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FerrFlow vs Release Drafter
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | FerrFlow | Release Drafter |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | TypeScript |
| Licence | MIT | ISC |
| Stars | 6 | 3.9k |
| Latest | v7.28.4 | v7.9.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 1 day between releases | about 17 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 1+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace conventional-changelog. Alternatives to conventional-changelog →
PartialFerrFlowWrites the changelog as part of a release.
PartialRelease DrafterDrafts GitHub release notes from merged pull requests and their labels, without a CHANGELOG file.
FerrFlow
- v7.28.42026-10-06refactor(forge): share pagination as a function and keep RestClient for GitHub and Gitea (#1289)
- v7.28.32026-10-06refactor(forge): share one REST client between GitHub, Gitea and GitLab pagination (#1287)
- v7.28.22026-10-05fix(cli): indent a multi-line error head below the causes (#1282)
- v7.28.12026-10-05fix(cli): indent the continuation lines of a multi-line error (#1278)
- v7.28.02026-10-04feat(monorepo): add workspace.nestedPackages to give a file to the most specific package (#1270)
Release Drafter
- v7.9.02026-10-02feat(autolabeler): sync configured pull request labels (#1787) @jetersen
- v7.8.02026-10-01The token action input now takes precedence over env.GITHUB_TOKEN and defaults to ${{ github.token }}. Pass a PAT or Gi…
- v7.7.02026-07-29feat: no new contributor template (#1687) @cchanche
- v7.6.02026-07-19feat: resolve release commitish refs to commit SHAs (#1649) @jetersen
- v7.5.12026-06-25fix: use PR changed files as the source of truth for path filtering (#1640) @cchanche
FerrFlow
✓ signed The latest release, v7.28.4, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Release Drafter
✓ signed The latest release, v7.9.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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