diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index a85b95a..995da95 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 version: 2
 
+before:
+  hooks:
+    - go mod tidy -diff
+    - go mod verify
+
 builds:
   - main: ./cmd/pius
     binary: pius
@@ -26,7 +31,20 @@ checksum:
   name_template: "checksums.txt"
 
 changelog:
+  use: github
   sort: asc
+  groups:
+    - title: "Breaking Changes"
+      regexp: '^.*?[a-zA-Z]+(\([^)]+\))?!:.+$'
+      order: 0
+    - title: "Features"
+      regexp: '^.*?feat(\([^)]+\))?!?:.+$'
+      order: 1
+    - title: "Bug Fixes"
+      regexp: '^.*?fix(\([^)]+\))?!?:.+$'
+      order: 2
+    - title: "Other Changes"
+      order: 999
   filters:
     exclude:
       - "^docs:"