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+# Changelog Configuration
+# This file configures the valid values for changelog fields using the pivot structure.
+# Place this file as `changelog.yml` in the `docs/` directory
+
+# Products configuration (optional)
+# If not specified, all products from products.yml are allowed
+products:
+  # List of available product IDs (empty = all from products.yml)
+  available:
+    - logstash
+  # Default products when --products not specified
+  default:
+    - product: logstash
+      lifecycle: ga
+
+# Extraction configuration
+# Controls automatic extraction of information from PR descriptions
+extract:
+  # Auto-extract release notes from PR descriptions (default: true)
+  # Can be overridden by CLI --no-extract-release-notes
+  release_notes: true
+  # Auto-extract issues from PR body (default: true)
+  # Looks for patterns like "Fixes #123", "Closes #456", etc.
+  issues: true
+
+# Available lifecycle values (strongly typed: preview, beta, ga)
+lifecycles:
+  - preview
+  - beta
+  - ga
+
+# Pivot configuration for types, subtypes, and areas with label mappings.
+# By default we render entries grouped by type > subtype > area.
+# NOTE: subtype and area are optional and either may be omitted.
+# Labels are specified in a "label -> value" format
+pivot:
+  # Type definitions with optional labels
+  # At a minimum, feature, bug-fix, and breaking-change must be configured.
+  # Keys are type names, values can be:
+  #   - simple string: comma-separated label list (e.g., ">bug, >fix")
+  #   - empty/null: no labels for this type
+  #   - object: { labels: "...", subtypes: {...} } for breaking-change type only
+  types:
+    # Complex object form with subtypes (ONLY allowed for breaking-change)
+    # Subtypes help categorize breaking changes by their nature
+    breaking-change:
+      labels: "breaking change"
+      # subtypes:
+      #   api: ">api-breaking"
+      #   behavioral: ">behavioral-breaking"
+      #   configuration: ">config-breaking"
+      #   dependency: ">dependency-breaking"
+      #   subscription: ">subscription-breaking"
+      #   plugin: ">plugin-breaking"
+      #   security: ">security-breaking"
+      #   other:
+    # Simple string form: labels as comma-separated string
+    bug-fix: "bug"
+    # deprecation: "deprecation"
+    feature:
+    enhancement: "enhancement"
+    docs: "docs"
+    known-issue:
+    other:
+    regression: "performance-regression"
+    security:
+
+  # Area definitions with labels
+  # Keys are area display names, values are label strings
+  # Multiple labels can be comma-separated
+  # areas:
+    # Example mappings - customize based on your label naming conventions
+    # Autoscaling: ":Distributed Coordination/Autoscaling"
+    # Search: ":Search/Search"
+    # Security: ":Security/Security"
+    # Watcher: ":Data Management/Watcher"
+
+# Block configuration - combined create and publish blockers
+# block:
+  # Global labels that block changelog creation for all products (comma-separated string)
+  # create: ">non-issue, >test"
+
+  # Block changelog entries from publishing based on entry type or area
+  # publish:
+  #   types:
+  #     - deprecation
+  #     - known-issue
+  #   areas:
+  #     - "Internal"
+
+  # Product-specific overrides (override global blockers, don't merge)
+  # Dictionary key can be a single product ID or comma-separated product IDs
+  # product:
+    # Example: Block these labels for elasticsearch and kibana
+    # 'elasticsearch, kibana':
+    #   create: ">test"
+    #   publish:
+    #     types:
+    #       - docs
+    # Example: Block ILM label for cloud-serverless
+    # 'cloud-serverless':
+    #   create: "ILM"
+    #   publish:
+    #     areas:
+    #       - "ILM"
+
+# Bundle configuration (profiles and defaults)
+bundle:
+  # Input directory containing changelog YAML files
+  directory: docs/changelog
+  # Output directory for bundled changelog files
+  output_directory: docs/releases
+  # Whether to resolve (copy contents) by default
+  resolve: true
+
+  # Named bundle profiles for different release scenarios
+  # profiles:
+    # Example: Elasticsearch release profile
+    # elasticsearch-release:
+    #   products: "elasticsearch {version} {lifecycle}"
+    #   output: "elasticsearch-{version}.yaml"
+
+    # Example: Serverless release profile
+    # serverless-release:
+    #   products: "cloud-serverless {version} *"
+    #   output: "serverless-{version}.yaml"
+    #   # Feature IDs to hide when bundling with this profile
+    #   hide_features:
+    #     - feature-flag-1
+    #     - feature-flag-2
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+##### Required fields #####
+
+# title:
+#   A required string that is a short, user-facing headline.
