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Release Notes

Overview​

Use release notes to tell readers what changed, why it matters, and what action is required.

Release notes should be concise and impact-oriented. They should not duplicate migration guides or restate commit messages verbatim.

Use This Page Type When​

  • the page documents one release or release train
  • the reader needs a concise summary of impact and required action
  • the details belong in linked migration, how-to, or reference pages

Required Structure​

  1. exact version and release date
  2. one-paragraph summary
  3. ## Breaking changes
  4. ## Features
  5. ## Fixes
  6. ## Deprecations
  7. ## Security when relevant
  8. ## Upgrade guidance
  9. ## Links

Content Rules​

  • Be brief and exact.
  • Lead with user impact.
  • Include exact identifiers when relevant: version numbers, issue numbers, PR numbers, config keys, removed APIs, or changed defaults.
  • If a change can break an existing application, deployment, build, stored state, or protocol interaction, name it under ## Breaking changes even if a workaround exists.

Minimal Frontmatter Example​

---
title: Mississippi 0.9 Release Notes
description: Summarize the user-visible changes, breaking changes, and upgrade guidance for Mississippi 0.9.
sidebar_position: 90
sidebar_label: Mississippi 0.9
---

Page Skeleton Example​

# Mississippi 0.9 Release Notes

Mississippi 0.9 focuses on verified documentation governance, runtime fixes, and clearer upgrade guidance.

## Breaking changes

## Features

## Fixes

## Deprecations

## Upgrade guidance

## Links

Summary​

  • release notes summarize impact concisely for a specific release or release train
  • breaking changes belong in release notes even when there is a workaround
  • deeper upgrade mechanics should move to migration, how-to, or reference pages and be linked from here

Next Steps​