diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index 5a1af45..4eaafb8 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
-if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 2.2.0; then
-    source_url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/2.2.0/direnvrc" "sha256-5EwyKnkJNQeXrRkYbwwRBcXbibosCJqyIUuz9Xq+LRc="
-fi
 watch_file ./shell/default.nix flake.lock
-use flake . -L --builders ''
+use flake . -L
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c890a6c..8fc9336 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
-## [Unreleased]
-
 ## [1.0.0] - 2025-08-29
 
 ### Initial Release
diff --git a/cliff.toml b/cliff.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c91a1e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cliff.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+
+[changelog]
+header = """
+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
+
+"""
+body = """
+{% if version -%}
+    ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}] - {{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}
+{% else -%}
+    ## [Unreleased]
+{% endif -%}
+{% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
+    ## {{ group | title }}
+    {% for commit in commits %}
+        - {% if commit.scope %}{{ commit.scope }}: {% endif %}{{ commit.message | split(pat="\n") | first | trim }} 
+          ([{{ commit.id | truncate(length=7, end="") }}](https://github.com/mlabs-haskell/cardano-nix/commit/{{ commit.id }})) - {{ commit.author.name }} ({{ commit.author.timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }})
+    {% endfor %}
+{% endfor %}
+"""
+
+[git]
+tag_pattern = "v[0-9]*"
+conventional_commits = true
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..04c99a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../CHANGELOG.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/mkdocs.yml b/docs/mkdocs.yml
index 2d20142..76e1ba9 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/docs/mkdocs.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ nav:
       - development/develop.md
       - development/contributing.md
       - license.md
+      - CHANGELOG.md
 ## Section commented out below, would be autogenerated during docs rendering
 #  - NixOS Module Reference:
 #      - reference/module-options/default.md
diff --git a/shell/default.nix b/shell/default.nix
index 1a2f43c..bada654 100644
--- a/shell/default.nix
+++ b/shell/default.nix
@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@
           name = "cardano.nix";
           motd = ''
             ❄️ Welcome to the {14}{bold}cardano.nix{reset} devshell ❄️
-            $(type -p menu &>/dev/null && menu)
-            $(type -p update-pre-commit-hooks &>/dev/null && update-pre-commit-hooks)
+            $(menu)
+            $(${config.pre-commit.installationScript})
           '';
         };
         packages = with pkgs; [
           statix
           config.treefmt.build.wrapper
           reuse
+          git-cliff
         ];
         commands = [
           {