Backup

If you are adding changie to the workflow for an existing project that includes a CHANGELOG you can follow these steps to keep your existing changes.

1. Rename the existing CHANGELOG.md
2. Follow the quick start guide
3. Move your backup changelog into the generated changes folder named as your latest release.
   • For example, if you just released v1.2.0 rename your changelog to changes/v1.2.0.md
   • If you are using another file extension and not markdown than adjust accordingly
4. Cut and paste the heading from your previous changelog into the generated header.tpl.md file
5. Run changie merge to regenerate your changelog to make sure it looks right

You can now use changie as normal, you do not need to recreate all previous version files.