dnf-changelog

View all changelogs for a given package

$ dnf changelog [package]

$ dnf changelog --since [date] [package]

$ dnf changelog --count [number] [package]

$ dnf changelog --upgrades [package]

$ dnf changelog --help-cmd

dnf-changelog [options] <PACKAGE_SPEC>...

-c FILE, --config=FILE
    Use specified config file instead of /etc/dnf/dnf.conf

--releasever=RELEASEVER
    Override release version for repositories

--setopt=OPTION=VALUE
    Override DNF configuration options

-v, --verbose
    Increase verbosity level

-q, --quiet
    Quiet operation (no output except errors)

--disablerepo=REPO_ID
    Disable repositories by ID

--enablerepo=REPO_ID
    Enable repositories by ID

--cacheonly
    Use only cached repodata, no network access

-h, --help
    Display help and exit

--version
    Display version and exit

dnf-changelog is a command-line utility from the DNF plugins suite (dnf-plugins-core) that retrieves and displays changelog information for RPM packages. Changelogs contain maintainer notes on changes, bug fixes, enhancements, and updates for specific package versions.

It queries the local RPM database for installed packages or repository metadata for available ones. This helps users review package history before installing, updating, or troubleshooting.

Usage is straightforward: specify a package name, glob pattern, or local RPM file. For example, dnf-changelog kernel shows changes for the latest kernel package from repos, while dnf-changelog /path/to/package.rpm works offline.

The tool integrates with DNF's configuration, supporting repo filtering, caching, and release versions. Output is formatted chronologically, newest first. Not all repositories provide full changelogs, depending on maintainer inclusion in repodata.

Changelogs require repodata support from repositories; unavailable for some packages or local RPMs without metadata. Output limited to provided entries. Use dnf info --changelog as alternative.

dnf-changelog firefox
View changelog for available firefox.

dnf-changelog bash-5.*
Changelogs for bash versions 5.x.

dnf-changelog --releasever=39 kernel
Check Fedora 39 kernel changelog.

Supports name, NEVRA (name-epoch:version-release.arch), globs (*), file paths to RPMs, or installed pkg names.

Introduced in dnf-plugins-core around Fedora 22 (2015) as DNF replaced Yum. Evolved with DNF 4.x+; now standard for modern RPM distros like Fedora, RHEL 8+.

dnf(8), dnf-plugins-core(7), rpm(8), yum-changelog(1)