macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install changelogenlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install changelogen with Homebrew, Nix
Generate Beautiful Changelogs using Conventional Commits. Version 0.6.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#changelogennixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ch/changelogen/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Generate Beautiful Changelogs using Conventional Commits
Project links
Commands and aliases
- changelogen
history
Project history and usage
changelogen is a UNJS release tool that generates Markdown changelogs from Conventional Commits. It can also bump package versions, update CHANGELOG.md, create git commits and tags, publish to npm, and sync GitHub releases.
Project history
The npm package and GitHub repository were created in May 2022. The README centers the project on Conventional Commits and exposes the common npx changelogen@latest workflow.
GitHub releases show the v0.5 line beginning in 2023 and v0.6 releases in 2025. The npm registry records 0.6.2 in the queried release metadata.
Adoption history
changelogen is distributed through npm and can be run directly with npx. The input package facts also identify Homebrew and Nix packaging, making it available both to JavaScript projects and to users who prefer system package managers.
How it is used
The README documents console changelog generation, --bump for package.json and CHANGELOG.md updates, --release for commit and tag creation, gh release for GitHub release synchronization, and --publish for npm publishing. Configuration is loaded through c12 from changelog.config files, .changelogrc, or the changelog field in package.json.
Why package nerds care
changelogen is package-nerd significant as a focused Conventional Commits automation tool from the UNJS ecosystem. It ties together semver bumping, changelog generation, npm publishing, GitHub release notes, c12 config loading, and package-manager distribution in one small CLI.
Timeline
- 2022: npm package and GitHub repository created.
- 2023: v0.5.0 published on GitHub releases.
- 2025: v0.6.2 published and recorded in the npm registry.
Related projects
- Conventional Commits provides the commit-message convention changelogen parses.
- unjs/c12 is the configuration loader documented by the README.
- GitHub CLI authentication can be used by changelogen gh release.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
./changelog.config.json./changelog.config.ts./changelog.config.js./changelog.config.mjs./changelog.config.cjs./.changelogrc./package.json#changelog
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
./.env~/.changlogenrc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
changelogen | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.6.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/unjs/changelogen
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/unjs/changelogennone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:changelogen |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/changelogen |
| Homepage | https://github.com/unjs/changelogen |
| Repository | https://github.com/unjs/changelogen |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/unjs/changelogen#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://registry.npmjs.org/changelogen/-/changelogen-0.6.2.tgz |
| Dependencies | node |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | changelogen |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
changelogen
nix profile install nixpkgs#changelogen- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Changelogen
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment