Automate Update CHANGELOG.md

TLDR;

Copy paste the following Github Action configuration:

name: "Update Changelog"

on:
  release:
    types: [released]

jobs:
  update:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          ref: master

      - name: Update Changelog
        uses: stefanzweifel/changelog-updater-action@v1
        with:
          latest-version: ${{ github.event.release.name }}
          release-notes: ${{ github.event.release.body }}

      - name: Commit updated CHANGELOG
        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
        with:
          branch: master
          commit_message: Update CHANGELOG
          file_pattern: CHANGELOG.md

And add file named CHANGELOG.md in your root repository, and with the following content:

# Changelog

All notable changes will be documented in this file.

With above setup, each time you release a new version of your application or package, Github Action will take care of your CHANGELOG details.

Do take note, you need to ensure the ref: master and branch: master is the branch that you always create tagged release version.

If you have protected branch, for now - I disable the branch protection. Not sure if there's workaround if the commits from Github Action, we can still commit and protect the branch at the same time.

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