Ansible Collection Changelog with antsibull-changelog

Effortless Changelog Management for Ansible Collections with antsibull-changelog

Introduction

Keeping track of changes in your Ansible collection is essential for maintaining transparency and informing users about updates, enhancements, and bug fixes. antsibull-changelog is a powerful tool that streamlines the process of managing changelogs. In this article, we’ll guide you through the steps of setting up and utilizing antsibull-changelog for your Ansible collection.

Installation

The first step is to install antsibull-changelog. Open your terminal and execute the following command:

pip install antsibull-changelog

Initialization

After installing antsibull-changelog, navigate to the root directory of your Ansible collection and initialize it:

antsibull-changelog init /path/to/your/collection

This command sets up the necessary directory structure and configuration files to manage changelogs effectively.