Did you upgrade, did changes / fixes to a product ?
Then you create something to tell people what you fixed or will change for them ... Release Notes.
Companies that give you updates to their software ... also give you some notes to say what they changed or fixed and what they might expect (new features and functionality).
Example:
FIXED
1 Turning pages in dictionary mode with Menu button in landscape orientation
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