refactor(releases): Create a contributing guide and proper release notes using a release-it plugin

.release-it.json

@@ -2,20 +2,39 @@
   "git": {
     "commitMessage": "Release ${version}",
     "tagName": "v${version}",
-    "changelog": "git log --pretty=format:\"* %s (%h)\" ${from}...${to}"
+    "requireBranch": "main",
+    "requireCleanWorkingDir": true
   },
   "npm": {
     "publish": true
   },
   "github": {
     "release": true,
-    "releaseName": "CloudCLI UI v${version}",
-    "releaseNotes": {
-      "commit": "* ${commit.subject} (${sha}){ - thanks @${author.login}!}",
-      "excludeMatches": ["viper151"]
-    }
+    "releaseName": "CloudCLI UI v${version}"
   },
   "hooks": {
     "before:init": ["npm run build"]
+  },
+  "plugins": {
+    "@release-it/conventional-changelog": {
+      "infile": "CHANGELOG.md",
+      "header": "# Changelog\n\nAll notable changes to CloudCLI UI will be documented in this file.\n",
+      "preset": {
+        "name": "conventionalcommits",
+        "types": [
+          { "type": "feat", "section": "New Features" },
+          { "type": "feature", "section": "New Features" },
+          { "type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes" },
+          { "type": "perf", "section": "Performance" },
+          { "type": "refactor", "section": "Refactoring" },
+          { "type": "docs", "section": "Documentation" },
+          { "type": "style", "section": "Styling" },
+          { "type": "chore", "section": "Maintenance" },
+          { "type": "ci", "section": "CI/CD" },
+          { "type": "test", "section": "Tests" },
+          { "type": "build", "section": "Build" }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
   }
-}
+}