Changelog

Since we follow Conventional Commits when writing commit messages, we’re able to automatically create formal “releases” of the template based on the commit messages. Releases in the context of template are when changes occur to the template/ files or to the copier.yaml files. The releases are also published to Zenodo for easier discovery, archival, and citation purposes. We use Cocogitto to be able to automatically create these releases, which uses SemVar as the version numbering scheme, and Git Cliff to generate the changelog based on the commit messages.

Because releases are created based on commit messages, a new release is created quite often—sometimes several times in a day. This also means that any individual release will not have many changes within it. Below is a list of the releases we’ve made so far, along with what was changed within each release.

Commits from bots, like dependabot or pre-commit-ci, are not included in the changelog.

0.9.0 - 2026-06-30

✨ Features

• Include release workflows in non-Seedcase templates #75 by @lwjohnst86 (5b8db7f)

🐛 Fixes

• Don’t check GitHub links, it requires authorisation token #79 by @lwjohnst86 (69748a6)
• Add path to typos config in VS Code settings #74 by @lwjohnst86 (10c84db)
• Fix some minor grammar and doc issues #82 by @lwjohnst86 (6ca3a02)
• Match max line length with formatter settings #78 by @lwjohnst86 (de9a9be)
• Ignore formatting _badges.qmd as it gets mangled #76 by @lwjohnst86 (9f4d144)

♻️ Refactor

• Match using uvx for Quarto like the other recipes #81 by @lwjohnst86 (083f5cd)

💄 Styling

• Update Quarto theme #80 by @lwjohnst86 (82c535c)

👩‍💻 Miscellaneous

• Fix minor things from running justfile #77 by @lwjohnst86 (620cfc2)

0.8.10 - 2026-06-05

🐛 Fixes

• Point to docs/includes/ for site counter #69 by @lwjohnst86 (4079738)

0.8.9 - 2026-06-04

🐛 Fixes

• Correct spacing in CHANGELOG generation #68 by @lwjohnst86 (cf2c14d)

0.8.8 - 2026-06-04

♻️ Refactor

• Match name of job to name of workflow file #67 by @lwjohnst86 (d340705)

📝 Documentation

• Change intro on landing page #61 by @signekb (53661bb)

❤️ New contributors

• @signekb made their first contribution in #61

0.8.7 - 2026-06-02

🐛 Fixes

• Format md files too with Panache in VS Code #60 by @lwjohnst86 (11951fe)

♻️ Refactor

• Update docs after changes to config files #58 by @lwjohnst86 (3da8f01)

📝 Documentation

• Update contributors and WIP badge #59 by @lwjohnst86 (96d8360)

0.8.6 - 2026-06-02

♻️ Refactor

• Use Panache for formatter in Markdown files in VS Code #52 by @lwjohnst86 (f8753e9)

0.8.5 - 2026-06-02

♻️ Refactor

• Move .typos.toml into .config/ (again) #51 by @lwjohnst86 (22f0a03)

0.8.4 - 2026-06-02

🐛 Fixes

• Rearrange pre-commit hooks to run correctly #50 by @lwjohnst86 (d26bb1a)

0.8.3 - 2026-06-02

♻️ Refactor

• Run Panache on CHANGELOG after bump #49 by @lwjohnst86 (094564f)

0.8.2 - 2026-06-02

♻️ Refactor

• Only give error for a typo, don’t fix #48 by @lwjohnst86 (c200cdb)

0.8.1 - 2026-06-02

♻️ Refactor

• Move all -all recipes to top to find easily #47 by @lwjohnst86 (ddb51c0)

0.8.0 - 2026-06-02

✨ Features

• Add Panache Quarto formatter #46 by @lwjohnst86 (7d37e46)

0.7.6 - 2026-06-02

🐛 Fixes

• Windows compatible file names #45 by @DanMazJen (b3e6128)

❤️ New contributors

• @DanMazJen made their first contribution in #45

0.7.5 - 2026-05-21

🐛 Fixes

• Correct placement of minus in CONTRIBUTING #41 by @lwjohnst86 (f061065)

👩‍💻 Miscellaneous

• Updates from template #40 by @lwjohnst86 (055f468)

