v1.4.2: Default model changes to claude-opus-5-5

communique now uses claude-opus-5-5 by default instead of claude-fable-5-1. The GitHub Actions guide also now shows how to generate release notes once per release, after the tag exists, to reduce model API costs.

Changed

• New default model: claude-opus-5-5. The default applies when no model is configured, and the communique init template and docs now use it too. A model set with --model or in communique.toml still takes precedence. To keep the previous model, set it explicitly (#361) (@jdx):

  model = "claude-fable-5-1"

• GitHub Actions guide recommends generating notes at release time. The guide no longer suggests running communique generate --changelog every time a release-plz PR updates. Instead, it recommends letting release-plz maintain the changelog and running communique once after the release tag is created. It also warns that --dry-run previews on pull requests still call the model and are billed. Workflows in your own repository are not changed (#361) (@jdx)

Documentation

• The docs homepage now walks through the generate, review, and publish workflow with communique generate --draft and communique publish examples. It also covers Anthropic and OpenAI-compatible providers and drops outdated claims about future backends (#357) (@jdx)

Full Changelog: v1.4.1...v1.4.2

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