How to setup Conventional Commits in JavaScript project: 2026 edition

1. conventional-changelog

   1 14 8,497 9.0 TypeScript

   Generate changelogs and release notes from a project's commit messages and metadata.

   

   A year ago I published the first edition of this guide. Since then the tooling has moved forward: AI coding agents learned to write Conventional Commits and set up release automation through agent skills, Simple Release got v3, and both Conventional Changelog and Simple Release got their own documentation websites. So here is the refreshed edition.

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3. commitlint

   2 43 18,691 9.6 TypeScript

   📓 Lint commit messages

   

   While not mandatory, Commitlint helps enforce conventional commit standards by linting commit messages.

4. simple-git-hooks

   3 7 1,675 3.5 JavaScript

   A simple git hooks manager for small projects

   

   Now you can set up commit validation during git commit, for example using simple-git-hooks, though there are other similar tools available (husky, pre-commit, etc.).

5. husky

   4 171 35,267 4.9 JavaScript

   Git hooks made easy 🐶 woof!

   

   Now you can set up commit validation during git commit, for example using simple-git-hooks, though there are other similar tools available (husky, pre-commit, etc.).

6. pre-commit

   5 1 1,881 3.4 JavaScript

   Automatically installs a git pre-commit script in your git repository which runs your `npm test` on pre-commit (by observing)

   

   Now you can set up commit validation during git commit, for example using simple-git-hooks, though there are other similar tools available (husky, pre-commit, etc.).

7. cz-cli

   6 38 17,502 4.9 JavaScript

   The commitizen command line utility. #BlackLivesMatter

   

   Commitizen is an optional but very convenient tool that provides an interactive CLI for creating Conventional Commits.

8. simple-release

   7 1 26 8.7 TypeScript

   A simple tool to release projects with monorepo support.

   

   The simple-release-action is a comprehensive GitHub Action that automates version updates, changelog generation, and releases. The project is based on simple-release and conventional-changelog.

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10. browserslist-useragent-regexp

    8 5 272 6.0 TypeScript

    A utility to compile browserslist query to a RegExp to test browser useragent.

    

    browserslist-useragent-regexp

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