. Use when asked to generate a changelog, create release notes, summarize git his...
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Changelog Generator
Generate clean, professional changelogs from git commit history.
Quick Start
python3 scripts/changelog_gen.py
python3 scripts/changelog_gen.py --since v1.0.0 --group
python3 scripts/changelog_gen.py --since v1.0.0 --until v2.0.0 --format json
python3 scripts/changelog_gen.py --repo /path/to/project --since "2026-01-01" -o CHANGELOG.md
Features
- Conventional commit parsing — auto-detects feat, fix, docs, refactor, perf, test, build, ci, chore, revert
- Breaking change detection — from
!suffix orBREAKING CHANGEin body - Grouped output — organize by commit type with
--group - Tag ranges — generate changelogs between any two tags or refs
- Dual format — markdown (default) or JSON
- File output — write directly to CHANGELOG.md with
-o - No dependencies — Python stdlib + git
Options
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--repo PATH | Path to git repo (default: cwd) |
--since REF | Start ref — tag, branch, or commit |
--until REF | End ref (default: HEAD) |
--format md|json | Output format (default: md) |
--group | Group commits by type |
-o FILE | Write to file |
Conventional Commit Types
feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, perf, test, build, ci, chore, revert — all parsed automatically.
Download
ZIP package — ready to use
Skill Info
- Creator
- Johnnywang2001
- Downloads
- 52
- Published
- Mar 15, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 16, 2026