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Versioning and changelogs for monorepos, with change files.

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Each PR brings a file describing the change; the tool calculates versions and generates changelogs, with good monorepo support.

When to use

In monorepos with several published packages, with human control over each version.

When to avoid

If you want full automation with no extra files in PRs.

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