0.7.4 - 2026-05-21

🐛 Fixes

• Fix some typos and incorrect paths in Next Steps guide #35 by @lwjohnst86 (4f9946b)
• Should be called “project”, not “website” in test script #36 by @lwjohnst86 (d2f7637)

0.7.3 - 2026-05-21

🐛 Fixes

• Use correct placement of - in Jinja conditionals #39 by @lwjohnst86 (7e48be9)

♻️ Refactor

• Update explanation of files in CONTRIBUTING #38 by @lwjohnst86 (6225690)
• Minor, mostly stylistic changes to Quarto config files #34 by @lwjohnst86 (be9e264)

📝 Documentation

• Mention Cocogitto and git-cliff, not Commitizen #37 by @lwjohnst86 (78b8f31)

0.7.2 - 2026-05-21

♻️ Refactor

• Rename to check from test in checks workflow #33 by @lwjohnst86 (e247e18)

0.7.1 - 2026-05-21

🐛 Fixes

• --config must come before bump #32 by @lwjohnst86 (3ae44e5)

♻️ Refactor

• Moved config files into .config/ #30 by @lwjohnst86 (da0ed5f)
• Quiet git-cliff in workflow #31 by @lwjohnst86 (0023b58)

0.7.0 - 2026-05-19

✨ Features

• Consolidate test/check workflows #25 by @lwjohnst86 (f1ed9b5)

👩‍💻 Miscellaneous

• Add admin team to CODEOWNERS to be notified #28 by @lwjohnst86 (050202e)

0.6.2 - 2026-05-19

♻️ Refactor

• Move pre-commit auto-update to before running it in justfile #21 by @lwjohnst86 (9d8ca34)

💄 Styling

• Update Quarto Seedcase theme #24 by @lwjohnst86 (eb5131e)

0.6.1 - 2026-05-19

🐛 Fixes

• Correct release workflows after running it #26 by @lwjohnst86 (e141c9a)
• Resolve permissions and improve CI logging #27 by @lwjohnst86 (0e54d29)

0.6.0 - 2026-05-19

✨ Features

• Switch to using Cocogitto and git-cliff for releases #23 by @lwjohnst86 (13bc974)

👩‍💻 Miscellaneous

• platform-templates team is CODEOWNERS #20 by @lwjohnst86 (45c959c)

0.5.1 - 2026-05-18

♻️ Refactor

• Remove commitizen pre-commit, we don’t need it #17 by @lwjohnst86 (843d330)

👩‍💻 Miscellaneous

• Move auto-update of pre-commit hooks up in recipe #16 by @lwjohnst86 (316e7cf)

0.4.1 - 2026-04-27

🐛 Fixes

• _badges.qmd has many Quarto shortcodes, so don’t use it as Jinja file #9 by @lwjohnst86 (c228754)
• Attach commitizen changelog to GitHub release #7 by @lwjohnst86 (a1b8fb5)

👩‍💻 Miscellaneous

• Don’t need to sync any files into template #10 by @lwjohnst86 (435a1b8)

0.4.0 - 2026-04-27

✨ Features

• Add TODO item for connecting pre-commit.ci by @lwjohnst86 (a96083a)

🐛 Fixes

• Use Jinja - at end of if to remove ending space by @lwjohnst86 (909cb1b)
• Site-counter should be in docs/includes/ by @lwjohnst86 (1a488b3)
• Need to add TODO item for GoatCounter by @lwjohnst86 (e55d98e)
• Should be CITATION.cff, not .zenodo.json by @lwjohnst86 (06446c6)
• Mistyped “data package”, should be “project” by @lwjohnst86 (1fa21d3)
• Add callout-warnings about some post-creation steps by @lwjohnst86 (697b6d6)

♻️ Refactor

• Move permissions to workflow level by @lwjohnst86 (3273dec)
• Only include CHANGELOG and .cz.toml for Seedcase repos by @lwjohnst86 (6a9c19c)
• Ignore listing TODO items in _temp/ folder by @lwjohnst86 (f2ab300)
• Also run Markdown formatter on Jinja files by @lwjohnst86 (ee3b0aa)
• Format Markdown files by @lwjohnst86 (a04a8bd)
• Delete previous manual test folder by @lwjohnst86 (71f883c)
• Don’t show release badge for non-Seedcase projects by @lwjohnst86 (f7c3f70)

