From c37619d5ad072e2c9b25e4ba02cebce852c6b416 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Jo=C3=A3o=20Marcos?= <marcospb19@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:05:42 -0300
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] rename changelog, remove stale reference

---
 CHANGELOG.md => OLD_CHANGELOG |  0
 scripts/DRAFT_NEW_RELEASE.md  | 20 +++++++-------------
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
 rename CHANGELOG.md => OLD_CHANGELOG (100%)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/OLD_CHANGELOG
similarity index 100%
rename from CHANGELOG.md
rename to OLD_CHANGELOG
diff --git a/scripts/DRAFT_NEW_RELEASE.md b/scripts/DRAFT_NEW_RELEASE.md
index a0bdf579e..b56d234f3 100644
--- a/scripts/DRAFT_NEW_RELEASE.md
+++ b/scripts/DRAFT_NEW_RELEASE.md
@@ -27,19 +27,13 @@ The version must be in `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH` format.
 
 The script will:
 
-1. Update the top of `CHANGELOG.md`:
-   - point `Unreleased` at `NEW_VERSION...HEAD`
-   - add fresh empty sections for the next development cycle
-   - create a `NEW_VERSION` changelog section comparing the previous version to `NEW_VERSION`
-2. Ask you to review `CHANGELOG.md`.
-   - You should enter `y` to proceed.
-3. Update the package version in `Cargo.toml`.
-4. Run `cargo test --profile fast`, which will also update `Cargo.lock`.
-5. Commit `CHANGELOG.md`, `Cargo.toml`, and `Cargo.lock` with:
+1. Update the package version in `Cargo.toml`.
+2. Run `cargo test --profile fast`, which will also update `Cargo.lock`.
+3. Commit `Cargo.toml` and `Cargo.lock` with new version:
    - Message: `"bump version NEW_VERSION"`.
-6. Create new release candidate tag, like `NEW_VERSION-rc1`, `NEW_VERSION-rc2`, etc.
-7. Push tags.
-8. Print the GitHub Actions URL.
+4. Create new release candidate tag, like `NEW_VERSION-rc1`, `NEW_VERSION-rc2`, etc.
+5. Push tags.
+6. Print the GitHub Actions URL.
 
 ## After the script runs
 
@@ -49,7 +43,7 @@ The script will:
 3. Go to GitHub Releases:
    <https://github.com/ouch-org/ouch/releases>
 4. Open the drafted release for the RC tag.
-5. Continue polishing the release notes/changelog if needed.
+5. Continue polishing the release notes if needed.
 6. Publish to crates.io:
    ```sh
    cargo publish

From a162d6f19804789e28c66e8bf4aee253a595fc1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Jo=C3=A3o=20Marcos?= <marcospb19@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 10:57:51 -0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] remove CHANGELOG.md from release package assets

---
 scripts/package-release-assets.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/package-release-assets.sh b/scripts/package-release-assets.sh
index 2d6d9b68f..19b9b448b 100755
--- a/scripts/package-release-assets.sh
+++ b/scripts/package-release-assets.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ for platform in "${PLATFORMS[@]}"; do
     fi
     mv "${path}-${DEFAULT_FEATURES}" "$path" # remove the annoying suffix
 
-    cp ../{README.md,LICENSE,CHANGELOG.md} "$path"
+    cp ../{README.md,LICENSE} "$path"
     mkdir -p "$path/man"
     mkdir -p "$path/completions"