# Install changelogen with Homebrew, Nix Generate Beautiful Changelogs using Conventional Commits. Version 0.6.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:changelogen ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install changelogen ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#changelogen ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/changelogen/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:changelogen - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.6.2 - **Source summary:** Generate Beautiful Changelogs using Conventional Commits - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - changelogen (cli) - changelogen (alias) ## Dependencies - node ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.6.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/unjs/changelogen - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: ./changelog.config.json, ./changelog.config.ts, ./changelog.config.js, ./changelog.config.mjs, ./changelog.config.cjs, ./.changelogrc, ./package.json#changelog ## Credential files - Unix: ./.env, ~/.changlogenrc ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** changelogen - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - changelogen: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/changelogen/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [changie](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/changie/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: changelog, cli, developer-tools, release-automation, release-management. - [convco](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/convco/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: changelog, cli, conventional-commits, developer-tools, release-management. - [bumpp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bumpp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conventional-commits, developer-tools, release-automation, typescript. - [cocogitto](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cocogitto/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: changelog, cli, conventional-commits, developer-tools, release-management. - [commitizen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/commitizen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: changelog, cli, conventional-commits, developer-tools, release-management. - [git-cliff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-cliff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: changelog, cli, conventional-commits, developer-tools, release-management. - [gitversion](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gitversion/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, release-management, versioning. - [bump-my-version](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bump-my-version/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, release-automation, versioning. - [changelogen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/changelogen/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: beautiful, changelogen, changelogs, commits, conventional. - [release-it](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/release-it/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: automation, cli, developer, developer-tools, node. - [changelogen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/changelogen/) - Same normalized package name in another local ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/changelogen.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/changelogen.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph