From d2ee875f4cde7c30215e28daa4868d5d675ae1ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sanusishafii989 <sanusishafii989@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:13:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Docs: add unreleased changelog policy

---
 CHANGELOG.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 README.md    |  8 +++++++-
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5cc66c5..78b6a23 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,24 @@
 
 All notable changes to the AnchorNet contracts are documented here.
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+> Contributors: add new user-facing or codebase changes under the relevant
+> category below using the [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/)
+> style and concise bullet points.
+
+### Added
+
+### Changed
+
+### Deprecated
+
+### Removed
+
+### Fixed
+
+### Security
+
 ## [0.9.0]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c92026f..3a6f067 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -228,7 +228,13 @@ it without an off-chain registry.
 1. Fork the repo and create a branch from `main`.
 2. Make changes; keep formatting with `cargo fmt --all`.
 3. Run `cargo fmt --all -- --check`, `cargo build`, and `cargo test`.
-4. Open a pull request. CI will run format check, build, and tests.
+4. Update `CHANGELOG.md` by adding a corresponding entry under `## [Unreleased]`
+   for every pull request that introduces user-facing or codebase changes.
+5. Open a pull request. CI will run format check, build, and tests.
+
+Follow the existing `Keep a Changelog` category headings in `## [Unreleased]`
+when adding entries: `Added`, `Changed`, `Deprecated`, `Removed`, `Fixed`, or
+`Security`.
 
 ## License