Backdating a Bug Fix for a Report

You’re a developer working on a software project with a small team. Your manager asks you to prepare a changelog and a bug-fix report for an upcoming release. As you go through the Git history, you realize that you fixed a critical bug two weeks ago, but completely forgot to commit the change at that time.

The problem?

The changelog must reflect when the bug was actually fixed, not when you’re committing it now. This matters because:

• QA tested the fix around that time.

• The release notes must be accurate.

• The manager wants all records to reflect the real workflow for compliance purposes.

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