From fb4048e3e76e624a364b1f97ca4017bd9d92d626 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mario Campos <mario-campos@github.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026 10:51:08 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Transfer change-notes to CHANGELOG.md via
 update-release-branch.ts

---
 pr-checks/update-release-branch.ts | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pr-checks/update-release-branch.ts b/pr-checks/update-release-branch.ts
index 93e50f7ad..736e95b61 100755
--- a/pr-checks/update-release-branch.ts
+++ b/pr-checks/update-release-branch.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { parseArgs } from "node:util";
 
 import { type ApiClient, getApiClient } from "./api-client";
 import * as changelog from "./changelog";
+import { transferChangenotesToChangelog } from "./changenotes";
 import { DryRunOption, REPO_ROOT } from "./config";
 import {
   getCurrentVersion,
@@ -693,7 +694,10 @@ export async function prepareNewBranch(
 
     console.log("Updating changelog");
     changelog.withChangelog(
-      (contents) => changelog.setVersionAndDate(version, contents),
+      (contents) => {
+        const populatedContents = transferChangenotesToChangelog(contents);
+        return changelog.setVersionAndDate(version, populatedContents);
+      },
       { ...options, initChangelog: true },
     );