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+1.17.0 (2026-10-26)
+-------------------
+* feat(release): build released packages for every distro after tagging them (#32)
+* feat(release): changelog releases for repositories without ROS packages (#30)
+
+1.16.1 (2026-10-22)
+-------------------
+* fix(release): name what an override downgrades in the release summary (#31)
+
+1.16.0 (2026-10-21)
+-------------------
+* feat(release): carry a package's source tarball to the archive (#27)
+* feat(release)!: build the .deb for amd64 and arm64 on native runners (#26)
+
+1.15.0 (2026-10-21)
+-------------------
+* feat(ci)!: evaluate also repos.list of every dependency (#29)
+* fix(release): detect packages whose package.xml is at the repository root (#25)
+
+1.14.0 (2026-10-19)
+-------------------
+* fix(ici): send CI_PAT as an auth header and disable git prompts (#24)
+* feat(ici): install every requirements.txt in the repository (#23)
+
+1.13.0 (2026-10-14)
+-------------------
+* No changes.
+
+1.12.0 (2026-10-14)
+-------------------
+* fix: title check for new packages with previously empty version (#21)
+
+1.11.0 (2026-10-14)
+-------------------
+* feat(orchestrator): add extra_distros input (#22)
+
+1.10.0 (2026-10-12)
+-------------------
+* feat(ci): publish status badges to a badges branch (#20)
+
+1.9.0 (2026-10-05)
+------------------
+* feat: publish a built package into a signed archive root (#19)
+
+1.8.0 (2026-09-14)
+------------------
+* fix: make workflows composite actions and expand allowed title types (#18)
+
+1.7.3 (2026-09-10)
+------------------
+* chore: add gh all workflows that require it (#16)
+
+1.7.2 (2026-09-10)
+------------------
+* chore: add gh to runner scratch environment (#15)
+
+1.7.1 (2026-09-09)
+------------------
+* fix: release regex coverage and runner inputs to workflows (#14)
+
+1.7.0 (2026-09-09)
+------------------
+* feat(release): generate release pull requests, per package or per repo (#13)
+* ci: update CI orchestrator workflow to use duatic_devtools (#12)
+* ci: add reusable title check workflow (#11)
+
+1.6.1 (2026-09-03)
+------------------
+* ci: pin the shared pre-commit config to devtools v1 (#10)
+
+1.6.0 (2026-09-03)
+------------------
+* feat: add release helpers (#9)
+* ci: add reusable release check workflow (#8)
+
+1.5.1 (2026-08-26)
+------------------
+* fix: increase job timeout from 30 to 60 minutes (#7)
+
+1.5.0 (2026-08-25)
+------------------
+* feat(ci): test with cyclonedds (#6)
+
+1.4.1 (2026-08-05)
+------------------
+* fix: stop @claude review from cancelling itself (#5)
+
+1.4.0 (2026-08-05)
+------------------
+* feat: add  @claude review on PRs (#4)
+
+1.3.2 (2026-07-22)
+------------------
+* feat(ci): run all orchestrator jobs on the configured runner
+
+1.3.1 (2026-07-16)
+------------------
+* fix: update badges for skipped or cancelled runs
+
+1.3.0 (2026-07-14)
+------------------
+* feat(ci): add opt-in gist-backed status badges (#3)
+
+1.2.0 (2026-07-04)
+------------------
+* feat(ci): auto-detect requirements.txt and Aptfile in reusable_ici.yml
+* feat(ci): add Release workflow (#2)
+
+1.1.0 (2026-07-03)
+------------------
+* feat(ci): add orchestrator entry point, centralize matrix and policy
+
+1.0.0 (2026-07-03)
+------------------
+* feat(ci): add reusable ROS industrial_ci and pre-commit workflows