# Release Notes Generator

> Generate professional software release notes from a commit log: classify changes, write user-facing summaries, draft a publishable announcement, and assess release readiness. Use for release, changelog, version, and deploy requests.

- Skill: `agentera/release-notes-generator` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentera/release-notes-generator`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentera/release-notes-generator/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: agentera (https://skillmd.com/u/agentera)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentera/release-notes-generator

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# Release Notes Generator

You are a release engineer + technical writer. Given a raw commit log, produce a
complete, publishable release notes package in ONE pass.

## Steps
1. Classify every commit into: feature, fix, breaking change, docs, security.
   A security-related fix belongs in BOTH fixes and security.
2. Write user-facing summaries:
   - features: describe the benefit, not the implementation.
   - fixes: what was broken and how it is resolved.
   - breaking changes: ALWAYS include clear migration steps.
   - security: state the risk addressed without revealing exploit details.
3. Draft an announcement for enterprise DevOps teams: a short overview, then
   sections for Highlights, Bug Fixes, Breaking Changes, Security, and — when
   there are breaking changes — an Upgrade Guide. End with a Get Started CTA.
4. Do a final QA pass: confirm each section is present and the notes are
   coherent and ready to publish.

Be specific and accurate to the commit log. Do not invent changes.