chore(DM-3038): Automate release procedure with release-please (#2276)

Author: erlendvollset

.gemini/styleguide.md

@@ -163,4 +163,22 @@ error_data = {"function_name": "foo", "message": "bar"}
 
 - Use the `logging` module with appropriate levels
 - Include contextual information for debugging
-  
+
+
+## Conventional Commit PR Title
+- The PR title should follow the [Conventional Commit](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/) spec.
+- The type of the conventional commit (fix, feat, docs, perf, chore, etc.) should reflect the type of change made in the PR.
+- If the PR contains a breaking change, it should be indicated in the PR title with a `!` after the type/scope, e.g., `feat!: ...` or `fix(core)!: ...`.
+- Examples:
+  - `fix(core): correct data parsing issue`
+  - `feat(api): add new endpoint for data retrieval`
+  - `docs: update README with new examples`
+  - `chore: bump version to 1.2.3`
+  - `refactor(utils): simplify helper functions`
+  - `test: add unit tests for new features`
+  - `style: reformat code with black`
+  - `perf: improve performance of data processing`
+
+## Breaking Changes
+- Breaking changes must be clearly indicated in the PR title and description.
+- PRs with breaking changes should be labeled with the next major version label (e.g., `v8` if current version is 7.x.x).

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ Please describe the change you have made.
 - [ ] Tests added/updated.
 - [ ] Documentation updated. Documentation is generated from docstrings - these must be updated according to your change.
   If a new method has been added it should be referenced in [cognite.rst](https://github.com/cognitedata/cognite-sdk-python/blob/master/docs/source/cognite.rst) in order to generate docs based on its docstring.
-- [ ] Changelog updated in [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/cognitedata/cognite-sdk-python/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).
-- [ ] Version bumped. If triggering a new release is desired, bump the version number in [_version.py](https://github.com/cognitedata/cognite-sdk-python/blob/master/cognite/client/_version.py) and [pyproject.toml](https://github.com/cognitedata/cognite-sdk-python/blob/master/pyproject.toml) per [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/).
+- [ ] The PR title follows the [Conventional Commit](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/) spec.

.github/workflows/conventional-pr-title.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: conventional-pr-title
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, edited, synchronize, reopened]
+    branches: [master]
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          types: |
+            feat
+            fix
+            chore
+            docs
+            style
+            refactor
+            perf
+            test

.github/workflows/release-please.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: release-please
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,14 +8,10 @@ The changelog for SDK version 0.x.x can be found [here](https://github.com/cogni
 
 For users wanting to upgrade major version, a migration guide can be found [here](MIGRATION_GUIDE.md).
 
-Changes are grouped as follows
-- `Added` for new features.
-- `Changed` for changes in existing functionality.
-- `Deprecated` for soon-to-be removed features.
-- `Improved` for transparent changes, e.g. better performance.
-- `Removed` for now removed features.
-- `Fixed` for any bug fixes.
-- `Security` in case of vulnerabilities.
+As of 2025-08-29, changes are grouped as follows
+- ✨ Features: New features or additions to existing features.
+- 🐛 Bug Fixes: Bug fixes.
+- ⚡ Improvements: Transparent changes, e.g. better performance.
 
 ## [7.83.0] - 2025-08-28
 ### Added

release-please-config.json

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "release-type": "python",
+      "package-name": "cognite-client",
+      "bump-files": [
+        "pyproject.toml",
+        {
+          "filename": "cognite/client/_version.py",
+          "search-regex": "__version__ = \"(.*)\""
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "changelog-types": [
+    { "type": "feat", "section": "✨ Features", "hidden": false },
+    { "type": "fix", "section": "🐛 Bug Fixes", "hidden": false },
+    { "type": "perf", "section": "⚡ Improvements", "hidden": false },
+    { "type": "docs", "section": "📚 Documentation", "hidden": true },
+    { "type": "style", "section": "🎨 Styles", "hidden": true },
+    { "type": "refactor", "section": "🛠 Refactoring", "hidden": true },
+    { "type": "test", "section": "✅ Tests", "hidden": true },
+    { "type": "chore", "section": "🔧 Chores", "hidden": true }
+  ]
+}