All sections are explained on the link above, they are all optional, and each of them should contain a list of PRs formatted as such:
```md
- Description ([#PR_NUMBER](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/PR_NUMBER) by [@GITHUB_USERNAME](https://github.com/GITHUB_USERNAME))
```
Don't forget to thank the PR authors in a commit comment, and copy/paste the release content as-is in GitHub releases: https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/releases
[See the full changelog](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/compare/v1.2.1...v1.3.0)
### Added
- Add hostmask in `join`/`part`/`quit` messages and move actions to templates ([#94](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/94) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Add a section in the README explaining why a fork was created ([#95](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/95) by [@almet](https://github.com/almet))
- Add the ability to let users change their password from the settings page ([#57](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/57) by [@diddledan](https://github.com/diddledan))
- Add the ability to let users set custom CSS in their settings ([#83](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/83) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Add notifications for channel invites ([#127](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/127) by [@astorije](https://github.com/astorije))
- Allow locking network configuration ([#82](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/82) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
### Changed
- Add target channel name in notifications ([#118](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/118) by [@astorije](https://github.com/astorije))
- Bump `grunt-contrib-uglify` and pin versions of `grunt`-related dependencies ([#119](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/119) by [@astorije](https://github.com/astorije))
- Switch to a power-off icon for logging out ([#131](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/131) by [@astorije](https://github.com/astorije))
### Removed
- Remove auto-select on input fields ([#120](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/120) by [@astorije](https://github.com/astorije))
### Fixed
- Fix the "Show more" button being displayed over chat messages and message paddings when `join`/`part`/`quit` messages are hidden ([`b53e5c4`](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/commit/b53e5c407c7ca90e9741791b4e0d927fb5f54ea1) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Fix how highlights are handled and highlighted ([#91](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/91) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Fix favicon highlight on Chrome and remove `Favico.js` library ([#100](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/100) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Fix complete crash when refreshing a public instance, introduced by this release ([#125](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/125) by [@astorije](https://github.com/astorije))
- Fix clickable "you" in the text of an `/invite`, introduced by this release ([#122](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/122) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Fix minor issues with the main HTML file ([#134](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/134) by [@astorije](https://github.com/astorije))
- Strip control codes from notifications ([#123](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/123) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
[See the full changelog](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/compare/v1.2.0...v1.2.1)
### Changed
- Bump and pin mocha version ([#104](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/104) by [@astorije](https://github.com/astorije))
### Fixed
- Fix CSS selector syntax in channel message handler ([#102](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/102) by [@maxpoulin64](https://github.com/maxpoulin64))
- Fix fading channel name in sidebar of Crypto and Zenburn themes ([#105](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/105) by [@maxpoulin64](https://github.com/maxpoulin64))
- Fix `/invite` command broken by lodash bump ([#106](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/106) by [@JocelynDelalande](https://github.com/JocelynDelalande))
[See the full changelog](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/compare/v1.1.1...v1.2.0)
Note that this release will reset client-side settings to their defaults. Current users will have to re-set them in the settings page. This is [a conscious trade-off](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/70#issuecomment-186717859) as the fork is rather new and there are not many settings overall.
### Added
- Add support for the `/invite <nickname> <channel>` command ([#7](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/7) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Add a command shorthand to invite in the current channel with `/invite <nickname>` ([#76](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/76) by [@astorije](https://github.com/astorije))
- Add style linting for all CSS files in the repository ([#43](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/43) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
### Changed
- Improve client performance by updating the users' list only when it's needed ([#58](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/58) by [@maxpoulin64](https://github.com/maxpoulin64))
- Let the badge counter hide with a fade-out ([#73](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/73) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Update `lodash` dependency to the latest major version ([#38](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/38) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Use `localStorage` instead of cookies for client-side settings storage ([#70](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/70) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Replace Bootstrap's tooltips with CSS tooltips from GitHub's Primer ([#79](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/79) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
### Fixed
- Fade long channel names in the sidebar instead of breaking to another line ([#75](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/75) by [@maxpoulin64](https://github.com/maxpoulin64))
[See the full changelog](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/compare/v1.1.0...v1.1.1)
### Changed
- Remove compiled assets and generate them at prepublish time ([#63](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/63) by [@astorije](https://github.com/astorije))
- Suppress deprecation warning for `moment().zone` ([#37](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/37) by [@deiu](https://github.com/deiu))
- Fix a bug preventing the closing of a channel when the user was kicked out ([#34](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/34) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
[See the full changelog](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/compare/v1.0.1...v1.0.2)
### Changed
- Remove `#foo` channel from the default configuration file ([#22](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/22) by [@astorije](https://github.com/astorije))
- Change the Freenode URL to `chat.freenode.net` in the default configuration file ([#13](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/13) by [@dubzi](https://github.com/dubzi))
- Ensure all `.js` files are linted ([#42](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/42) by [@williamboman](https://github.com/williamboman))
- Hide the user list button on a server or private message window ([#32](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/32) by [@MaxLeiter](https://github.com/MaxLeiter))
- Correctly sort the user list whenever a user joins ([#33](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/33) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
[See the full changelog](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/compare/v1.0.0...v1.0.1)
### Changed
- In the change log, use a permanent URL to link the previous history of The Lounge to Shout ([#12](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/12) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Update some dependencies and pin versions ([#8](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/8) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Add missing form methods that were causing LastPass to trigger a warning ([#19](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/19) by [@maxpoulin64](https://github.com/maxpoulin64))
- Fix comments in the configuration file ([#1](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/1) by [@FryDay](https://github.com/FryDay))
- Enable notifications on all messages, which can be controlled in the settings ([#540](https://github.com/erming/shout/pull/540) by [@nickel715](https://github.com/nickel715))
- Use a single function to process and render messages ([#596](https://github.com/erming/shout/pull/596) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Render user actions separately ([#588](https://github.com/erming/shout/pull/588) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Simply parse all 0-99 IRC colors ([#609](https://github.com/erming/shout/pull/609) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Tag notifications to reduce notification spam ([#418](https://github.com/erming/shout/pull/418) by [@williamboman](https://github.com/williamboman))
- Change all mentions of Shout to the new name: The Lounge ([#2](https://github.com/thelounge/lounge/pull/2) by [@astorije](https://github.com/astorije))
### Fixed
- Fix initial copyright year in the LICENSE notice ([#591](https://github.com/erming/shout/pull/591) by [@pra85](https://github.com/pra85))
- Fix wrong color class on Zenburn style ([#595](https://github.com/erming/shout/pull/595) by [@astorije](https://github.com/astorije))
- Run new topic through parser when it is updated ([#587](https://github.com/erming/shout/pull/587) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Fix several things on Morning and Zenburn themes ([#605](https://github.com/erming/shout/pull/605) by [@xPaw](https://github.com/xPaw))
- Fix word wrap on firefox ([#570](https://github.com/erming/shout/pull/570) by [@YaManicKill](https://github.com/YaManicKill))
- Change user buttons to `a` links, allowing highlighting on Firefox ([#571](https://github.com/erming/shout/pull/571) and [#574](https://github.com/erming/shout/pull/574) by [@YaManicKill](https://github.com/YaManicKill))
All previous changes can be found on [Shout's CHANGELOG, starting at `v0.53.0`](https://github.com/erming/shout/blob/35587f3c35d0a8ac78a2495934ff9eaa8f1aa71c/CHANGELOG.md#0530--2016-01-07).