Guide
semantic-release: How It Works and How to Set It Up with GitHub Actions
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15 min read
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Felix Macx
Co-Founder · ReleasePad
Felix Macx is co-founder of ReleasePad. He writes about the intersection of product development, communication, and the tools that help teams ship great software and tell users about it.
Articles by Felix Macx
Guide
Changesets: How to Version and Publish a Monorepo with GitHub Actions (v3 Guide)
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15 min read
Guide
Release Please: How Google's Release Automation Works, and How to Set It Up on GitHub
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14 min read
Guide
commitlint: How to Enforce Conventional Commits Locally and in CI (Setup, Rules, and the Squash-Merge Trap)
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13 min read
Resources
7 Best Olvy Alternatives for Changelog & Release Notes in 2026
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13 min read
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Product Changelog: What It Is, What Goes In It, and Which Software Publishes It (2026)
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10 min read
Product
Your Changelog Just Got Hands: Meet the ReleasePad MCP Server
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9 min read
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Changelog Management Tool: CLI Generators vs Customer-Facing SaaS (2026)
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11 min read
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Featurebase Pricing 2026: Seats, AI Resolutions, and What a Changelog Alone Costs
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12 min read
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ReleasePad vs LaunchNotes: Which Changelog Tool Fits Your Team?
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12 min read
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The 10 Best Changelog Tools in 2026 (Compared Honestly, by Category)
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12 min read
Guide
Semantic Versioning Explained: What MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH Actually Tells Your Users
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8 min read
Guide
Roadmap vs Changelog vs Release Notes: When to Use Each (and Why You Probably Need All Three)
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9 min read
Guide
Release Management in 2026: Process, Tools, and Best Practices That Fit How Teams Actually Ship
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12 min read
Guide
Email Digests for Product Updates: A Playbook for Opens That Turn Into Usage
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10 min read
Guide
Product Roadmap Examples: 5 Formats That Work (and How to Build Yours)
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10 min read
Resources
Product Announcement Examples: Templates for Every Channel (In-App, Email, Social)
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9 min read
Resources
7 Free Changelog Tools in 2026 (What Each Free Tier Actually Includes)
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9 min read
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ReleasePad vs Canny: Which Should Power Your Changelog?
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11 min read
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The Changelog Template Pack: 5 Copy-Paste Formats
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9 min read
Guide
Mobile App Release Notes: How to Write "What's New" for the App Store and Google Play
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10 min read
Guide
Keep a Changelog: The Format Explained (and When to Outgrow It)
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10 min read
Guide
How to Make AI Assistants Give Accurate Answers About Your Product
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12 min read
Resources
7 Best Headway Alternatives for Changelog & Release Notes in 2026
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11 min read
Guide
How to Write API Release Notes (and Communicate Breaking Changes)
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11 min read
Guide
Changelog or Change Log: One Word or Two?
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4 min read
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7 Best Canny Alternatives for Changelog & Release Notes in 2026
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11 min read
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7 Best AnnounceKit Alternatives for Changelog & Release Notes in 2026
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11 min read
Guide
SaaS Release Notes: How to Write and Ship Them
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8 min read
Guide
What AI Coding Tools Actually See When They Read Your Changelog
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9 min read
Guide
llms.txt for SaaS: What It Is and Why Your Product Needs One
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8 min read
Resources
ReleasePad vs Beamer: Which Changelog Tool Fits Your Team in 2026?
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11 min read
Guide
How to Build an MCP Server for Your Changelog: A Step-by-Step Guide
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9 min read
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In-App Changelog Widgets: Should You Build or Buy?
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11 min read
Guide
AI Agents Are Reading Your Changelog — Here's What That Means for Product Teams
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9 min read
Guide
Internal vs External Changelogs: Why Growing Teams Need Both
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10 min read
Guide
Conventional Commits: The Developer's Guide to Better Changelogs
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9 min read
Guide
The Solo Founder's Release Communication Stack
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10 min read
Guide
Changelog SEO: How to Make Your Release Notes Rank in Google
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12 min read
Guide
Changelog Copywriting: 15 Before/After Examples That Will Change How You Write Release Notes
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11 min read
Guide
How to Turn Your Changelog Into a Growth Channel
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8 min read
Product
ReleasePad Is Now on the GitHub Marketplace
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3 min read
Guide
Release Notes Examples: How 10 Top SaaS Companies Communicate Product Updates
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12 min read
Guide
Changelog vs Release Notes: What's the Difference (And Which Do You Need?)
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11 min read
Guide
How to Write Release Notes Your Users Will Actually Read
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10 min read
Guide
SaaS Changelog: How to Build One Users Actually Read
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9 min read
Guide
How to Automate Release Notes from GitHub Commits (3 Methods Compared)
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13 min read
Resources
7 Best Beamer Alternatives for Changelog & Release Notes in 2026
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10 min read
Product
The AI Coding Communication Gap: Why Teams Using Cursor, Copilot & Claude Code Need Better Release Notes
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8 min read
Guide
Why Most Changelog Tools Were Built by Marketers, Not Developers
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6 min read
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The Silence Problem: Why Your Users Think Your Product is Dead
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10 min read
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The Feature They Left For (That You Already Had)
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7 min read
Guide
HTML vs. Markdown: The Optimal Format for LLM Content Ingestion
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4 min read
Guide
Why Your Product Changelog Needs a Machine-Readable Markup Version
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5 min read
Guide
The Importance of Writing Comprehensive Product Changelogs in the Age of AI
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7 min read
Guide
Why Choosing What to Communicate Matters
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7 min read
Guide
The Power of Transparency: Why Keeping Users Informed about Product Changes Matters
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3 min read
Guide
12 Changelog Examples Worth Studying: Real Pages and CHANGELOG.md Files, Pulled Apart
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12 min read
Guide
The Complete Guide on How to Write a Good Changelog
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13 min read
Guide
The Complete Guide to Release Notes: What are They and What are They Used For?
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12 min read
Guide
What Should You Definitely Include in Release Notes?
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10 min read
Guide
Who Writes Release Notes Better and Why?
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11 min read
Guide
Product Release Notes: Their Importance and Best Practices
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11 min read
Guide
Tips on How to Perfectly Design Your Release Notes
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11 min read
Guide
7 Best Release Notes Examples to Learn From
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11 min read
Guide
How to Effectively Communicate Product Changes to Your Users
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11 min read
Guide
How to Write Perfect Release Notes: The Complete Guide
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11 min read