chore(release): include chores in minor versioning

Configure semantic-release so chore commits trigger minor releases and are included in generated release notes, and document the behavior in the Unreleased changelog.

Made-with: Cursor

Author: miragecentury

.releaserc.yaml

@@ -2,8 +2,36 @@ branches:
   - main
 
 plugins:
-  - "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer"
-  - "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator"
+  - - "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer"
+    - releaseRules:
+        - type: chore
+          release: minor
+  - - "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator"
+    - preset: conventionalcommits
+      presetConfig:
+        types:
+          - type: feat
+            section: Features
+          - type: fix
+            section: Bug Fixes
+          - type: perf
+            section: Performance Improvements
+          - type: revert
+            section: Reverts
+          - type: docs
+            section: Documentation
+          - type: style
+            section: Styles
+          - type: refactor
+            section: Code Refactoring
+          - type: test
+            section: Tests
+          - type: build
+            section: Build System
+          - type: ci
+            section: Continuous Integration
+          - type: chore
+            section: Chores
   - - "@semantic-release/changelog"
     - changelogFile: CHANGELOG.md
   - - "@semantic-release/github"

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 ### Changed
 
+- **release:** configure semantic-release to treat `chore` commits as minor releases and include them in generated release notes
+
 ### Fixed
 
 ## [1.2.3](https://github.com/DeerHide/python-github-runner/compare/v1.2.2...v1.2.3) (2026-04-25)