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Release v0.2.0
- Send changelog updates to Slack and Discord
You can now connect Slack or Discord webhooks so new releases get posted automatically—handy for keeping your team or community in the loop without manual copy/paste.
- Email updates: instant notifications + weekly/monthly digests
Let people subscribe to your updates and get emailed when you ship—either instantly or as a digest (weekly/monthly). Includes verification and an easy unsubscribe link.
- Schedule changelog releases ahead of time
Publish now or set a date/time to release later—useful for coordinating announcements across time zones.
- Set up recurring auto-releases for your changelog
Turn on an auto-release schedule (weekly/biweekly/monthly) to automatically generate and publish changelog updates on a cadence.
- Invite teammates with role-based access
Add team members to your workspace and control what they can do with roles like owner/editor/viewer—so shipping updates is a team sport.
- Embed widget now has an “Ask” tab for customer messages
Your changelog widget can now collect customer messages right alongside updates. Visitors can start a conversation and you can follow up from your inbox.
- Public feature request board with voting
You can now publish a feature requests page where users submit ideas and vote—making it easier to see what people want most.
- “You asked, we shipped” links requests to the release that delivered it
When you publish a changelog, Schedule & Chill can automatically match it to related feature requests—so customers can see their feedback turned into shipped work.
- Connected Accounts page for managing GitHub access
There’s now a dedicated settings page to help you manage GitHub permissions and connections more easily.
- GitHub repo list is more reliable across multiple org installs
Fixed an issue where repositories could disappear when you had the GitHub App installed in more than one org/account.
- Version numbers and release announcements are now more consistent
Fixed cases where new changelogs could reuse the wrong version number, and where the announcement modal could show an older release instead of the latest.
- Regenerating a changelog works even if AI context is missing
If a changelog doesn’t have AI “snapshot” data, regeneration now falls back gracefully instead of failing.
- Fixed overlap between the widget and announcement modal
The widget and announcement modal no longer fight for attention—toggles behave predictably, and the “sync” button works again.
- Widget popups no longer clash with the modal (and are easier to open)
Fixed cases where multiple UI surfaces showed at once. Clicking the popup now opens a sidebar panel instead, and the popup no longer auto-dismisses unexpectedly.
- Fixed cover image uploads and custom date ranges
Resolved issues that could prevent cover images from uploading correctly and could break custom date range selections.
- Fixed access issues for team members and reduced inbox errors
Team permissions are now enforced more consistently, preventing confusing “no access” states, and an inbox-related error was fixed.
Release v0.1.0
- Regenerate AI changelog entries with added context when your source info is messy
If the initial changelog input (commits/PRs) isn’t very descriptive, you can now add a short plain‑English summary of what you shipped and have My Project regenerate cleaner, more user-friendly entries—previewing the results before you apply them.
- Auto-save for changelog drafts and edits
Edits now save automatically a few seconds after you stop typing, with a clear Saving/Saved indicator so you don’t lose work.
- Choose whether the changelog widget appears on the left or right
You can now set the widget’s screen position to better fit your site layout.
- Widget can automatically show a “What’s new” popup for new releases
Visitors can now see a Beamer-style popup highlighting your latest release (with a thumbnail), and click through to read the full details.
- Embed widget now supports cover images and video previews (and works better on mobile)
Your changelog widget and public page can now display a cover image and supported video links, with improved responsiveness on smaller screens.
- Add cover images to changelog posts
You can now upload a cover image for a changelog to make releases more scannable and visually engaging.
- Sign in with GitHub
You can now log in using your GitHub account, making it faster to get started and connect repositories.
- Improved GitHub connection setup for clearer, more tailored changelogs
When connecting GitHub, you can now provide your project name (and URL) so generated changelogs better reflect your product and read more naturally for your audience.
- Set audience and tone per project for more accurate AI-written changelogs
Each project can now have its own target audience and writing tone, so changelogs are tailored correctly even if you manage multiple products.
- Onboarding now captures audience and tone to personalize generated changelogs
During onboarding, you can specify who your changelogs are for and the tone you want—so AI-generated updates match your users and your voice from the start.
- AI enhancement is now always on for changelog generation
You no longer need to toggle AI on/off—generation is always refined automatically, with clearer date-range selection controls.
- More accurate AI categorization for changelog entries
Generated entries are now more consistently sorted into the right sections (e.g., features vs fixes) thanks to clearer category guidance.
- Faster, safer date-range selection when generating changelogs
Choose from smart presets (like “since last changelog” or last 7/14/30 days) or a custom range, with guardrails to prevent overly large pulls that slow things down.
- Single date-range picker for custom changelog generation windows
Custom date ranges are now easier to set with a unified picker, with a sensible maximum window to keep generation quick and reliable.
- Redesigned distribution page with a clearer, step-by-step setup
Distribution is now organized into a simple guided flow: add the widget, preview it, and share your public changelog—making it easier to get live quickly.
- Cleaner, more consistent changelog widget experience
The widget has been simplified into a floating button that opens a sidebar-style drawer, with more unified styling for a more polished feel.
- Faster, more reliable widget loading (no iframe required)
The embedded changelog widget now renders more smoothly and avoids common iframe blocking issues, helping it load more consistently on customer sites.
- Guided “What’s next” steps after your first publish
After publishing your first changelog, you’ll now see clear next steps—like adding the widget and sharing your public changelog link—to help you roll it out quickly.
- Fixed the empty state on the Changelogs page
When you don’t have any changelogs yet, the page again shows a helpful starter view with an example preview instead of appearing broken or blank.
- Smoother editing when creating or modifying changelog items
Creating a custom item now reliably jumps into edit mode, and editing items no longer breaks due to inconsistent identifiers. Category selection is also easier to use.
- Fixed cases where the embed widget couldn’t load due to iframe blocking
Resolved an issue where some sites/browsers prevented the widget from displaying when embedded via iframe.