---
title: "Generate conventional-commit release notes for automated ship workflows with semantic-release release-notes-generator"
description: "Generate structured release notes from Conventional Commits inside automated release pipelines when changelog generation is the specific job to do."
verification: "listed"
source: "https://github.com/semantic-release/release-notes-generator"
author: "semantic-release maintainers"
publisher_type: "GitHub repository + npm package"
category:
  - "CI/CD Integrations"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "semantic-release/release-notes-generator"
  github_stars: 361
  npm_package: "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 10982193
---

# Generate conventional-commit release notes for automated ship workflows with semantic-release release-notes-generator

Generate structured release notes from Conventional Commits inside automated release pipelines when changelog generation is the specific job to do.

## Prerequisites

Node.js, semantic-release, Conventional Commits, and the @semantic-release/release-notes-generator package

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
Add @semantic-release/release-notes-generator to a semantic-release configuration, then configure the desired conventional-changelog preset and parser or writer options in the release pipeline.
```

## Documentation

- https://github.com/semantic-release/release-notes-generator#readme

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/generate-conventional-commit-release-notes-for-automated-ship-workflows-with-semantic-release-release-notes-generator/)