📝 Documentation

• Add DOI badge after publishing to Zenodo by @lwjohnst86 (d4e45b4)
• Add DOI to CITATION.cff by @lwjohnst86 (bd410ed)
• Rebuild README by @lwjohnst86 (f00bae8)
• There is no .zenodo.json, only CITATION.cff by @lwjohnst86 (e06ce2d)

👩‍💻 Miscellaneous

• Add justfile recipe with tests for all combinations by @lwjohnst86 (9944062)

0.3.2 - 2026-04-25

🐛 Fixes

• Use new name client-id for GH App by @lwjohnst86 (d449354)
• gh release needs env: GH_TOKEN to work by @lwjohnst86 (a34dfcf)

0.3.1 - 2026-04-25

♻️ Refactor

• Update GitHub action versions by @lwjohnst86 (3b7f50b)

👩‍💻 Miscellaneous

• Finished TODO items by @lwjohnst86 (e1faddd)
• Add Netlify site ID to host website by @lwjohnst86 (38b3cd4)

[0.2.0] - 2026-04-24

✨ Features

• Start of t-squared template by @lwjohnst86 (a3fdcfd)
• VS Code settings for consistent DevEx by @lwjohnst86 (533e614)
• Index landing page for Quarto website by @lwjohnst86 (543f0c6)
• Add community health files by @lwjohnst86 (3d1516a)
• Add DevEx files and settings by @lwjohnst86 (664956a)
• Add MIT License file by @lwjohnst86 (84d4974)
• Add GitHub CI/CD workflows by @lwjohnst86 (183350e)
• Add TODO file for post-creation steps by @lwjohnst86 (cd15911)
• Add auto-release files and changelog files by @lwjohnst86 (2e8f669)
• Add Quarto config files by @lwjohnst86 (20267ae)
• Add 404 page for the websites by @lwjohnst86 (b5e27a5)
• Add GoatCounter website visit counter by @lwjohnst86 (fe208f6)
• Include the required copier answer file by @lwjohnst86 (9d8ac7c)
• Add justfile with build recipes by @lwjohnst86 (1abc1c9)
• Add CITATION.cff file by @lwjohnst86 (4151c5a)
• Add guide docs by @lwjohnst86 (ff95207)
• A copier.yaml for the created template by @lwjohnst86 (0d9c1f6)
• Script tool to add a list of contributors by @lwjohnst86 (2258687)
• Quarto includes file for badges by @lwjohnst86 (f1d601a)
• Add READMEs (both qmd and md) by @lwjohnst86 (89ffa9e)
• Add a test script to test template creation by @lwjohnst86 (19d93da)

🐛 Fixes

• Don’t need to use trust nor skip-tasks by @lwjohnst86 (d42801b)

♻️ Refactor

• Minor improvements to the questions by @lwjohnst86 (c425d9b)
• Only have release and add to board workflows for Seedcase by @lwjohnst86 (4554163)
• Minor improvements landing page by @lwjohnst86 (7afdc9e)
• Add guide sidebar to Quarto config by @lwjohnst86 (17f0576)
• Include explanation of files and folders in CONTRIBUTING by @lwjohnst86 (9deb1bb)
• Don’t search copier.yaml for TODO items by @lwjohnst86 (dabf81b)
• Update pre-commit versions by @lwjohnst86 (8287917)

📝 Documentation

• Generated the README file by @lwjohnst86 (566cf5b)

💄 Styling

• Add Seedcase theme by @lwjohnst86 (699516f)
• Ran pre-commit hooks by @lwjohnst86 (9e39cfd)
• Ran Markdown formatter by @lwjohnst86 (70cf518)

🧪 Tests

• Fill in test script values by @lwjohnst86 (bb054bb)

👩‍💻 Miscellaneous

• Add CITATION.cff file by @lwjohnst86 (d770ecd)
• T-squared creating itself by @lwjohnst86 (f237355)

❤️ New contributors

• @github-actions[bot] started making automated contributions
• @dependabot[bot] started making automated contributions
• @lwjohnst86 made their first contribution