Git command to get release notes?

Question

I want to get tag release note, is it possible ?

I can get remote tags with :

git ls-remote --tags https://my git repo

But I want the release notes text attached to them?

Answer 1

Using git you can get a list of commit messages by cloning the repo and running

git log TAG1..TAG2 --oneline --decorate

to get an output like this

55bbbdc (tag: 0.0.2) 0.0.2
254aa66 fix(eslint-plugin): expose new rules and use type guards (#8)
23d5a6f feat(eslint-plugin): prefer onpush component cd (#7)

While it's can be convenient for personal use, this is rarely a good format for sharing with others. To get better results use libraries like github-changelog-generator (Ruby, Github only) or auto-changelog (Node.js).

I've built a list of release notes best practices to take them to the next level. It requires being mindful about formatting, writing and annotating commit messages.