release-bump-changelog

name: release-bump-changelog description: Use this skill when preparing a release bump or updating release notes. It writes a launch-style release story from the actual change set, then runs cargo bump so the generated GitHub notes and the marketing copy land together in CHANGELOG.md.

Release Bump + Changelog

Goal

Create a version bump commit where each release section includes both:

• a launch-style narrative (marketing copy)
• the exact GitHub-generated release notes

Workflow

1. Ensure the working tree is clean (except allowed release files).
2. Draft release story markdown from real changes (PR titles, release-note bullets, and diff themes).
   • Target style: similar to the v0.2.0 narrative (clear positioning + concrete highlights).
   • Keep it factual and specific to the release.
   • Write to a temp file (outside repo is preferred):
     • marketing_file="$(mktemp)"
     • write markdown content to $marketing_file
3. Run cargo bump <patch|minor|major|X.Y.Z> with marketing copy input:
   • SPACEBOT_RELEASE_MARKETING_COPY_FILE="$marketing_file" cargo bump <...>
   • This invokes scripts/release-tag.sh.
   • The script generates GitHub-native notes (gh api .../releases/generate-notes).
   • The script upserts CHANGELOG.md with:
     • ### Release Story (from your marketing file)
     • GitHub-generated notes body
   • The script includes CHANGELOG.md in the release commit.
4. Verify results:
   • git show --name-only --stat
   • Confirm commit contains Cargo.toml, Cargo.lock (if present), and CHANGELOG.md.
   • Confirm tag was created (git tag --list "v*" --sort=-v:refname | head -n 5).

Requirements

• gh CLI installed and authenticated (gh auth status).
• origin remote points to GitHub, or set SPACEBOT_RELEASE_REPO=<owner/repo>.
• Marketing copy is required unless explicitly bypassed with SPACEBOT_SKIP_MARKETING_COPY=1.

Release Story Format

Use markdown only (no outer ## vX.Y.Z heading; script adds it). Recommended structure:

1. One strong opening paragraph (why this release matters)
2. One paragraph on major technical shifts
3. Optional short highlight bullets for standout additions/fixes

Avoid vague hype. Tie claims to concrete shipped changes.

Notes

• Do not use a standalone changelog sync script.
• CHANGELOG.md is seeded from historical releases and then maintained by the release bump workflow.