Overview
Teams searching for release notes or release notes tools want a reliable way to tell customers what changed — without maintaining a separate announce product. Votiq is release notes software that sits next to feedback, roadmap, and Kanban so announcement is part of shipping.
Good release notes are scannable, consistent, and easy to find. Keep a Changelog–style structure (Added, Changed, Fixed) works well. Publish where users already look: your public portal and the embeddable widget.
When release notes tools connect to voted requests, customers see that their input mattered. That closed loop is the difference between a static “What’s new” page and a product relationship.
Benefits
Teams choose Votiq when they want customer feedback software with a clear path from intake to ship — not another disconnected form.
- Structured release notes customers can scan
- Publish to portal and in-app widget
- Link releases to feedback and roadmap items
- SEO-friendly public release history
- Same workspace as feedback and shipping
- Replace a standalone announce-only tool
Features
Public release notes page: A branded history of product changes prospects and customers can revisit anytime.
In-widget What’s new: Surface release notes inside the feedback widget so active users discover updates in context.
Feedback-linked announcements: Reference the requests behind a release so voters see their ideas ship.
Consistent formatting: Use clear categories so release notes tools readers can scan additions, changes, and fixes quickly.
See it in the product
Real Votiq screens — not mockups of a different tool.
What is release notes software?
Release notes software helps product teams draft, structure, and publish updates about what shipped. The best release notes tools distribute those updates on a public page and inside the product — not only in an email few people open.
Votiq treats release notes as part of the feedback loop: collect → prioritize → ship → announce.
Release notes vs changelog
A changelog is usually a chronological, structured record of changes. Release notes often use the same content with a bit more narrative for a launch. Many SaaS teams use both terms interchangeably.
Votiq supports Keep a Changelog–style entries you can treat as changelog or release notes. For a deeper comparison, see our blog on release notes vs changelog — and use /changelog-software if that is your primary search term.
Why release notes tools fail
Teams abandon release notes when drafting is disconnected from shipping, or when updates never reach users. Standalone announce tools add another login and another copy-paste step.
Release notes software inside your product workspace — next to Kanban and feedback — is easier to keep consistent week after week.
A simple publishing rhythm
Ship → mark related feedback shipped → write a short release notes entry → publish to portal and widget. Prefer concrete language (“Added CSV export for admins”) over slogans. Weekly or per-release is enough.
Over time your release notes become a sales asset: prospects can see how often you ship.
Where customers read your release notes
Distribution matters. Votiq surfaces entries on the public portal (shareable, SEO-friendly) and inside the embeddable widget (in-product discovery). Pair major launches with email or Slack if needed — keep the portal as the source of truth.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about how this solution fits SaaS teams evaluating feedback and release tools.
What are release notes tools used for? +
They help you publish structured product updates so customers know what changed, where to find new features, and that their feedback was heard.
Release notes vs changelog — which does Votiq support? +
Both. Use structured entries as your changelog backbone; expand narrative when a launch needs fuller release notes. Publish to the same portal and widget.
Can release notes link to customer feedback? +
Yes. Tie shipped feedback and roadmap items to the announcement so voters see outcomes.
Do we need a separate announce product? +
Many teams replace a standalone release notes tool with Votiq because feedback, roadmap, Kanban, and announcements already live in one workspace from £20/mo.