diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 42c34056d9..e76ff309e2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [3.10.8](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/compare/v3.10.7...v3.10.8) (2019-02-01)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **conventional-commits:** Support legacy callback presets ([60647b4](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/commit/60647b4)), closes [#1896](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/issues/1896)
+* **publish:** Skip private package lookup ([#1905](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/issues/1905)) ([f9e18fa](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/commit/f9e18fa))
+* **version:** Fix negated option links in readme ([0908212](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/commit/0908212))
+
+
+
+
+
 ## [3.10.7](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/compare/v3.10.6...v3.10.7) (2019-01-22)
 
 
diff --git a/commands/changed/CHANGELOG.md b/commands/changed/CHANGELOG.md
index fe4df7bd51..9da8dc07c9 100644
--- a/commands/changed/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/commands/changed/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [3.10.8](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/compare/v3.10.7...v3.10.8) (2019-02-01)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @lerna/changed
+
+
+
+
+
 ## [3.10.6](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/compare/v3.10.5...v3.10.6) (2019-01-19)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @lerna/changed
diff --git a/commands/changed/package.json b/commands/changed/package.json
index a4a9ff75c4..faf2aa18cf 100644
--- a/commands/changed/package.json
+++ b/commands/changed/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lerna/changed",
-  "version": "3.10.6",
+  "version": "3.10.8",
   "description": "List local packages that have changed since the last tagged release",
   "keywords": [
     "lerna",
diff --git a/commands/publish/CHANGELOG.md b/commands/publish/CHANGELOG.md
index f8a3bb1112..551de6f979 100644
--- a/commands/publish/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/commands/publish/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [3.10.8](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/compare/v3.10.7...v3.10.8) (2019-02-01)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **publish:** Skip private package lookup ([#1905](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/issues/1905)) ([f9e18fa](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/commit/f9e18fa))
+
+
+
+
+
 ## [3.10.7](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/compare/v3.10.6...v3.10.7) (2019-01-22)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @lerna/publish
diff --git a/commands/publish/README.md b/commands/publish/README.md
index 0e3c33d8d6..7d41aacc18 100644
--- a/commands/publish/README.md
+++ b/commands/publish/README.md
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ lerna publish --canary preminor
 # 1.0.0 => 1.1.0-alpha.0+${SHA}
 ```
 
-When run with this flag, `lerna publish` publishes packages in a more granular way (per commit). Before publishing to npm, it creates the new `version` tag by taking the current `version`, bumping it to the next _minor_ version, adding the provided meta suffix (defaults to `alpha`) and appending the current git sha (ex: `1.0.0` becomes `1.1.0-alpha.81e3b443`).
+When run with this flag, `lerna publish` publishes packages in a more granular way (per commit).
+Before publishing to npm, it creates the new `version` tag by taking the current `version`, bumping it to the next _minor_ version, adding the provided meta suffix (defaults to `alpha`) and appending the current git sha (ex: `1.0.0` becomes `1.1.0-alpha.0+81e3b443`).
+
+If you have publish canary releases from multiple active development branches in CI,
+it is recommended to customize the [`--preid`](#--preid) and [`--dist-tag <tag>`](#--dist-tag-tag) on a per-branch basis to avoid clashing versions.
 
 > The intended use case for this flag is a per commit level release or nightly release.
 
diff --git a/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/public-private/LICENSE b/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/public-private/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de4d3b4095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/public-private/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Copyright (c) 2018 Tester McPerson <test@example.com>
+
+ABC License
diff --git a/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/public-private/lerna.json b/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/public-private/lerna.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1587a66968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/public-private/lerna.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "version": "1.0.0"
+}
diff --git a/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/public-private/package.json b/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/public-private/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9659f8eb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/public-private/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "name": "licenses",
+  "version": "0.0.0-monorepo"
+}
diff --git a/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/public-private/packages/package-1/package.json b/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/public-private/packages/package-1/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8eb2fba205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/public-private/packages/package-1/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "name": "package-1",
+  "version": "1.0.0"
+}
diff --git a/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/public-private/packages/package-2/package.json b/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/public-private/packages/package-2/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f3763b5eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/publish/__tests__/__fixtures__/public-private/packages/package-2/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "package-2",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "private": true
+}
diff --git a/commands/publish/__tests__/get-unpublished-packages.test.js b/commands/publish/__tests__/get-unpublished-packages.test.js
index 29882d6c60..fe15121b17 100644
--- a/commands/publish/__tests__/get-unpublished-packages.test.js
+++ b/commands/publish/__tests__/get-unpublished-packages.test.js
@@ -68,3 +68,23 @@ Array [
 ]
 `);
 });
+
+test("getUnpublishedPackages with private package", async () => {
+  const cwd = await initFixture("public-private");
+  const packages = await getPackages(cwd);
+  const packageGraph = new PackageGraph(packages);
+
+  const opts = new Map();
+  const pkgs = await getUnpublishedPackages(packageGraph, opts);
+
+  expect(pkgs).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+Array [
+  PackageGraphNode {
+    "externalDependencies": Map {},
+    "localDependencies": Map {},
+    "localDependents": Map {},
+    "name": "package-1",
+  },
+]
+`);
+});
diff --git a/commands/publish/lib/get-unpublished-packages.js b/commands/publish/lib/get-unpublished-packages.js
index 4e5cbf2b8d..fe83bd9047 100644
--- a/commands/publish/lib/get-unpublished-packages.js
+++ b/commands/publish/lib/get-unpublished-packages.js
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ function getUnpublishedPackages(packageGraph, opts) {
 
   let chain = Promise.resolve();
 
+  // don't bother attempting to get the packument for private packages
+  const graphNodesToCheck = Array.from(packageGraph.values()).filter(({ pkg }) => !pkg.private);
+
   const mapper = pkg =>
     getPackument(pkg.name, opts).then(
       packument => {
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ function getUnpublishedPackages(packageGraph, opts) {
       }
     );
 
-  chain = chain.then(() => pMap(packageGraph.values(), mapper, { concurrency: 4 }));
+  chain = chain.then(() => pMap(graphNodesToCheck, mapper, { concurrency: 4 }));
 
   return chain.then(results => results.filter(Boolean));
 }
diff --git a/commands/publish/package.json b/commands/publish/package.json
index 8f07821018..5bc48ae011 100644
--- a/commands/publish/package.json
+++ b/commands/publish/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lerna/publish",
-  "version": "3.10.7",
+  "version": "3.10.8",
   "description": "Publish packages in the current project",
   "keywords": [
     "lerna",
diff --git a/commands/version/CHANGELOG.md b/commands/version/CHANGELOG.md
index 172dae1738..83f16e72a3 100644
--- a/commands/version/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/commands/version/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [3.10.8](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/compare/v3.10.7...v3.10.8) (2019-02-01)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **version:** Fix negated option links in readme ([0908212](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/commit/0908212))
+
+
+
+
+
 ## [3.10.6](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/compare/v3.10.5...v3.10.6) (2019-01-19)
 
 
diff --git a/commands/version/README.md b/commands/version/README.md
index 8dfa9b9ab2..c887b5521e 100644
--- a/commands/version/README.md
+++ b/commands/version/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ It is easiest (and recommended) to configure in `lerna.json`, but it is possible
 ```json
 {
   "command": {
-    "publish": {
+    "version": {
       "allowBranch": "master"
     }
   }
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ It is considered a best-practice to limit `lerna version` to the primary branch
 ```json
 {
   "command": {
-    "publish": {
+    "version": {
       "allowBranch": ["master", "feature/*"]
     }
   }
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ This can be configured in lerna.json, as well:
 ```json
 {
   "command": {
-    "publish": {
+    "version": {
       "message": "chore(release): publish %s"
     }
   }
@@ -301,6 +301,29 @@ Pass an explicit version number to the [`bump`](#bump) positional instead.
 
