stack-auth · madster456 · Feb 2, 2026 · Jan 30, 2026 · Jan 30, 2026 · Jan 30, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,28 +2,32 @@
 
 ---
 
-## 2026.01.23
+## 1/23/26
 
 ### Payments
 Introduced a redesigned payments onboarding flow
+![Payments Onboarding]()
 
-## 2026.01.21
+## 1/21/26
 
 ### Payments
 - Payments page updated with new UI changes
+![Create Product]()
 - Added a new Payments Settings page with an option to temporarily disable all payments
+![Payments Setting]()
 - Subscription renewal emails are now sent automatically to users
 - Past payment invoices are now visible on the Account Settings page
+![Past Payments Invoices]()
 
 ### Documentation
 - Updated JWT documentation to include `isRestricted` and `restrictedReason`
 
-## 2026.01.19
+## 1/19/26
 - Updated package dependencies to their newest versions.
 
-## 2025.12.19
+## 12/19/25
 - Introduces new changelog and deprecates all older changelogs. 
-- Moved away from semantic versioning in favor of CalVer.
+- Date versioning for public view.
 
 ---
 

diff --git a/apps/backend/src/app/api/latest/internal/changelog/route.tsx b/apps/backend/src/app/api/latest/internal/changelog/route.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { createSmartRouteHandler } from "@/route-handlers/smart-route-handler";
 import { yupArray, yupBoolean, yupNumber, yupObject, yupString } from "@stackframe/stack-shared/dist/schema-fields";
-import { getEnvVariable } from "@stackframe/stack-shared/dist/utils/env";
+import { getEnvVariable, getNodeEnvironment } from "@stackframe/stack-shared/dist/utils/env";
+import * as fs from "fs/promises";
+import * as path from "path";
 
 const REVALIDATE_SECONDS = 60 * 60;
 
@@ -72,10 +74,9 @@ function parseRootChangelog(markdown: string): ChangelogEntry[] {
 
     const heading = versionMatch[1].trim();
     const { version, releasedAt, isUnreleased } = parseVersionHeading(heading);
-    const isSemver = /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/.test(version);
-    const isCalVer = /^\d{4}\.\d{2}\.\d{2}$/.test(version);
+    const isUsDate = /^\d{1,2}\/\d{1,2}\/\d{2}$/.test(version); // US date format: M/D/YY
 
-    if (!isUnreleased && !isSemver && !isCalVer) {
+    if (!isUnreleased && !isUsDate) {
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -138,6 +139,25 @@ export const GET = createSmartRouteHandler({
     }).defined(),
   }),
   handler: async () => {
+    const isDevelopment = getNodeEnvironment() === "development";
+
+    // In development mode, read from local CHANGELOG.md file
+    if (isDevelopment) {
+      const changelogPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "../../CHANGELOG.md");
+      const fileExists = await fs.access(changelogPath).then(() => true, () => false);
+
+      if (fileExists) {
+        const content = await fs.readFile(changelogPath, "utf-8");
+        const entries = parseRootChangelog(content).slice(0, 8);
+
+        return {
+          statusCode: 200,
+          bodyType: "json",
+          body: { entries },
+        } as const;
+      }
+    }
+
     const changelogUrl = getEnvVariable("STACK_CHANGELOG_URL", "");
 
     if (!changelogUrl) {

diff --git a/apps/dashboard/next.config.mjs b/apps/dashboard/next.config.mjs
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ const nextConfig = {
         port: '',
         pathname: '/**',
       },
+      {
+        protocol: 'https',
+        hostname: 'raw.githubusercontent.com',
+        port: '',
+        pathname: '/**',
+      },
     ],
   },
 

diff --git a/apps/dashboard/public/changelog/account-settings-invoices.png b/apps/dashboard/public/changelog/account-settings-invoices.png
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/public/changelog/payments-create-product.png b/apps/dashboard/public/changelog/payments-create-product.png
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/public/changelog/payments-onboarding.png b/apps/dashboard/public/changelog/payments-onboarding.png
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/public/changelog/payments-settings-1.png b/apps/dashboard/public/changelog/payments-settings-1.png
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/components/stack-companion.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/components/stack-companion.tsx
@@ -15,19 +15,22 @@ import { FeatureRequestBoard } from './stack-companion/feature-request-board';
 import { UnifiedDocsWidget } from './stack-companion/unified-docs-widget';
 
 /**
- * Compare two CalVer versions in YYYY.MM.DD format
+ * Compare two US date versions in M/D/YY format
  * Returns true if version1 is newer than version2
  */
-function isNewerCalVer(version1: string, version2: string): boolean {
-  const parseCalVer = (version: string): Date | null => {
-    const match = version.match(/^(\d{4})\.(\d{2})\.(\d{2})$/);
+function isNewerVersion(version1: string, version2: string): boolean {
+  const parseUsDate = (version: string): Date | null => {
+    const match = version.match(/^(\d{1,2})\/(\d{1,2})\/(\d{2})$/);
     if (!match) return null;
-    const [, year, month, day] = match;
-    return new Date(parseInt(year), parseInt(month) - 1, parseInt(day));
+    const [, month, day, year] = match;
+    const twoDigitYear = parseInt(year);
+    // Sliding window: 70-99 → 1970-1999, 00-69 → 2000-2069
+    const fullYear = twoDigitYear >= 70 ? 1900 + twoDigitYear : 2000 + twoDigitYear;
+    return new Date(fullYear, parseInt(month) - 1, parseInt(day));
   };
 
-  const date1 = parseCalVer(version1);
-  const date2 = parseCalVer(version2);
+  const date1 = parseUsDate(version1);
+  const date2 = parseUsDate(version2);
 
   if (!date1 || !date2) {
     // Fallback to string comparison if parsing fails
@@ -193,7 +196,7 @@ export function StackCompanion({ className }: { className?: string }) {
         } else {
           const hasNewer = entries.some((entry: ChangelogEntry) => {
             if (entry.isUnreleased) return false;
-            return isNewerCalVer(entry.version, lastSeen);
+            return isNewerVersion(entry.version, lastSeen);
           });
           setHasNewVersions(hasNewer);
         }
@@ -231,7 +234,7 @@ export function StackCompanion({ className }: { className?: string }) {
         } else {
           const hasNewer = changelogData.some((entry: ChangelogEntry) => {
             if (entry.isUnreleased) return false;
-            return isNewerCalVer(entry.version, lastSeen);
+            return isNewerVersion(entry.version, lastSeen);
           });
           setHasNewVersions(hasNewer);
         }