+#   (Max 80 characters)
+
+# type:
+#   A required string that contains the type of change
+#   It can be one of:
+#   - breaking-change
+#   - bug-fix
+#   - feature
+#   - enhancement
+#   - docs
+#   - known-issue
+#   - other
+#   - regression
+#   - security
+
+# products:
+#   A required array of objects that denote the affected products
+#   Each product object contains:
+#
+#   - product:
+#       A required string with a valid product ID.
+#       Valid values are defined in https://github.com/elastic/docs-builder/blob/main/config/products.yml
+#
+#     target:
+#       An optional string with the target version or date.
+#
+#     lifecycle:
+#       An optional string for new features or enhancements that have a specific availability.
+#       It can be one of:
+#       - preview
+#       - beta
+#       - ga
+
+##### Optional fields #####
+
+# action:
+#   An optional string that describes what users must do to mitigate
+#   the impact of a breaking change or known issue.
+
+# areas:
+#   An optional array of strings that denotes the parts/components/services
+#   of the product that are affected.
+
+# description:
+#   An optional string that provides additional information.
+#   (Max 600 characters).
+
+# feature-id:
+#   An optional string to associate a feature or enhanceent with a
+#   unique feature flag.
+
+# highlight:
+#   An optional boolean for items that should be included in release
+#   highlights or the UI to draw user attention.
+
+# impact:
+#   An optional string that describes how the user's environment is
+#   affected by a breaking change or known issue.
+
+# issues:
+#   An optional array of strings that contain the issues that are
+#   relevant to the PR.
+
+# pr:
+#   An optional string that contains the pull request number.
+
+# subtype:
+#   An optional string that applies only to breaking changes.
+#   It can be one of:
+#   - api
+#   - behavioral
+#   - configuration
+#   - dependency
+#   - subscription
+#   - plugin
+#   - security
+#   - other
+
+pr: https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-elasticsearch/pull/1228
+issues:
+- https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-elasticsearch/issues/1225
+type: other
+products:
+- product: logstash
+  target: 9.3.0
+areas:
+- Elasticsearch Output
+title: Add drop_error_types config option to not retry after certain error types
diff --git a/docs/changelog/1232.yaml b/docs/changelog/1232.yaml
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+##### Required fields #####
+
+# title:
+#   A required string that is a short, user-facing headline.
+#   (Max 80 characters)
+
+# type:
+#   A required string that contains the type of change
+#   It can be one of:
+#   - breaking-change
+#   - bug-fix
+#   - feature
+#   - enhancement
+#   - docs
+#   - known-issue
+#   - other
+#   - regression
+#   - security
+
+# products:
+#   A required array of objects that denote the affected products
+#   Each product object contains:
+#
+#   - product:
+#       A required string with a valid product ID.
+#       Valid values are defined in https://github.com/elastic/docs-builder/blob/main/config/products.yml
+#
+#     target:
+#       An optional string with the target version or date.
+#
+#     lifecycle:
+#       An optional string for new features or enhancements that have a specific availability.
+#       It can be one of:
+#       - preview
+#       - beta
+#       - ga
+
+##### Optional fields #####
+
+# action:
+#   An optional string that describes what users must do to mitigate
+#   the impact of a breaking change or known issue.
+
+# areas:
+#   An optional array of strings that denotes the parts/components/services
+#   of the product that are affected.
+
+# description:
+#   An optional string that provides additional information.
+#   (Max 600 characters).
+
+# feature-id:
+#   An optional string to associate a feature or enhanceent with a
+#   unique feature flag.
+
+# highlight:
+#   An optional boolean for items that should be included in release
+#   highlights or the UI to draw user attention.
+
+# impact:
+#   An optional string that describes how the user's environment is
+#   affected by a breaking change or known issue.
+
+# issues:
+#   An optional array of strings that contain the issues that are
+#   relevant to the PR.
+
+# pr:
+#   An optional string that contains the pull request number.
+
+# subtype:
+#   An optional string that applies only to breaking changes.
+#   It can be one of:
+#   - api
+#   - behavioral
+#   - configuration
+#   - dependency
+#   - subscription
+#   - plugin
+#   - security
+#   - other
+
+pr: https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-output-elasticsearch/pull/1232
+type: other
+products:
+- product: logstash
+  target: 9.3.0
+areas:
+- Elasticsearch Output
+title: Remove duplicated deprecation log entry