Where can I find information what changed between package release updates?
Should it be at Packages · GitLab and one has to look at the commits?
But it seems not all is listed there, e.g. the difference between gzip 1.14-1 <> 1.14-2
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Packages in Manjaro Linux repo is for the vast majority build by Arch Linux.
List the package info from a given package - e.g. gzip
$ pamac info gzip | grep -e 'Packager' -e 'Version' -e 'Build Date' -e 'URL'
Version : 1.14-2
URL : https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/
Packager : Christian Hesse <eworm@archlinux.org>
Build Date : lør 26 apr 2025 23:58:54 CEST
Depending on the information extracted you look up the changes.
//EDIT:
The digit following the dash is the pkgrel and is caused by a repackage and it can be caused by e.g. a misplaced file or wrong permissions on a file or folder included in the package.
With Manjaro you can observe a -1.1 pkgrel which is used to signify a Manjaro repo overlay package.
Such package is used to mitigate certain issues discovered with upstream packages and thus hold back the upstream package for a while.
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If a package comes from Arch Linux, you can search in Arch Linux GitLab for more information.
For gzip this would be:
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Thanks for both answers.
So it depends, if a package comes directly from Arch or has an overlay from Manjaro.
And there are packages which are only available in the Manjaro repos, e.g. Onlyoffice it seems.