Statement
All shipped changes that affect public behavior, configuration surfaces, or component APIs shall be documented in CHANGELOG.md following the project's changelog format, with entries created as part of the merge or release process.
Rationale
The changelog is the primary communication surface for downstream site maintainers tracking what changed between sync operations. Per §25 and .docs/standards/GIT.md.
Topics
Owner: docs-governance
Applies To
- Governance and Change Control DOC-00037