doc: clarify semver-minor notable changes approach

Clarifies the current approach taken by releasers when crafting notable
changes for releases. This approach is also in line with the
implementation of the `git node release --prepare` tooling.

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/46592
Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <rlau@redhat.com>
Reviewed-By: Rafael Gonzaga <rafael.nunu@hotmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Michaël Zasso <targos@protonmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Matteo Collina <matteo.collina@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <midawson@redhat.com>
Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com>
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@ -341,10 +341,8 @@ The new entry should take the following form:
### Notable changes
* List interesting changes here
* Particularly changes that are responsible for minor or major version bumps
* Also be sure to look at any changes introduced by dependencies such as npm
* ... and include any notable items from there
* List notable changes here
* ...
### Commits
@ -354,6 +352,12 @@ The new entry should take the following form:
The release type should be either Current, LTS, or Maintenance, depending on the
type of release being produced.
By default, the `### Notable changes` section should be populated with the
commits in the release that have either the `notable-change` or `semver-minor`
label. Some `semver-minor` features may be determined by the releaser, or
indicated by another contributor, to not be appropriate to be listed as a
notable. The ultimate decision rests with the releaser.
You can use `branch-diff` to get a list of commits with the `notable-change`
label: