I Got Tired of Writing Empty Changelogs, So I Built an AI to Do It for Me
2026-05-19
title: "I Got Tired of Writing Empty Changelogs, So I Built an AI to Do It for Me" description: "Every developer hates writing changelogs. Here is how I automated the worst part of software development using AI and GitHub webhooks." date: "2026-05-19" keywords: ["automated changelog GitHub AI", "AI developer tools", "automatic changelog generator"] readTime: "4 min read" category: "Engineering"
I have a confession: I hate writing documentation.
Every time I finished a sprint, the last thing I wanted to do was summarize my commits, translate them into human-readable changelogs, and update the API onboarding guides. So, like most developers, I just... didn't.
But empty changelogs and outdated READMEs are startup killers. If your users don't know what you shipped, they think your product is dead. If a new dev joins your team and can't read the docs, they waste weeks trying to understand your architecture.
I looked for a tool that could just look at my GitHub commits and write the docs for me. When I couldn't find a good one, I spent the last few weeks building it.
How I Automated the Worst Part of Software Development
I wanted a tool that required zero change to my actual workflow.
With Pushpen, you just push your code to GitHub like you always do. That's it.
Behind the scenes, the AI analyzes your commits and file changes. It figures out what features you added, what bugs you squashed, and how the architecture shifted. Then, it automatically drafts the updated README and changelog, and opens a Pull Request for you to review.
It feels like magic. Your docs are always up to date. Every single push.
If you are a startup founder, an open-source maintainer, or a tech lead who is tired of reminding your team to update the wiki — I built this for you.
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