CI: Automatic changelog generation

.github/release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - ignore-for-release
+      - dependencies
+    authors:
+      - dependabot[bot]
+  categories:
+    - title: Breaking Changes 🛠
+      labels:
+        - breaking
+    - title: New Features 🎉
+      labels:
+        - enhancement
+    - title: Bug Fixes 🐛
+      labels:
+        - bug
+    - title: Documentation 📚
+      labels:
+        - documentation
+    - title: Other Changes
+      labels:
+        - "*"

.github/workflows/pr-labels.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: PR Labels
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, labeled, unlabeled]
+
+jobs:
+  check-labels:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Extract valid labels from release.yml
+        id: extract-labels
+        run: |
+          # Extract category labels and exclude labels so PRs labeled with
+          # ignore-for-release or dependencies also pass the check
+          category_labels=$(yq eval '.changelog.categories[].labels[]' .github/release.yml)
+          exclude_labels=$(yq eval '.changelog.exclude.labels[]' .github/release.yml 2>/dev/null)
+          labels=$(printf '%s\n%s' "$category_labels" "$exclude_labels")
+          labels=$(echo "$labels" | grep -v '^\*$')  # Remove wildcard entries (*)
+          labels=$(echo "$labels" | grep -v '^$')    # Remove empty lines
+          labels=$(echo "$labels" | tr '\n' ',')     # Convert newlines to commas
+          labels=$(echo "$labels" | sed 's/,$//')    # Remove trailing comma
+          echo "labels=$labels" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Extracted labels: $labels"
+
+      - uses: mheap/github-action-required-labels@0ac283b4e65c1fb28ce6079dea5546ceca98ccbe # v5
+        with:
+          mode: minimum
+          count: 1
+          labels: ${{ steps.extract-labels.outputs.labels }}

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -90,16 +90,25 @@ You don't need to run build commands locally unless testing the built output.
 
 ### Publishing to npm
 
-We use [release-it](https://github.com/release-it/release-it) to create releases and [GitHub Actions](.github/workflows/release.yml) to build and publish to npm.
+Run `yarn release`. Pick the bump:
 
-To publish new versions:
+- **major** — any merged PR labeled `breaking`
+- **minor** — any merged PR labeled `enhancement` (and no `breaking`)
+- **patch** — anything else
 
-1. Run `yarn release` locally (creates git tag and GitHub release)
-2. GitHub Actions automatically builds and publishes to npm
+That's it. release-it bumps `package.json`, tags, pushes, and creates a GitHub Release. The release-published event triggers [`.github/workflows/release.yml`](.github/workflows/release.yml), which publishes to npm.
 
-Only maintainers with permission to create releases can publish. The repository must have an `NPM_TOKEN` secret configured (Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions) for CI to publish to npm.
+Pre-releases: `yarn release --preRelease=beta`. The publish workflow skips them — to ship a beta, run `npm publish --tag beta --access public` manually.
 
-> **Note:** GitHub pre-releases (e.g. `v3.0.0-beta.1`) intentionally skip the npm publish step to prevent beta versions from being tagged as `latest`. The CI job will show as "Skipped" — this is expected. To publish a pre-release manually, build locally and run `npm publish --tag beta --access public`.
+Only maintainers with permission to create releases can publish. Requires `NPM_TOKEN` configured in repo secrets (Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions).
+
+### Changelog and Release Notes
+
+Auto-generated by GitHub from merged PR labels per [`.github/release.yml`](.github/release.yml). Label your PRs:
+
+- `breaking` · `enhancement` · `bug` · `documentation`
+
+PRs labeled `ignore-for-release` or `dependencies` are excluded from release notes entirely. The [`.github/workflows/pr-labels.yml`](.github/workflows/pr-labels.yml) workflow enforces that every PR carries at least one of these labels.
 
 ### Scripts
 

README.md

@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ Check out this [Expo Snack](https://snack.expo.dev/@thomasttvo/eaf257)
 
 ![](https://thumbs.gfycat.com/NaughtyBlackandwhiteBudgie-size_restricted.gif)
 
+## Changelog
+
+See [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/openspacelabs/react-native-zoomable-view/releases) for version history and release notes.
+
 ## Getting started
 
 - [Installation](#installation)

package.json

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "!**/__mocks__"
   ],
   "scripts": {
+    "prepare": "bob build",
     "prepublishOnly": "yarn build",
     "test": "jest",
     "typescript": "tsc --noEmit",
@@ -67,7 +68,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^11.0.0",
     "@react-native/eslint-config": "^0.73.0",
-    "@release-it/conventional-changelog": "^2.0.0",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.17.7",
     "@types/react": "^16.9.19",
     "@types/react-native": "^0.65.4",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     "react": "17.0.2",
     "react-native": "0.79.7",
     "react-native-builder-bob": "^0.30.0",
-    "release-it": "^14.2.2",
+    "release-it": "^15.0.0",
     "typescript": "^4.9.5"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
@@ -117,12 +117,8 @@
       "publish": false
     },
     "github": {
-      "release": true
-    },
-    "plugins": {
-      "@release-it/conventional-changelog": {
-        "preset": "angular"
-      }
+      "release": true,
+      "autoGenerate": true
     }
   },
   "eslintConfig": {