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Release Notes Writer

Craft clear, audience-appropriate release notes and changelogs that communicate software changes effectively. Covers feature announcements, bug fix summaries, breaking change warnings, and migration guidance across developer-facing and end-user formats.

Gold
v1.0.00 activationsCopywritingContent Creationintermediate

SupaScore

83.4
Research Quality (15%)
8.3
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.4
Practical Utility (15%)
8.5
Completeness (10%)
8.3
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.3
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.2

Best for

  • Communicate breaking API changes to developer communities with migration guides
  • Write end-user friendly SaaS product updates highlighting new features and benefits
  • Create detailed technical changelogs for open-source libraries with semantic versioning
  • Draft enterprise software release notes balancing technical details with business impact
  • Document security patches and vulnerability fixes with appropriate urgency and action items

What you'll get

  • Categorized changelog using Keep a Changelog format with Added/Changed/Fixed sections, semantic version header, and technical migration steps
  • End-user focused release notes with benefit-first language, 'what this means for you' sections, and visual hierarchy for scanning
  • Developer-focused API documentation with before/after code examples, breaking change warnings, and step-by-step upgrade instructions
Not designed for ↓
  • ×Marketing announcements or promotional campaigns (this is technical communication)
  • ×Internal engineering task tracking or sprint planning documentation
  • ×Detailed API reference documentation or comprehensive user manuals
  • ×Legal compliance statements or regulatory change notifications
Expects

A list of software changes, target audience, version number, and any breaking changes or migration requirements that need documentation.

Returns

Structured, scannable release notes with categorized changes, clear migration guidance, and audience-appropriate technical detail and tone.

Evidence Policy

Standard: no explicit evidence policy.

release-noteschangelogtechnical-writingproduct-communicationsemantic-versioningdeveloper-relationsdocumentationsoftware-releasesbreaking-changesmigration-guide

Research Foundation: 8 sources (2 industry frameworks, 3 official docs, 2 web, 1 books)

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Version History

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

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Common Workflows

API Release Communication Pipeline

Plan API versioning strategy, document changes in release notes, then optimize overall developer experience around the release

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