Changelog Conventions¶
Follow Keep a Changelog format.
Structure¶
# Changelog
All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
## [Unreleased]
## [1.2.0] - 2026-03-18
### Added
- New drift detection algorithm for renamed files
### Changed
- Improved staleness scoring weights
### Deprecated
- Old `--verbose` flag (use `--log-level` instead)
### Removed
- Python 3.7 support
### Fixed
- False positives in anchor validation
### Security
- Updated dependency to patch CVE-2026-XXXX
Changelog Rules¶
- Every user-facing change gets an entry
- Group by type (Added, Changed, Deprecated, Removed, Fixed, Security)
- Most recent version first
- Include dates in ISO 8601 format
- Link version headers to git comparison URLs
- Keep an
[Unreleased]section for in-progress changes - Write for the user, not the developer ("Added search feature" not "Implemented ElasticSearch integration in SearchService")