See the properties page for more details and default values.
| Attribute | Optional? | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| basedir | Yes | Specifies the basedir for changelog execution. | 
| developers | Yes | The list of developers on the project to match against the changelog | 
| factory | Yes | The class that creates the ChangeLogGenerator and >ChangeLogParser pair required to create the change log. | 
| output | No | The output file for the changelog | 
| outputEncoding | Yes | The encoding used for the output file | 
| type | Yes | The changelog type | 
| range | Yes | The date range to use when generating the change log | 
| date | Yes | The changelog date | 
| tag | Yes | The changelog tag | 
| quoteDate | Yes | Whether to quote date arguments | 
| repositoryConnection | No | The SCM repository connection details | 
| dateFormat | Yes | The date format in the changelog. | 
| commentFormat | Yes | The comment format in the changelog. |