diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/pre_release.yaml
index dcfed99ca..1d408d341 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre_release.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   release_type: prerelease
                   existing_changelog_path: CHANGELOG.md
+                  cliff_config_path: cliff.toml
 
     wait_for_checks:
         name: Wait for code checks to pass
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index e6f75894c..14dec60ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ jobs:
                   release_type: ${{ inputs.release_type }}
                   custom_version: ${{ inputs.custom_version }}
                   existing_changelog_path: CHANGELOG.md
+                  cliff_config_path: cliff.toml
 
     # If github.ref points to a [skip ci] commit, we assume that it was added by the pre_release workflow,
     # which doesn't push the commit if code checks don't pass.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8aacfe566..2ac26da55 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 <!-- git-cliff-unreleased-start -->
-## 1.6.3 - **not yet released**
+## 1.6.3
 
 ### 🚀 Features
 
diff --git a/cliff.toml b/cliff.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dca13215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cliff.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# git-cliff ~ configuration file
+# https://git-cliff.org/docs/configuration
+#
+# Based on the built-in config of apify/actions/git-cliff-release, with the
+# unreleased heading changed so it no longer renders "- **not yet released**".
+
+[changelog]
+# changelog body will be rendered even if there are no releases to process - required for pre-release version bumps
+render_always = true
+# changelog header
+header = """
+# Changelog\n
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.\n
+"""
+# template for the changelog body
+# https://keats.github.io/tera/docs/#introduction
+body = """
+{% if not version %}<!-- git-cliff-unreleased-start -->
+{% endif %}\
+{% if version and extra.release_link %}\
+    ## [{{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}]({{ extra.release_link }}) ({{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }})
+{% elif extra.unreleased_version %}\
+    ## {{ extra.unreleased_version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }}
+{% elif version %}
+    ## {{ version | trim_start_matches(pat="v") }} ({{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }})
+{% else %}\
+    ## Unreleased
+{% endif %}\
+{% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
+    ### {{ group | striptags | trim | upper_first }}
+    {% for commit in commits %}
+        - {% if commit.scope %}**{{ commit.scope }}:** {% endif %}\
+            {% if commit.breaking %}[**breaking**] {% endif %}\
+            {% if commit.extra.pr_link %}\
+            {{ commit.message | escape | upper_first | replace(from=commit.extra.raw_pr_link, to=commit.extra.pr_link) }}\
+            {% else %}\
+            {{ commit.message | escape | upper_first }}\
+            {% endif %}\
+            {% if commit.extra.commit_link %} ([{{ commit.id | truncate(length = 7, end = "") }}]({{ commit.extra.commit_link }})){% endif %}\
+            {% if commit.extra.username and extra.is_release_notes %}\
+            {{" "}}by @{{ commit.extra.username }}\
+            {% elif commit.extra.username %}\
+            {{" "}}by [@{{ commit.extra.username }}](https://github.com/{{ commit.extra.username }})\
+            {% if commit.extra.closed_issue_links %}\
+            , closes {{ commit.extra.closed_issue_links | join(sep = ", ") }}\
+            {% endif %}\
+            {%- endif %}\
+    {% endfor %}
+{% endfor %}\n
+{% if not version %}<!-- git-cliff-unreleased-end -->
+{% endif %}\
+"""
+# template for the changelog footer
+footer = """
+<!-- generated by git-cliff -->
+"""
+# remove the leading and trailing s
+trim = true
+# postprocessors
+postprocessors = []
+
+[bump]
+# Version used for repositories with no existing tags. The "v" prefix keeps it
+# matching tag_pattern, so setting up a brand-new repo works out of the box.
+initial_tag = "v0.1.0"
+# With 0.x.y version, breaking commits should only increase the minor version and feature commits should only increase the patch version
+breaking_always_bump_major = false
+features_always_bump_minor = false
+
+[git]
+# parse the commits based on https://www.conventionalcommits.org
+conventional_commits = true
+# filter out the commits that are not conventional
+filter_unconventional = true
+# process each line of a commit as an individual commit
+split_commits = false
+# regex for preprocessing the commit messages
+commit_preprocessors = []
+# regex for parsing and grouping commits
+commit_parsers = [
+  { message = "^feat|^patch", group = "<!-- 0 -->🚀 Features" },
+  { message = "^fix|^bug", group = "<!-- 1 -->🐛 Bug Fixes" },
+  { message = "^docs(\\(.+\\))?!:", group = "<!-- 3 -->📚 Documentation" },
+  { message = "^docs", skip = true },
+  { message = "^perf", group = "<!-- 4 -->⚡ Performance" },
+  { message = "^refactor(\\(.+\\))?!:", group = "<!-- 2 -->🚜 Refactor" },
+  { message = "^refactor", skip = true },
+  { message = "^style(\\(.+\\))?!:", group = "<!-- 5 -->🎨 Styling" },
+  { message = "^style", skip = true },
+  { message = "^test(\\(.+\\))?!:", group = "<!-- 6 -->🧪 Testing" },
+  { message = "^test", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(release\\): prepare for", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(deps.*\\)", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(pr\\)", skip = true },
+  { message = "^chore\\(pull\\)", skip = true },
+  { message = "^(chore|ci)(\\(.+\\))?!:", group = "<!-- 7 -->⚙️ Miscellaneous Tasks" },
+  { message = "^chore|^ci", skip = true },
+  { message = "^build(\\(.+\\))?!:", group = "<!-- 7 -->🏗️ Build" },
+  { message = "^build", skip = true },
+  { body = ".*security", group = "<!-- 8 -->🛡️ Security" },
+  { message = "^revert", group = "<!-- 9 -->◀️ Revert" },
+]
+# protect breaking changes from being skipped due to matching a skipping commit_parser
+protect_breaking_commits = true
+# filter out the commits that are not matched by commit parsers
+filter_commits = false
+# regex for matching git tags
+tag_pattern = "v[0-9]+\\."
+# sort the tags topologically
+topo_order = false
+# sort the commits inside sections by oldest/newest order
+sort_commits = "oldest"
+# limit the number of commits included in the changelog.
+# limit_commits = 42