# Install changie with Homebrew, Nix, winget Automated changelog tool for preparing releases. Version 1.25.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-28. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:changie ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install changie ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#changie ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/changie/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id miniscruff.changie -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: miniscruff.changie from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:changie - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.25.0 - **Source summary:** Automated changelog tool for preparing releases - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-28T23:32:56Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - changie (cli) - changie (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.25.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-28 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/miniscruff/changie - Upstream latest detected: v1.25.0 (current) ## Project history and usage Changie is a Go CLI for file-based changelog management. Instead of deriving release notes entirely from commit messages, it stores change fragments in the repository and batches them into release changelogs. ### Project history The public repository was created in December 2020 and v0.1.0 was released later that month. The README describes Changie as a tool for separating changelog content from commit messages while keeping release notes in version-controlled files. The project remains active in the 1.x line, with GitHub release metadata showing v1.25.0 in June 2026. ### Adoption history The official installation docs list broad distribution: Homebrew for macOS, AUR, Docker images on GitHub Packages, a GitHub Action, npm, Go install, UBI, Scoop, Winget, and Mise. The input package facts also record Homebrew, Nix, and Winget mappings. ### How it is used The quick-start flow is changie init to create project files, edit the generated .changie.yaml configuration, run changie new for user-impacting changes, run changie batch for a release version or semver bump, and run changie merge to update the parent changelog. ### Why package nerds care Changie is package-nerd significant because it represents the changelog-fragment approach as a small compiled CLI with many distribution channels. It gives non-Node and monorepo users an alternative to commit-message-only changelog generators. ### Timeline - 2020: GitHub repository created. - 2020: v0.1.0 published on GitHub releases. - 2021: Early 0.x releases established the fragment, batch, and merge workflow. - 2026: v1.25.0 published on GitHub releases. ### Related projects - miniscruff/changie-action is the official GitHub Action linked from the README. - The documentation references Keep a Changelog-style output through the default generated changelog header. - GoReleaser integration is part of the official documentation navigation. ### 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: ./.changie.yaml, ./.changie.yml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** changie - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - changie: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/changie/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - miniscruff.changie: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: miniscruff.changie from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [changelogen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/changelogen/) - 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, developer-tools, release-management, versioning. - [cocogitto](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cocogitto/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: changelog, cli, developer-tools, release-management. - [commitizen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/commitizen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: changelog, cli, developer-tools, release-management. - [git-cliff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-cliff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: changelog, cli, 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. - [bumpp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bumpp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, release-automation, versioning. - [cargo-release](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-release/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: automation, cli, developer, developer-tools, management. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/changie.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/changie.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