Content - About Changelog

What is a changelog?

A changelog is a page which contains a curated, chronologically ordered list of notable changes for each version of a project.

Why keep a changelog?

To make it easier for users and contributors to see precisely what notable changes have been made between each release (or version) of the project.

Who needs a changelog?

People do. Whether consumers or developers, the end users of software are human beings who care about what's in the software. When the software changes, people want to know why and how.

Types of changes:

• Added for new features.
• Changed for changes in existing functionality.
• Deprecated for soon-to-be removed features.
• Removed for now removed features.
• Fixed for any bug fixes.
• Security in case of vulnerabilities.

Unreleased section at the top to track upcoming changes.

This serves two purposes:

• People can see what changes they might expect in upcoming releases
• At release time, Unreleased section move changes into a new release version section.