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conventional-changelog
What changed in conventional-changelog 7 to 8, from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories. Sources checked 2026-10-20.
2 breaking1 new APIs and options1 behavior and defaults4 fixes and other
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Breaking changes 2
Packages now require Node.js 22 or newer.
Handlebars template strings and partial files were replaced with render functions.
New APIs and options 1
Manual commit ranges are now supported.
Fixes and other changes 2
Uses the current host URL paths.
When skipUnstable is set, unstable tags no longer generate sections.
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Behavior and default changes 1
Newline formatting is aligned across presets, making generated output consistent.
Fixes and other changes 2
Improves version tag parsing in changelog generation.
The regex for git+https URLs now supports multiple GitLab subgroups.