From ce4777499e471f3c397432c62cb41bcbebab51e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rahul Krishna <rkrsn@ibm.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:21:11 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] ci(release): add label-driven emoji changelog config
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Pass a release-changelog-builder configuration that maps conventional labels (feature/fix/refactor/docs/test) to emoji-titled categories, so the auto-generated release notes group PRs into 🚀/🐛/♻️/📝/🧪 sections instead of a flat list.
---
 .github/configuration.json    | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 .github/workflows/release.yml |  1 +
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/configuration.json

diff --git a/.github/configuration.json b/.github/configuration.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1357f28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/configuration.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "categories": [
+    { "title": "### 🚀 Features", "labels": ["feature"] },
+    { "title": "### 🐛 Fixes", "labels": ["fix"] },
+    { "title": "### ♻️ Refactoring", "labels": ["refactor"] },
+    { "title": "### 📝 Documentation", "labels": ["docs"] },
+    { "title": "### 🧪 Tests", "labels": ["test"] }
+  ],
+  "ignore_labels": ["ignore-for-release"],
+  "sort": { "order": "ASC", "on_property": "mergedAt" },
+  "template": "#{{CHANGELOG}}",
+  "pr_template": "- #{{TITLE}} (##{{NUMBER}}) @#{{AUTHOR}}",
+  "empty_template": "- _No user-facing changes._",
+  "max_pull_requests": 200,
+  "max_back_track_time_days": 365
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 28311cd..7c8c141 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ jobs:
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         uses: mikepenz/release-changelog-builder-action@v5
         with:
+          configuration: ".github/configuration.json"
           failOnError: "false"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}