Software product release notes templates are a great way to save time. But there’s no need to reinvent the wheel. All release notes should include the following:

• Header – Product name, release number, and date of release
• Overview – An introduction with a summary of features highlighting the new features and a clear explanation of impacted users.
• Fixed issues – What was the issue, its status and the benefit to the end user.
• Enhancements – Any new features or functionalities introduced or requests addressed that were not necessarily an issue
• What’s coming – Exciting stuff team is working on (that your users should care about)

Release notes for internal purposes also contain:

• a description of how to reproduce the bugs
• Changes in prerequisites, configuration, hardware, etc. They double up as action items for stakeholders that support the release in question.
• Changes to previous release notes
• Ongoing issues/challenges/obstacles/limitations, and a plan on how the changes will be made.

Dev handoff to you

Short summary (tiny updates)

Long summary

This Clickup template I found is also great for keeping everyone in the loop and creating kickass release notes.