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title: "Podcast: Using file diffs for better release notes in reference docs"
date: 2024-07-28
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# Podcast: Using file diffs for better release notes in reference docs

> You can use AI prompts when creating release notes for APIs by leveraging file diffs from regenerated reference documentation. The file diffs from version control tools provide a reliable, precise information source about what's changed in the release.

**Listen here:**

[Audio](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/podcasts/promptengvid4-releasenotes.mp3)

[![](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/images/apple_podcasts.png)](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id-rather-be-writing-podcast/id277365275) [![](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/images/watchonyoutubeblack.png)](https://www.youtube.com/@idratherbewriting) [![](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/images/spotify.png)](https://open.spotify.com/show/4HeOZfPGMMfViOhVS40QBD)

[Video: Use file diffs to create release notes with AI](https://www.youtube.com/embed/FO2GAzeV_lg)

For a written version of this video tutorial, see [Using file diffs for better release notes in reference docs](https://idratherbewriting.com/ai/prompt-engineering-release-notes-reference-docs.html).

To watch more of the Keren Brown Zoomin podcast, see [Uncovering and communicating the value of your tech comm teams’ work](https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/value-techcomm-zoomin-podcast).