Changenotes Changelog Generator

Version updated for https://github.com/elesinn/changenotes-action to version v1.0.0.

  • This action is used across all versions by ? repositories.

Action Type

This is a Node action using Node version 20.

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Action Summary

The Changenotes GitHub Action automates the generation of AI-powered changelogs for GitHub releases. It parses commits and pull requests since the last tag to create and update release notes with a well-formatted changelog. This action simplifies release management by eliminating the need for manual changelog creation and ensuring consistent, professional release documentation.

Release notes

Changenotes GitHub Action v1.0.0

Generate AI-powered changelogs on every release — automatically update your GitHub release notes with a beautifully formatted changelog.

Quick Start

  1. Get an API key at changenotes.app/settings
  2. Add the secret CHANGENOTES_API_KEY to your repository
  3. Add this workflow:
# .github/workflows/changelog.yml
name: Generate Changelog

on:
  release:
    types: [published]

jobs:
  changelog:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: write
    steps:
      - uses: elesinn/changenotes-action@v1
        with:
          changenotes-api-key: ${{ secrets.CHANGENOTES_API_KEY }}

What’s included

  • Trigger on release, push (tag refs), or create (tag type) events
  • AI-generated structured changelogs from commits and PRs
  • Automatic GitHub release body update
  • changelog, tag, and previous-tag outputs for downstream steps