github-changelog-generator/github-changelog-generator

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7539 stars · 844 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A Ruby gem and CLI tool that automatically generates a CHANGELOG.md file from GitHub tags, issues, labels, and merged pull requests. It groups notable changes into separate lists by label so releases can be documented without manual editing.

Use cases

• generate a changelog from GitHub issues and pull requests
• automatically create release notes for a new version
• stop maintaining CHANGELOG.md by hand
• split changelog entries by issue labels
• create GitHub release notes from merged PRs
• run changelog generation in CI or Docker

When to choose

• your project is hosted on GitHub and uses tags, issues, and PRs
• you want fully automated, repeatable changelog generation
• you want entries categorized by labels like bug or feature
• you want a CLI, rake task, or Docker-based workflow

When to avoid

• your repository is not on GitHub
• you need changelogs from GitLab, Bitbucket, or plain git history without GitHub metadata
• you need fine-grained custom changelog formats the tool's options cannot express
• you prefer manually curated changelogs

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

developer-tools documentation markdown cli developer-tools version-control documentation cli cross-platform changelog-generator github-api release-notes ruby-gem automation command-line docker

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