Pull requests should be made against the `develop` branch. Any backports necessary will be handled by the development team. New features and bug fixes are usually worth mentioning in the changelog. Exceptions are fixes for bugs that never shipped (were only present in a canary build), and changes with no intended user observable behavior, such as a refactor. If you're comfortable writing the note yourself, add it to `changelog.md` in the root of the project in the section for the upcoming release.