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Changelog Generator

Turns your Git history into a categorized CHANGELOG.md with a Semantic Versioning bump suggestion.

Dev & CodingBeginner★ 771⑂ 82AI score 7/10Last updated: Aug 16, 2026

What it does

  • Collects commits from the latest tag to HEAD via git log (with fallbacks when no tag exists).
  • Buckets commits by Conventional Commits type (feat, fix, docs, perf, chore, deps, security) into emoji-labeled sections.
  • Detects BREAKING CHANGE: / feat!: and recommends the next version per SemVer (major, minor, or patch).
  • Emits Markdown release notes with Issue/PR references, CVE notes, and pre-release suffixes like -rc.1.

Who it's for

  • Developers and maintainers who hand-write release notes every cycle.
  • Open-source projects that need a consistent CHANGELOG format.
  • Teams following commit conventions but unsure how to bump versions.

Examples

  1. "Generate a changelog for everything since v1.2.0" → queries the tag range and outputs grouped notes.
  2. "What version should this release be?" → scans for breaking changes and proposes 2.0.0 / 1.3.0 / 1.2.1.
  3. "Prepend this release to CHANGELOG.md" → adds a new dated section at the top of the existing file.

· · · Install guide · · ·

Try it now, no install

Paste this into Claude to use the skill without installing anything.

Read the instructions in this file and follow them to help me:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laolaoshiren/claude-code-skills-zh/HEAD/skills/changelog-gen/SKILL.md

What I want: (describe your task here)

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↓ If it works for you, download the ZIP below and install it. Then it runs on its own — no pasting each time.

Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Install in Claude Code

Let Claude do it — paste this into Claude Code

Install the skill I found on Claude Skill Mart.
Copy the skills/changelog-gen folder from the GitHub repo laolaoshiren/claude-code-skills-zh into my ~/.claude/skills/changelog-gen/.
When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.

Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/laolaoshiren/claude-code-skills-zh.git /tmp/ccs-zh && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/ccs-zh/skills/changelog-gen ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open a terminal.
  2. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/laolaoshiren/claude-code-skills-zh.git
  3. Create the skills folder: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  4. Copy the skill: cp -r claude-code-skills-zh/skills/changelog-gen ~/.claude/skills/
  5. Restart Claude Code, open a Git repository, and ask it to "generate a changelog" to trigger the skill.
  6. Tip: results are best when commit messages follow Conventional Commits (feat:, fix:, etc.). Note the skill and its docs are written in Chinese.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT