diff --git a/.changeset/config.json b/.changeset/config.json
index 4fbd93212..396072af7 100644
--- a/.changeset/config.json
+++ b/.changeset/config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://unpkg.com/@changesets/config@2.3.1/schema.json",
-  "changelog": "@changesets/cli/changelog",
+  "changelog": [
+    "@svitejs/changesets-changelog-github-compact",
+    { "repo": "hms-dbmi/viv" }
+  ],
   "fixed": [["@hms-dbmi/viv", "@vivjs/*"]],
   "commit": false,
   "access": "public",
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2850c01d3..78e802335 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,15 +19,14 @@ jobs:
           version: 7
           run_install: true
 
-      - run: pnpm build
-
       - name: Create Release Pull Request or Publish to npm
         id: changesets
         uses: changesets/action@v1
         with:
           title: Create Release
-          version: node scripts/version.mjs
-          publish: pnpm changeset publish
+          version: pnpm run version
+          publish: pnpm run publish
+          createGithubReleases: false
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f4ef3a30d..3bd688b7c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
     "test": "pnpm -r --parallel test",
     "check-format": "prettier --check --ignore-path .gitignore tsconfig.json sites/avivator packages/",
     "lint": "npm run check-format && eslint \"packages/*/src/**/*\" \"sites/avivator/src/**/*\"",
-    "format": "npm run check-format -- --write"
+    "format": "npm run check-format -- --write",
+    "version": "node ./scripts/version.mjs",
+    "publish": "pnpm build && pnpm changeset publish"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@deck.gl/core": "~8.8.27",
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@
     "@pnpm/meta-updater": "^0.0.6",
     "@pnpm/types": "^8.4.0",
     "@probe.gl/test-utils": "^3.5.0",
+    "@svitejs/changesets-changelog-github-compact": "^1.1.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.10.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.10.0",
     "esbuild": "^0.19.5",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 49d7779a0..c0dd911fb 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ importers:
       '@probe.gl/test-utils':
         specifier: ^3.5.0
         version: 3.5.2
+      '@svitejs/changesets-changelog-github-compact':
+        specifier: ^1.1.0
+        version: 1.1.0
       '@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin':
         specifier: ^6.10.0
         version: 6.10.0(@typescript-eslint/parser@6.10.0)(eslint@8.53.0)(typescript@5.2.2)
@@ -882,6 +885,15 @@ packages:
       semver: 7.5.4
     dev: true
 
+  /@changesets/get-github-info@0.5.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-JppheLu7S114aEs157fOZDjFqUDpm7eHdq5E8SSR0gUBTEK0cNSHsrSR5a66xs0z3RWuo46QvA3vawp8BxDHvg==}
+    dependencies:
+      dataloader: 1.4.0
+      node-fetch: 2.6.7
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - encoding
+    dev: true
+
   /@changesets/get-release-plan@3.0.17:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-6IwKTubNEgoOZwDontYc2x2cWXfr6IKxP3IhKeK+WjyD6y3M4Gl/jdQvBw+m/5zWILSOCAaGLu2ZF6Q+WiPniw==}
     dependencies:
@@ -2655,6 +2667,16 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
     dev: true
 
+  /@svitejs/changesets-changelog-github-compact@1.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-qhUGGDHcpbY2zpjW3SwqchuW8J/5EzlPFud7xNntHKA7f3a/mx5+g+ruJKFHSAiVZYo30PALt+AyhmPUNKH/Og==}
+    engines: {node: ^14.13.1 || ^16.0.0 || >=18}
+    dependencies:
+      '@changesets/get-github-info': 0.5.2
+      dotenv: 16.3.1
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - encoding
+    dev: true
+
   /@szmarczak/http-timer@1.1.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-XIB2XbzHTN6ieIjfIMV9hlVcfPU26s2vafYWQcZHWXHOxiaRZYEDKEwdl129Zyg50+foYV2jCgtrqSA6qNuNSA==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
@@ -4301,6 +4323,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ND9qDTLc6diwj+Xe5cdAgVTbLVdXbtxTJRXRhli8Mowuaan+0EJOtdqJ0QCHNSSPyoXGx9HX2/VMnKeC34AChA==}
     dev: true
 
+  /dataloader@1.4.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-68s5jYdlvasItOJnCuI2Q9s4q98g0pCyL3HrcKJu8KNugUl8ahgmZYg38ysLTgQjjXX3H8CJLkAvWrclWfcalw==}
+    dev: true
+
   /dateformat@3.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-jyCETtSl3VMZMWeRo7iY1FL19ges1t55hMo5yaam4Jrsm5EPL89UQkoQRyiI+Yf4k8r2ZpdngkV8hr1lIdjb3Q==}
     dev: true
@@ -4642,6 +4668,11 @@ packages:
       is-obj: 2.0.0
     dev: true
 
+  /dotenv@16.3.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12'}
+    dev: true
+
   /dotgitignore@2.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-sCm11ak2oY6DglEPpCB8TixLjWAxd3kJTs6UIcSasNYxXdFPV+YKlye92c8H4kKFqV5qYMIh7d+cYecEg0dIkA==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
diff --git a/scripts/version.mjs b/scripts/version.mjs
index f44b780e1..806700c9b 100644
--- a/scripts/version.mjs
+++ b/scripts/version.mjs
@@ -89,16 +89,19 @@ function clearChangelogs(pkgDir) {
  * Deletes all the other changelogs.
  */
 function postChangesetsVersion() {
+  const mainPkg = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'packages', 'main');
   // remove dependency updates from main changelog
-  const mainChangelogPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'packages', 'main', 'CHANGELOG.md');
+  const mainChangelogPath = path.resolve(mainPkg, 'CHANGELOG.md');
   const contents = fs.readFileSync(mainChangelogPath, { encoding: 'utf-8' });
-  const lines = contents.split('\n');
-  const newChangelog = lines
-    .filter(line => !line.startsWith('  - @vivjs/')) // remove dependency updates
+  const newChangelog = contents
+    .split('\n')
+    .filter(line => !line.startsWith('- Updated dependencies'))
+    .filter(line => !line.startsWith('  - @vivjs/'))
     .join('\n');
   fs.writeFileSync(mainChangelogPath, newChangelog);
-  clearChangelogs(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'packages'));
-  clearChangelogs(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'sites'));
+
+  // clearChangelogs(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'packages'));
+  // clearChangelogs(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'sites'));
 }
 
 preChangesetsVersion();