ci: add changelog check

.github/workflows/changelog.yml

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+name: Changelog
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - edited
+      - synchronize
+      - reopened
+      - labeled
+      - unlabeled
+    paths:
+      - '**.go'
+      - '**/go.mod'
+      - '**/go.sum'
+
+jobs:
+  changelog:
+    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.title, '[skip changelog]') == false &&
+        contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip/changelog') == false
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Changelog
+    steps:
+      - id: changelog
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          ENDPOINT: repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/files
+          SELECTOR: 'map(select(.filename == "CHANGELOG.md")) | length'
+        run: gh api "$ENDPOINT" --jq "$SELECTOR" | xargs -I{} echo "modified={}" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - if: steps.changelog.outputs.modified == '0'
+        env:
+          MESSAGE: |
+            CHANGELOG.md was not modified in this PR. Please do one of the following:
+            - add a changelog entry
+            - add `[skip changelog]` to the PR title
+            - label the PR with `skip/changelog`
+        run: |
+          echo "::error::${MESSAGE//$'\n'/%0A}"
+          exit 1

CHANGELOG.md

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+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+Note:
+* The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
+* This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## Legend
+The following emojis are used to highlight certain changes:
+* 🛠 - BREAKING CHANGE.  Action is required if you use this functionality.
+* ✨ - Noteworthy change to be aware of.
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+
+- ✨ Now supports local cache sharing with peers provided via `--peering` (`RAINBOW_PEERING`). You can further read how this works in [`docs/environment-variables.md`](docs/environment-variables.md).
+
+### Changed
+
+### Removed
+
+### Fixed
+
+### Security
+
+## [v1.0.0]
+
+Our first version. Check the [README](README.md) for all the information regarding 🌈 Rainbow.

README.md

@@ -142,7 +142,11 @@ An ansible role to deploy Rainbow is available within the ipfs.ipfs collection i
 
 ## Release
 
-To make a release, create a new PR that updates the [`version.json`](./version.json) file. This PR should not include any other changes besides the version bump. A new release will be automatically made once the PR is merged
+1. Create a PR from branch `release-vX.Y.Z` against `main` that:
+   1. Tidies the [`CHANGELOG.md`](CHANGELOG.md) with the changes for the current release
+   2. Updates the  [`version.json`](./version.json) file
+2. Once the release checker creates a draft release, copy-paste the changelog into the draft
+3. Merge the PR, the release will be automatically created once the PR is merged
 
 ## License
 

docs/environment-variables.md

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Enable sharing of local cache to peers safe-listed with `RAINBOW_PEERING`.
 Once enabled, Rainbow will respond to [Bitswap](https://docs.ipfs.tech/concepts/bitswap/)
 queries from these safelisted peers, serving locally cached blocks if requested.
 
-The main use case for this feature is scaling and load balancing acrosss a
+The main use case for this feature is scaling and load balancing across a
 fleet of rainbow, or other bitswap-capable IPFS services. Cache sharing allows
 clustered services to check if any of the other instances has a requested CID.
 This saves resources as data cached on other instance can be fetched internally