From f1f950db37bf556587c7435ddbda30cd7b0f1279 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Kantor <6068672+kantorcodes@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:32:05 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] ci(release): add automated GitHub release notes template

Signed-off-by: Michael Kantor <6068672+kantorcodes@users.noreply.github.com>
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 .github/release.yml | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/release.yml

diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f310ab8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - ignore-for-release
+      - no-release-notes
+      - skip-release-notes
+    authors:
+      - github-actions[bot]
+      - dependabot[bot]
+  categories:
+    - title: Breaking Changes
+      labels:
+        - breaking
+        - semver-major
+    - title: Features
+      labels:
+        - feat
+        - feature
+        - enhancement
+    - title: Fixes
+      labels:
+        - fix
+        - bug
+        - bugfix
+    - title: Security
+      labels:
+        - security
+    - title: Documentation
+      labels:
+        - docs
+        - documentation
+    - title: Maintenance
+      labels:
+        - chore
+        - ci
+        - build
+        - refactor
+        - dependencies