When setting up your changelog, one of the first questions is whether to make it public or private. Public changelogs promote transparency. They help prospects see product momentum, build trust, and serve as a living portfolio of progress.

However, not all updates are meant for everyone. Internal tools, beta features, or sensitive infrastructure changes may be better suited for private changelogs—only visible to customers, teams, or partners.

The best approach? Often, a hybrid. Use a public changelog for general feature announcements, and a private one for customer-specific or internal updates. Release Note gives you the flexibility to do both with access control options.

Choose what aligns with your product strategy and user needs. Public changelogs foster trust, private ones offer focus—use both strategically.