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+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+## [v0.1.8] - 2026-03-03
+
+Another step towards automated bliss, with AI changelogs and Git taking the safety wheel.
+
+### Added
+- Add release.sh script for automating releases with version validation, tagging, changelog generation, committing, and pushing.
+- Add grokkit changelog command with flags for version, since, stdout, and commit reminder.
+- Add git helpers for retrieving latest/previous tags and formatted logs since a reference.
+- Add tests for changelog message building and full construction.
+- Add todo/README.md as a table of contents for queued and completed tasks.
+- Add section in README.md documenting grokkit changelog command with usage examples.
+- Add detailed Git workflow for managing changes in README.md.
+- Add detail in changelog.md about using generated CHANGELOG.md for Gitea release notes.
+
+### Changed
+- Change version flag shorthand from "v" to "V" in changelog command and update test assertion.
+- Disable coverage threshold enforcement in CI workflow by commenting out the 65% minimum step.
+- Update README.md to include grokkit changelog in the command features list.
+- Reprioritize queued tasks in README.md to place changelog first, followed by interactive-agent, make, tea, and gotools.
+- Update priorities in individual queued/*.md files to match new order.
+- Adjust priorities for features including audit, changelog, gotools, interactive-agent, and rg in todo docs.
+- Replace file backups with Git-based change management in safety features.
+- Remove mentions of backups from README.md, cmd/lint.go, ARCHITECTURE.md, and TROUBLESHOOTING.md.
+- Update troubleshooting guide with Git rollback instructions.
+- Modify feature lists and safety descriptions to emphasize Git integration.
+- Remove automatic .bak backup creation from edit, docs, lint, testgen, and agent commands.
+- Update README.md, architecture docs, troubleshooting, TODOs, and tests to reflect removal of backups.