# What changed in conventional-changelog

> 8 changes in conventional-changelog 7 to 8 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 2 breaking, 1 new APIs and options. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-20. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/conventional-changelog/

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## conventional-changelog 8

### Breaking changes

- Packages now require Node.js 22 or newer. (8.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/releases/tag/conventional-changelog-v8.0.0)
- Handlebars template strings and partial files were replaced with render functions. (8.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/releases/tag/conventional-changelog-v8.0.0)

### New APIs and options

- Manual commit ranges are now supported. (8.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/releases/tag/conventional-changelog-v8.0.0)

### Fixes and other changes

- Uses the current host URL paths. (8.1.2) — [release notes](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/releases/tag/conventional-changelog-v8.1.2)
- When skipUnstable is set, unstable tags no longer generate sections. (8.1.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/releases/tag/conventional-changelog-v8.1.1)

## conventional-changelog 7

### Behavior and default changes

- Newline formatting is aligned across presets, making generated output consistent. (7.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/releases/tag/conventional-changelog-v7.2.0)

### Fixes and other changes

- Improves version tag parsing in changelog generation. (7.2.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/releases/tag/conventional-changelog-v7.2.1)
- The regex for git+https URLs now supports multiple GitLab subgroups. (7.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/releases/tag/conventional-changelog-v7.2.0)