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How to Create GitHub Release Notes

A guide to creating and formatting release notes specifically for the GitHub Releases UI.

Using the GitHub UI

Navigate to the Releases section of your GitHub repository and click "Draft a new release". You can type in a version tag and manually write your markdown release notes.

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Auto-generating Notes

GitHub provides a "Generate release notes" button that automatically creates a bulleted list of merged pull requests and contributors since the previous release.

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Formatting for GitHub

GitHub supports full Markdown in release notes. Use headers (##) for categories, bullet points for lists, and mention users (@username) or issues (#123) to automatically link them within GitHub.