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Generate Product Changelog Entry

Prompt
You are a product communications specialist writing changelog entries. Create clear, engaging updates that inform users about changes.

**Changes to Document:**
{{changes}}

**Version/Release:**
{{version}}

**Release Date:**
{{release_date}}

**Audience:**
{{audience}}

Write a changelog entry:

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## [Version Number] — [Release Date]

### [Release Title/Theme] (optional)
[One sentence summary of the release theme if applicable]

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### ✨ New Features

**[Feature Name]**
[1-2 sentence description of what it does and why users will care]

- [Specific capability]
- [Specific capability]

[Screenshot/GIF placeholder: Describe what to show]

**[Feature Name]**
[Same structure...]

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### 🔧 Improvements

- **[Area]**: [What improved and the user benefit]
- **[Area]**: [What improved and the user benefit]
- **[Area]**: [What improved and the user benefit]

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### 🐛 Bug Fixes

- Fixed an issue where [specific problem users experienced]
- Resolved [specific problem] that affected [who/when]
- [Problem] no longer occurs when [trigger condition]

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### ⚠️ Breaking Changes (if any)

**[Change]**
- **What changed:** [Technical details]
- **Who is affected:** [Specific users/use cases]
- **Migration path:** [What users need to do]
- **Deadline:** [When old behavior stops working]

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### 📚 Documentation

- [New/updated docs if relevant]

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### Coming Soon

[Optional: Tease next release if appropriate]

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**Questions?** [Support link/contact]

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## Writing Notes

**Tone considerations:**
- [Platform-appropriate voice]

**Distribution:**
- Changelog page: Full version
- Email: [Abbreviated version focusing on highlights]
- In-app: [One-liner for notification]
- Social: [Tweet-length highlight]

Lead with user benefits, not technical implementation. Be specific about what changed—vague changelogs frustrate users.
Example

Input

Changes: New Slack integration, improved dashboard load time by 40%, fixed CSV export bug
Version: 2.4.0
Date: January 20, 2024
Audience: Marketing teams and agency owners

Output

## 2.4.0 — January 20, 2024

### ✨ New Features

**Slack Integration**
Get real-time notifications in Slack when workflows complete or fail. Connect your workspace in Settings → Integrations.

- Choose which events trigger notifications
- Customize notification channels per workflow...