Release Note Patterns

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Craft impactful release notes.

AuthorHermeticOrmus
Version1.0.0
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System Documentation

What problem does it solve?

This Skill addresses the common pitfall of writing release notes for the wrong audience, leading to confusion and missed information. It provides structured patterns to ensure clarity, conciseness, and actionable insights for various user groups.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Audience-Specific Writing: Tailor release notes for end-users, API developers, DevOps, and internal teams.
  • Benefit-First Pattern: Structure notes to highlight user benefits before technical details.
  • Breaking Change & Deprecation Patterns: Clearly communicate significant changes with migration guides and deprecation timelines.
  • Security Release Guidelines: Ensure responsible disclosure and clear actionability for security updates.
  • Format Comparison: Differentiate content for CHANGELOG.md, GitHub Releases, and blog posts.

Quick Start

Use the release-note-patterns skill to generate a breaking change notice for a configuration file rename from .toolrc to .tool.config.json.

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