diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9517b80..e02cf34 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   (the default is 1.13 if it is the active juliaup channel), `bin/release` checks the manifests
   of Julia 1.12 and 1.13, and the README and the docs no longer mention Julia 1.11
 
-## KiteViewers v0.6.0 - 2026-08-13
+## KiteViewers v0.6.0 2026-08-13
 ### Added
 - `bin/release`, posting release notes to GitHub issue #13 to trigger JuliaRegistrator; checks
   that both `Manifest-v1.11.toml` and `Manifest-v1.12.toml` match their `.default` counterparts
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@
   Julia 1.11+ and GLMakie 0.12+; `install_examples()` installs MakieControlPlots too
 - `bin/run_julia` forwards its arguments to julia, with and without a system image
 
-## KiteViewers v 0.5.2 2026-03-15
-### Changes
+## KiteViewers v0.5.2 2026-03-15
+### Changed
 - fix startup artifact, zoom is now correct from the beginning
 - fix examples
 - update `install` script
 
-## KiteViewers v0.5.1 - 2026-03-01
-### Changes
+## KiteViewers v0.5.1 2026-03-01
+### Changed
 - now tested on MacOS, adjusted text position and font for MacOS
 - fix JETLS warnings
 
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
 - function bring_viewer_to_front(); Mac only, does nothing otherwise
 - function reactivate_host_app();   Mac only, does nothing otherwise
 
-## KiteViewers v0.5.0 - 2026-02-12
-### Changes
+## KiteViewers v0.5.0 2026-02-12
+### Changed
 - BREAKING: update KiteUtils to 1.11.2
 - use a workspace "examples" instead of TestEnv -> min Julia version now 1.11
 - update examples
@@ -65,23 +65,23 @@
 - add Manifest-v1.11.toml.default
 - add Manifest-v1.12.toml.default
 
-## KiteViewers v0.4.24 - 2025-01-06
+## KiteViewers v0.4.24 2025-06-01
 ### Changed
 - bump GLMakie to 0.11
 - bump GeometryBasic to 0.5
 
-## KiteViewers v0.4.23 - 2025-05-05
+## KiteViewers v0.4.23 2025-05-05
 ### Changed
 - bumped KiteUtils to `1.10.5`
 - bumped KiteModels to `0.7.3`
 - adapted the code to be able to process the new arrays in SysState
 
-## KiteViewers v0.4.22 - 2025-04-20
+## KiteViewers v0.4.22 2025-04-20
 ### Changed
 - update KiteUtils to `1.10.2`
 - removed example `basic_4p_3lines.jl`
 
-## KiteViewers v0.4.21 - 2024-11-17
+## KiteViewers v0.4.21 2024-11-17
 ### Fixed
 - fix display of kite in `KPS_3L` model
 - make `menu()` work
@@ -90,29 +90,32 @@
 - automatically execute `using KiteViewers` when starting Julia with `./bin/run_julia`
 - improved the script `bin/install`
 
-## KiteViewers v0.4.20 - 2024-11-09
+## KiteViewers v0.4.20 2024-11-09
 ### Fixed
 - fix display of kite in one point model
 - fix function `save_png(viewer)`; it uses the folder `video` as output now
 ### Changed
 - now v_wind_200m and v_wind_kite are displayed as default
 - update_system has now the optional parameter wind=[:v_wind_gnd, :v_wind_200m, :v_wind_kite]
+- the orientation of the one point kite is now converted by default
+- rename `reelout.jl` to `reelout_4p.jl`
+- improve installation instructions
 ### Added
 - add function `install_examples()`
 - add example `reelout_1p.jl`
 
-## KiteViewers v0.4.19 - 2024-10-20
+## KiteViewers v0.4.19 2024-10-20
 ### Changed
 - bump KiteUtils to 0.8.2
 - add param `ned=true` to function `update_system()`; with this parameter
   the orientation is automatically converted from **NED** to **viewer** reference frame
 - fix the example `basic_4p.jl`
 
-## KiteViewers v0.4.18 - 2024-10-16
+## KiteViewers v0.4.18 2024-10-16
 ### Changed
 - bump KiteUtils to 0.8
 
-## KiteViewers v0.4.17 - 2024-08-25
+## KiteViewers v0.4.17 2024-08-25
 ### Changed
 - replaced Plots with ControlPlots in Project.toml and the examples
 - deleted obsolete files, e.g. plots.jl
@@ -124,46 +127,40 @@
 ### Fixed
 - fix tests
 
-## KiteViewers v0.4.16 - 2024-07-28
+## KiteViewers v0.4.16 2024-07-28
+### Fixed
 - bugfix in function clear_viewer(), rename parameter `stop` to `stop_`
 
-## KiteViewers v0.4.15 - 2024-07-28
+## KiteViewers v0.4.15 2024-07-28
 ### Changed
 - add optional, boolean parameter `stop` to the function clear_viewer()
 - update KiteUtils to 0.7
 - add example show_messages.jl that receives html messages
 - fix the older examples
 
-## KiteViewers v0.4.14 - 2024-07-15
+## KiteViewers v0.4.14 2024-07-15
 ### Changed
 - upgrade to GLMakie 0.10
 - improve example reelout.jl
 
-## Unreleased
-### Changed
-- the orientation of the one point kite is now converted by default
-- add example `reelout_1p.jl`
-- rename `reelout.jl` to `reelout_4p.jl`
-- improve installation instructions
-
-## KiteViewers v0.4.13 - 2024-07-08
+## KiteViewers v0.4.13 2024-07-08
 ### Changed
 - fix pre-compilation on Ubuntu 24.04
 - replace `test_sterring.jl` with `test_parking.jl`
 - fix tests
 - smaller font size on Windows
 
-## KiteViewers v0.4.12 - 2024-04-30
+## KiteViewers v0.4.12 2024-04-30
 ### Added
 - add menu_project for loading, saving and editing projects
 
-## KiteViewers v0.4.11 - 2024-04-05
+## KiteViewers v0.4.11 2024-04-05
 ### Added
 - add menu time_lapse for changing the simulation/ replay speed
 - add field `mod_text` to Viewer3D; it defines the quotient of the update rate and the text update rate
 - add textbox `t_sim` to enter the simulation time
 
-## KiteViewers v0.4.10 - 2024-03-30
+## KiteViewers v0.4.10 2024-03-30
 ### Fixed
 - fixed bug that caused problems with displaying tethers with more than 6 segments
 
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index b3c7792..9cd91d8 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@ missing. `TestEnv` must be installed in the global environment.
 Same conventions as the sibling packages (see `KiteModels.jl`'s `CLAUDE.md`): 120-char line limit,
 named constants over magic numbers, space around binary operators, `Revise` installed globally and
 never as a project dependency. Markdown is linted with the `.markdownlint.json` in the repo root;
-JETLS settings live in `.JETLSConfig.toml`. Keep `CHANGELOG.md` current — new entries go under
-`## Unreleased` until the version in `Project.toml` is bumped.
+JETLS settings live in `.JETLSConfig.toml`. Pending changelog notes go in a file of their own,
+`changelog.d/<issue>-<slug>.md`, under `### Added`/`### Fixed`/`### Changed`; the release folds them
+into `CHANGELOG.md` under a `## KiteViewers vX.Y.Z YYYY-MM-DD` header.
 - Inline comments are ONLY allowed when stating a very non-obvious fact, and
   then keep them to 1 line at most. Give every type/function a docstring ("""
   not #) instead, but not too verbose, people won't reed it if your docstring is