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Expand Up @@ -341,10 +341,8 @@ The new entry should take the following form:

### Notable changes

* List interesting changes here
* Particularly changes that are responsible for minor or major version bumps
* Also be sure to look at any changes introduced by dependencies such as npm
* ... and include any notable items from there
* List notable changes here
* ...

### Commits

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The release type should be either Current, LTS, or Maintenance, depending on the
type of release being produced.

By default, the `### Notable changes` section should be populated with the
commits in the release that have either the `notable-change` or `semver-minor`
label. Some `semver-minor` features may be determined by the releaser, or
indicated by another contributor, to not be appropriate to be listed as a
notable. The ultimate decision rests with the releaser.

You can use `branch-diff` to get a list of commits with the `notable-change`
label:

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