cliff-git config file. See also: https://gist.github.com/eeriemyxi/3765765c994bbd2af201f844e6793097

cliff.toml

# git-cliff ~ configuration file
# https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration

[changelog]
postprocessors = [
    { pattern = '\$REPO', replace = "{{REPO}}" }, # replace repository URL
]
# template for the changelog header
header = """
# Changelog\n
All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [conventional commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) for commit guidelines.\n
"""
# template for the changelog body
# https://keats.github.io/tera/docs/#introduction
body = """
---
{% if version %}\
    {% if previous.version %}\
        ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}]($REPO/compare/{{ previous.version }}..{{ version }}) - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
    {% else %}\
        ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}] - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
    {% endif %}\
{% else %}\
    ## [unreleased]
{% endif %}\
{% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
    ### {{ group | striptags | trim | upper_first }}
    {% for commit in commits
    | filter(attribute="scope")
    | sort(attribute="scope") %}
        - **({{commit.scope}})**{% if commit.breaking %} [**breaking**]{% endif %} \
            {{ commit.message }} - ([{{ commit.id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}]($REPO/commit/{{ commit.id }})) - {{ commit.author.name }}
    {%- endfor -%}
    {% raw %}\n{% endraw %}\
    {%- for commit in commits %}
        {%- if commit.scope -%}
        {% else -%}
            - {% if commit.breaking %} [**breaking**]{% endif %}\
                {{ commit.message }} - ([{{ commit.id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}]($REPO/commit/{{ commit.id }})) - {{ commit.author.name }}
        {% endif -%}
    {% endfor -%}
{% endfor %}\n
"""
# template for the changelog footer
footer = """
<!-- generated by git-cliff -->
"""
# remove the leading and trailing whitespace from the templates
trim = true
# postprocessors

[git]
# parse the commits based on https://www.conventionalcommits.org
conventional_commits = true
# filter out the commits that are not conventional
filter_unconventional = true
# process each line of a commit as an individual commit
split_commits = false
# regex for preprocessing the commit messages
commit_preprocessors = [
    # { pattern = '\((\w+\s)?#([0-9]+)\)', replace = "([#${2}](https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff/issues/${2}))"}, # replace issue numbers
]
# regex for parsing and grouping commits
commit_parsers = [
    { message = "^feat", group = "Features" },
    { message = "^fix", group = "Bug Fixes" },
    { message = "^doc", group = "Documentation" },
    { message = "^perf", group = "Performance" },
    { message = "^refactor", group = "Refactoring" },
    { message = "^style", group = "Style" },
    { message = "^revert", group = "Revert" },
    { message = "^test", group = "Tests" },
    { message = "^chore\\(version\\):", skip = true },
    { message = "^chore", group = "Miscellaneous Chores" },
    { body = ".*security", group = "Security" },
]
# filter out the commits that are not matched by commit parsers
filter_commits = false
# sort the tags topologically
topo_order = false
# sort the commits inside sections by oldest/newest order
sort_commits = "oldest"