Release Notes - CI/CD Glossary Definition

Release notes summarize what changed in a release for users, covering features, fixes, breaking changes, and upgrade steps.

Release notes are a human-readable summary of what changed in a release: new features, fixes, breaking changes, and upgrade steps for users.

Release notes are written for the people consuming a release, unlike a raw changelog. GitHub can auto-generate a first draft from merged pull requests, which teams then edit for clarity.

Automating a draft

GitHub Actions can generate release notes from PR titles and labels when you publish a release, giving a starting point you refine before shipping.

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