This release adds support for nested changelog projects through modules, improves export formats with structured URL fields in JSON, and enhances the CLI with better export options and configuration flexibility for components.
🚀 Features
Section titled “🚀 Features”Add long option versions for release notes command
Section titled “Add long option versions for release notes command”Dec 15, 2025 · @mavam, @claude · cli
The release notes command now accepts long option versions --markdown and --json in addition to the short -m and -j flags, improving command discoverability and consistency with other CLI tools.
Support component descriptions in config
Section titled “Support component descriptions in config”Dec 15, 2025 · @mavam, @claude
The components field in config.yaml now supports a dict format where keys are component names and values are descriptions:
components: cli: Command-line interface python: Python API and internalsThe list format remains supported for backward compatibility:
components: - cli - pythonAdd structured URL fields to JSON export format
Section titled “Add structured URL fields to JSON export format”Dec 15, 2025 · @mavam · cli
The JSON export format now includes structured objects for PRs and authors with explicit URL fields. PRs are exported as {"number": 123, "url": "..."} objects (URL included when repository is configured), and authors as {"handle": "user", "url": "..."} or {"name": "Full Name"} objects. This makes the JSON output self-contained without requiring consumers to construct URLs.
Add --explicit-links flag for portable Markdown
Section titled “Add --explicit-links flag for portable Markdown”Dec 14, 2025 · @mavam, @claude · cli
The show and release notes commands now accept --explicit-links to render @mentions and #PR references as full Markdown links. Use this flag when exporting release notes to documentation sites or other renderers that lack GitHub’s auto-linking.
Add modules for nested changelog projects
Section titled “Add modules for nested changelog projects”Dec 13, 2025 · @mavam, @claude
Modules are nested changelog projects discovered via a configurable glob pattern. Configure modules in config.yaml with a glob pattern like ../packages/*/changelog to enable automatic discovery. The show command aggregates entries from all modules by default (use --no-modules to exclude), and validate checks all modules. Use the new modules command to list discovered modules with their paths.