Product updates

Release notes

Tell your team what changed with a clear list of updates and one action.

File types: PDF
Size: A4 PDF
Use case: Product updates
Licence: Free to copy and use in your own templates
Source: Made by thirds.ai with the open-licence Space Grotesk and Space Mono fonts, original graphic marks, and fictional sample names.

A dark portrait release page with a lime-green version number v3.4, the headline A calmer inbox for every shared project, a change table with lime, purple, and orange status pills, and a lime-edged team action panel. — release-notes/template.html

About this design

What you can make with it.

Product teams send this whenever a new version goes out. It states the version and release date, gives one main headline, lists each change by type, and points the reader to one action or the support line. Swap in the new version, changes, and action for every release you ship.

Your details

What you can change.

These are the words and numbers you swap for your own. The design stays the same.

Product nameA short text.
VersionA short text.
Released onA short text.
HeadlineA short text.
IntroA longer text with more than one line.
ChangesA list of items. Each item has type, title and detail.
Impact noteA longer text with more than one line.
Support lineA short text.
FooterA short text.

{
  "product_name": "Almanac",
  "version": "v3.4",
  "released_on": "2026-10-14",
  "headline": "A calmer inbox for every shared project",
  "intro": "This release groups updates by project and mutes the noise, so your team can see what changed without opening every thread.",
  "changes": [
    {
      "type": "New",
      "title": "Project digest",
      "detail": "One daily summary per project, sent at the time you choose."
    },
    {
      "type": "New",
      "title": "Quiet hours",
      "detail": "Mute updates overnight and catch up in the morning digest."
    },
    {
      "type": "Improved",
      "title": "Search speed",
      "detail": "Full-text search now returns results in under a second."
    },
    {
      "type": "Improved",
      "title": "Mobile threads",
      "detail": "Long threads load faster and jump straight to the new reply."
    },
    {
      "type": "Fixed",
      "title": "Missing avatars",
      "detail": "Guest members now show their photo in shared threads."
    },
    {
      "type": "Fixed",
      "title": "Duplicate alerts",
      "detail": "You no longer get two alerts for one mention."
    },
    {
      "type": "Improved",
      "title": "Export to CSV",
      "detail": "Exports now include the project tags and due dates."
    },
    {
      "type": "New",
      "title": "Pinned filters",
      "detail": "Pin your three most used saved filters to the sidebar."
    },
    {
      "type": "Fixed",
      "title": "Timestamp drift",
      "detail": "Digest timestamps now match your local time zone exactly."
    }
  ],
  "impact_note": "Turn on quiet hours in Settings if your team spans more than one time zone. Digest times reset to 9am on upgrade.",
  "support_line": "Questions? Email support@almanac.example",
  "footer": "Almanac · Made by a small team in Bristol, England."
}

For developers

Make this file from your code or your AI tools.

Save your copy once, then send the new details with each request. Each finished file costs 1 credit.

curl https://thirds.ai/v1/pdf \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $THIRDS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: release-notes-1" \
  -d '{"template_id":"tpl_your_copy","version":1,"data":{"product_name":"Almanac","version":"v3.4","released_on":"2026-10-14","headline":"A calmer inbox for every shared project","intro":"This release groups updates by project and mutes the noise, so your team can see what changed without opening every thread.","changes":[{"type":"New","title":"Project digest","detail":"One daily summary per project, sent at the time you choose."},{"type":"New","title":"Quiet hours","detail":"Mute updates overnight and catch up in the morning digest."},{"type":"Improved","title":"Search speed","detail":"Full-text search now returns results in under a second."},{"type":"Improved","title":"Mobile threads","detail":"Long threads load faster and jump straight to the new reply."},{"type":"Fixed","title":"Missing avatars","detail":"Guest members now show their photo in shared threads."},{"type":"Fixed","title":"Duplicate alerts","detail":"You no longer get two alerts for one mention."},{"type":"Improved","title":"Export to CSV","detail":"Exports now include the project tags and due dates."},{"type":"New","title":"Pinned filters","detail":"Pin your three most used saved filters to the sidebar."},{"type":"Fixed","title":"Timestamp drift","detail":"Digest timestamps now match your local time zone exactly."}],"impact_note":"Turn on quiet hours in Settings if your team spans more than one time zone. Digest times reset to 9am on upgrade.","support_line":"Questions? Email support@almanac.example","footer":"Almanac · Made by a small team in Bristol, England."}}'

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          "version": "v3.4",
          "released_on": "2026-10-14",
          "headline": "A calmer inbox for every shared project",
          "intro": "This release groups updates by project and mutes the noise, so your team can see what changed without opening every thread.",
          "changes": [
            {
              "type": "New",
              "title": "Project digest",
              "detail": "One daily summary per project, sent at the time you choose."
            },
            {
              "type": "New",
              "title": "Quiet hours",
              "detail": "Mute updates overnight and catch up in the morning digest."
            },
            {
              "type": "Improved",
              "title": "Search speed",
              "detail": "Full-text search now returns results in under a second."
            },
            {
              "type": "Improved",
              "title": "Mobile threads",
              "detail": "Long threads load faster and jump straight to the new reply."
            },
            {
              "type": "Fixed",
              "title": "Missing avatars",
              "detail": "Guest members now show their photo in shared threads."
            },
            {
              "type": "Fixed",
              "title": "Duplicate alerts",
              "detail": "You no longer get two alerts for one mention."
            },
            {
              "type": "Improved",
              "title": "Export to CSV",
              "detail": "Exports now include the project tags and due dates."
            },
            {
              "type": "New",
              "title": "Pinned filters",
              "detail": "Pin your three most used saved filters to the sidebar."
            },
            {
              "type": "Fixed",
              "title": "Timestamp drift",
              "detail": "Digest timestamps now match your local time zone exactly."
            }
          ],
          "impact_note": "Turn on quiet hours in Settings if your team spans more than one time zone. Digest times reset to 9am on upgrade.",
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