prowler-changelog

Changelog Locations

Component	File	Version Prefix	Current Version
UI	`ui/CHANGELOG.md`	None	1.x.x
API	`api/CHANGELOG.md`	None	1.x.x
MCP Server	`mcp_server/CHANGELOG.md`	None	0.x.x
SDK	`prowler/CHANGELOG.md`	None	5.x.x

Format Rules (keepachangelog.com)

Section Order (ALWAYS this order)

## [X.Y.Z] (Prowler vA.B.C) OR (Prowler UNRELEASED)

### Added
### Changed
### Deprecated
### Removed
### Fixed
### Security

Emoji Prefixes (REQUIRED for ALL components)

Section	Emoji	Usage
Added	`### 🚀 Added`	New features, checks, endpoints
Changed	`### 🔄 Changed`	Modifications to existing functionality
Deprecated	`### ⚠️ Deprecated`	Features marked for removal
Removed	`### ❌ Removed`	Deleted features
Fixed	`### 🐞 Fixed`	Bug fixes
Security	`### 🔐 Security`	Security patches, CVE fixes

Entry Format

### Added

- First entry [(#XXXX)](https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/pull/XXXX)
- Second entry [(#YYYY)](https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/pull/YYYY)

### Changed

- Another entry [(#ZZZZ)](https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/pull/ZZZZ)

Rules:

Blank line after section header before first entry
Blank line between sections
Be specific: what changed, not why (that's in the PR)
One entry per PR (can link multiple PRs for related changes)
No period at the end
Do NOT start with redundant verbs (section header already provides the action)

Semantic Versioning Rules

Prowler follows semver.org:

Change Type	Version Bump	Example
Bug fixes, patches	PATCH (x.y.Z)	1.16.1 → 1.16.2
New features (backwards compatible)	MINOR (x.Y.0)	1.16.2 → 1.17.0
Breaking changes, removals	MAJOR (X.0.0)	1.17.0 → 2.0.0

CRITICAL: ### ❌ Removed entries MUST only appear in MAJOR version releases. Removing features is a breaking change.

Released Versions Are Immutable

NEVER modify already released versions. Once a version is released (has a Prowler version tag like v5.16.0), its changelog section is frozen.

Common issue: A PR is created during release cycle X, includes a changelog entry, but merges after release. The entry is now in the wrong section.

## [1.16.0] (Prowler v5.16.0)    ← RELEASED, DO NOT MODIFY

### Added
- Feature from merged PR [(#9999)]   ← WRONG! PR merged after release

## [1.17.0] (Prowler UNRELEASED)  ← Move entry HERE

Fix: Move the entry from the released version to the UNRELEASED section.

Version Header Format

## [1.17.0] (Prowler UNRELEASED)    # For unreleased changes
## [1.16.0] (Prowler v5.16.0)       # For released versions

---                                  # Horizontal rule between versions

Adding a Changelog Entry

Step 1: Determine Affected Component(s)

# Check which files changed
git diff main...HEAD --name-only

Path Pattern	Component
`ui/**`	UI
`api/**`	API
`mcp_server/**`	MCP Server
`prowler/**`	SDK
Multiple	Update ALL affected changelogs

Step 2: Determine Change Type

Change	Section
New feature, check, endpoint	🚀 Added
Behavior change, refactor	🔄 Changed
Bug fix	🐞 Fixed
CVE patch, security improvement	🔐 Security
Feature removal	❌ Removed
Deprecation notice	⚠️ Deprecated

Step 3: Add Entry to UNRELEASED Section

# Example: Adding a fix to UI changelog

## [1.17.0] (Prowler UNRELEASED)

### 🐞 Fixed

- Button alignment in dashboard header [(#9999)](https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/pull/9999)

Examples

Good Entries

### 🚀 Added
- Search bar when adding a provider [(#9634)](https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/pull/9634)

### 🐞 Fixed
- OCI update credentials form failing silently due to missing provider UID [(#9746)](https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/pull/9746)

### 🔐 Security
- Node.js from 20.x to 24.13.0 LTS, patching 8 CVEs [(#9797)](https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/pull/9797)

Bad Entries

- Fixed bug.                              # Too vague, has period
- Added new feature for users             # Missing PR link, redundant verb
- Add search bar [(#123)]                 # Redundant verb (section already says "Added")
- This PR adds a cool new thing (#123)    # Wrong link format, conversational

PR Changelog Gate

The pr-check-changelog.yml workflow enforces changelog entries:

REQUIRED: PRs touching ui/, api/, mcp_server/, or prowler/ MUST update the corresponding changelog
SKIP: Add no-changelog label to bypass (use sparingly for docs-only, CI-only changes)

Commands

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