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releases](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/releasing-projects-on-github/automatically-generated-release-notes)\n\n# generate-changelog-action\n\nGitHub Action for [lob/generate-changelog](https://github.com/lob/generate-changelog/). Intended to be used with [actions/create-release](https://github.com/actions/create-release).\n\nCreated during the GitHub Actions Hackathon 2020 and [selected as one of the winning projects!](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YL6mjJXGt3-75GejQCubsOvWwtYcGaqbJA7msnsh7Tg/edit#gid=0\u0026range=A100:C100)\n\n## Usage\n\n**Note:** [Your repository must contain a `package.json` file](https://github.com/lob/generate-changelog/issues/38#issuecomment-362726723), although an empty file such as [the one in this repository](https://github.com/ScottBrenner/generate-changelog-action/blob/master/package.json) is fine.\n\nIf your `package.json` isn't available in root directory of your repository, you can pass the path of the `package.json` file by setting `package-dir` as follows:\n\n```yaml\n- name: Changelog\n  uses: scottbrenner/generate-changelog-action@master\n  id: Changelog\n  with:\n    package-dir: 'root/to/my/package.json'\n```\n\nBy default, this Action generates changelogs using commits between the previous tag and the most recent tag. Generate changelogs from specific tag or range (e.g. `v1.2.3` or `v1.2.3..v1.2.4`) by passing the `from-tag` and `to-tag` inputs. 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