Write for scanners first
Lead with the customer outcome, then the detail. One idea per bullet. Link to docs or the in-app surface where the change lives.
- Benefit-led title
- Tag: New / Improved / Fixed / Security
- Deep link to the feature or docs
- Optional “who this is for” line
Pick a cadence you can keep
Weekly digests beat silence. Hotfixes can ship same-day. Avoid saving everything for a quarterly marketing novel nobody reads.
Distribute where users already look
Public changelog URL, in-app badge, email to subscribers, and — critically — automatic email to voters on related feedback posts.
Tie notes to the feedback board
When a release closes a request, mark it Done on the roadmap and link the changelog entry. That connection is the product habit.
Keep a simple editorial checklist
Before publish: accurate scope, no internal jargon, screenshots only when they clarify, and a rollback note for risky changes.
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