Create and maintain structured changelogs that document all notable changes to your project, following industry best practices like Keep a Changelog and Semantic Versioning.
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Create and maintain structured changelogs that document all notable changes to your project, following industry best practices like Keep a Changelog and Semantic Versioning.
# 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/1.0.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
## [Unreleased]
### Added
- New feature or capability that has been added
- Can be multiple items
### Changed
- Changes in existing functionality
- Updates to how features work
### Deprecated
- Features that will be removed in upcoming releases
- Include timeline for removal
### Removed
- Features that have been removed
- Previously deprecated features
### Fixed
- Bug fixes
- Security patches
### Security
- Security vulnerabilities that have been fixed
- Important security updates
## [2.1.0] - 2025-01-15
### Added
- Added OAuth2 authentication support for GitHub and Google
- New dashboard widget system for customizable layouts
- Bulk operations API for processing multiple records
- Export to Excel functionality with custom templates
- Dark mode theme support across all pages
- WebSocket support for real-time notifications
- GraphQL API alongside existing REST endpoints
- Internationalization support for 10 new languages
- Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese
- Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Arabic
### Changed
- Updated user profile page with improved layout and performance
- Migrated from REST to GraphQL for main API endpoints
- Improved error messages with more context and suggestions
- Refactored authentication system for better security
- Updated dependencies to latest versions
- React 18.2.0 → 19.0.0
- Node.js 16.x → 18.x (minimum required version)
- PostgreSQL 13 → 14
- Changed default pagination from 20 to 50 items
- Improved search algorithm for 3x faster results
### Deprecated
- REST API v1 endpoints (will be removed in v3.0.0)
- Use GraphQL API or REST API v2 instead
- Migration guide: [docs/migration-v1-to-v2.md](docs/migration-v1-to-v2.md)
- Legacy authentication tokens (remove by 2025-06-01)
- Replace with JWT tokens
- Old configuration format in `config.json`
- Use new YAML format in `config.yaml`
### Removed
- Removed deprecated `/api/users/list` endpoint
- Use `/api/v2/users` instead
- Removed support for Internet Explorer 11
- Minimum browser versions: Chrome 90+, Firefox 88+, Safari 14+, Edge 90+
- Removed jQuery dependency (now pure JavaScript)
- Removed old dashboard widgets (replaced with new widget system)
### Fixed
- Fixed race condition in order processing causing duplicate charges
- Affected versions: 2.0.0 - 2.0.5
- Issue: [#1234](https://github.com/user/repo/issues/1234)
- Fixed memory leak in WebSocket connections
- Fixed incorrect timezone handling in date pickers
- Fixed CSV export not including all columns
- Fixed CSRF vulnerability in form submissions (CVE-2025-12345)
- Fixed accessibility issues in navigation menu
- Now fully keyboard navigable
- Screen reader friendly
- Fixed mobile responsive issues on iPad Pro
- Fixed SQL injection vulnerability in search (CVE-2025-12346)
- **Security Impact**: High
- **Affected Versions**: 2.0.0 - 2.0.9
- **Recommended Action**: Upgrade immediately
### Security
- **CRITICAL**: Fixed SQL injection in user search (CVE-2025-12346)
- Impact: Allows unauthorized database access
- Affected: v2.0.0 to v2.0.9
- Action: Upgrade to v2.1.0 immediately
- Fixed XSS vulnerability in comment rendering (CVE-2025-12347)
- Updated all dependencies with known security vulnerabilities
- Implemented rate limiting on all API endpoints
- Added CSRF protection to all forms
- Enabled Content Security Policy headers
## [2.0.5] - 2025-01-08
### Fixed
- Hotfix: Critical bug causing data loss in export functionality
- Fixed authentication issues with LDAP integration
- Resolved performance degradation with large datasets
### Security
- Patched authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2025-12344)
## [2.0.0] - 2025-01-01
### Added
- Complete UI redesign with modern look and feel
- New REST API v2 with better performance
- User roles and permissions system
- Audit logging for all administrative actions
- Email templates customization
- Two-factor authentication (2FA)
- API rate limiting
- Database backup automation
### Changed
- **BREAKING**: Changed API response format from XML to JSON
- All API consumers must update their integration
- See migration guide: [docs/api-v1-to-v2.md](docs/api-v1-to-v2.md)
- **BREAKING**: Renamed database tables for consistency
- `user` → `users`
- `order` → `orders`
- Run migration script: `npm run migrate:v2`
- **BREAKING**: Changed authentication from session-based to JWT
- Existing sessions will be invalidated
- Users need to log in again
- Improved database query performance by 50%
- Updated minimum Node.js version to 16.x
### Removed
- **BREAKING**: Removed support for Node.js 12 and 14
- **BREAKING**: Removed deprecated configuration options
- `USE_OLD_AUTH` - Use JWT authentication
- `LEGACY_MODE` - No longer supported
### Migration Guide
**From v1.x to v2.0:**
1. Update Node.js to version 16 or higher
2. Update your API integration:
```javascript
// Old (v1)
fetch("/api/users/list")
.then((res) => res.text())
.then((xml) => parseXML(xml));
// New (v2)
fetch("/api/v2/users")
.then((res) => res.json())
.then((data) => console.log(data));
```
Run database migrations:
npm run migrate:v2
Update environment variables:
# Remove
USE_OLD_AUTH=true
LEGACY_MODE=true
# Add
JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key
JWT_EXPIRES_IN=7d
## Release Notes Template
```markdown
# Release Notes - Version 2.1.0
**Release Date:** January 15, 2025
**Download:** [v2.1.0](https://github.com/user/repo/releases/tag/v2.1.0)
## 🎉 Highlights
- **OAuth2 Authentication**: Sign in with GitHub and Google
- **GraphQL API**: New GraphQL endpoint alongside REST API
- **Dark Mode**: Full dark mode support across all pages
- **Real-time Notifications**: WebSocket-powered live updates
- **10 New Languages**: Expanded internationalization support
## 📦 What's New
### OAuth2 Authentication
You can now sign in using your GitHub or Google account. Configure OAuth in Settings > Authentication.
```javascript
// Enable OAuth in your config
{
"auth": {
"providers": ["github", "google"],
"github": {
"clientId": "your-client-id",
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Useful defaults in changelog-maintenance — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
Useful defaults in changelog-maintenance — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
We added changelog-maintenance from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
changelog-maintenance reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
changelog-maintenance is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
changelog-maintenance is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
Keeps context tight: changelog-maintenance is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
Registry listing for changelog-maintenance matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
Keeps context tight: changelog-maintenance is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
changelog-maintenance has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
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