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feat(commits): update commit message guidelines to use conventional commits

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Update guidelines for commit messages to recommend Conventional
Commits specification. Clarify best practices for version bumps,
breaking changes, and semantic versioning alignment. Emphasize
benefits of structured commit messages for changelog generation
and automated version determination.
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@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ interpreted as described in [RFC 2119](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119).
5. If you are not using a release branch, then the release tag, and if
relevant the version bump commit, MUST be created directly on the main
branch.
6. The version bump commit SHOULD have a commit message title of "Bump
version to VERSION". For example, if the new version string is "2.11.4",
the first line of the commit message SHOULD read: "Bump version to
2.11.4"
6. The version bump commit SHOULD have a commit message following the
Conventional Commits format. For example "chore(release): 2.11.4" or
"chore: bump version to 2.11.4". Alternatively a simple "Bump version to
2.11.4" format is acceptable.
7. It is RECOMMENDED that release tags are lightweight tags, but you can
OPTIONALLY use annotated tags if you want to include changelog
information in the release tag itself.
@@ -166,6 +166,16 @@ interpreted as described in [RFC 2119](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119).
SHOULD read "Release VERSION". For example for version "2.11.4" the first
line of the tag annotation SHOULD read "Release 2.11.4". The second line
MUST be blank, and the changelog MUST start on the third line.
9. When using Conventional Commits, breaking changes MUST be indicated
either by appending "!" after the type/scope (e.g. "feat!:" or
"feat(api)!:"), or by including a "BREAKING CHANGE:" footer in the commit
message. Breaking changes correspond to a MAJOR version bump in Semantic
Versioning.
10. When using Conventional Commits along with Semantic Versioning, commits
of type "fix" correspond to PATCH releases, commits of type "feat"
correspond to MINOR releases, and commits with breaking changes
correspond to MAJOR releases. This alignment enables automated version
determination and changelog generation.
7. Short-Term Release Branches
1. Any branch that has a name starting with "release-" SHOULD be referred to
as a "release branch".
@@ -227,9 +237,12 @@ interpreted as described in [RFC 2119](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119).
merge commit itself. Effectively creating a new commit that reverses all
the relevant changes.
10. Git Best Practices
1. All commit messages SHOULD follow the Commit Guidelines and format from
the official git
documentation:
1. It is RECOMMENDED that all commit messages follow the Conventional
Commits specification (<https://www.conventionalcommits.org/>). This
provides a structured format that integrates well with Semantic
Versioning, and enables automated changelog generation. At minimum,
commit messages SHOULD follow the Commit Guidelines from the official
git documentation:
<https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Distributed-Git-Contributing-to-a-Project#_commit_guidelines>
2. You SHOULD never blindly commit all changes with "git commit -a". It is
RECOMMENDED you use "git add -i" or "git add -p" to add individual
@@ -249,6 +262,10 @@ interpreted as described in [RFC 2119](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119).
commits, allows one to revert a merge by reverting a single merge commit,
and creates a merge commit to mark the integration of the branch with
main.
7. When using Conventional Commits, it is RECOMMENDED to use tooling to
automatically generate changelogs from commit messages. This pairs well
with the release process and ensures changelogs are consistent and
complete.
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