 ### `--skip-git`
 
-Use [`--no-git-tag-version`](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/tree/master/commands/version#--git-tag-version) and [`--no-push`](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/tree/master/commands/version#--push) instead.
+Use [`--no-git-tag-version`](#--no-git-tag-version) and [`--no-push`](#--no-push) instead.
 
 > NOTE: This option **does not** restrict _all_ git commands from being executed. `git` is still required by `lerna version`.
+
+## Tips
+
+### Generating Initial Changelogs
+
+If you start using the [`--conventional-commits`](#--conventional-commits) option _after_ the monorepo has been active for awhile, you can still generate changelogs for previous releases using [`conventional-changelog-cli`](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-cli#readme) and [`lerna exec`](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/tree/master/commands/exec#readme):
+
+```bash
+# Lerna does not actually use conventional-changelog-cli, so you need to install it temporarily
+npm i -D conventional-changelog-cli
+# Documentation: `npx conventional-changelog --help`
+
+# fixed versioning (default)
+# run in root, then leaves
+npx conventional-changelog --preset angular --release-count 0 --outfile ./CHANGELOG.md --verbose
+npx lerna exec --concurrency 1 --stream -- 'conventional-changelog --preset angular --release-count 0 --commit-path $PWD --pkg $PWD/package.json --outfile $PWD/CHANGELOG.md --verbose'
+
+# independent versioning
+# (no root changelog)
+npx lerna exec --concurrency 1 --stream -- 'conventional-changelog --preset angular --release-count 0 --commit-path $PWD --pkg $PWD/package.json --outfile $PWD/CHANGELOG.md --verbose --lerna-package $LERNA_PACKAGE_NAME'
+```
+
+If you use a custom [`--changelog-preset`](#--changelog-preset), you should change `--preset` value accordingly in the example above.
diff --git a/commands/version/package.json b/commands/version/package.json
index 292f154413..a7d7d319e0 100644
--- a/commands/version/package.json
+++ b/commands/version/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lerna/version",
-  "version": "3.10.6",
+  "version": "3.10.8",
   "description": "Bump version of packages changed since the last release",
   "keywords": [
     "lerna",
diff --git a/core/conventional-commits/CHANGELOG.md b/core/conventional-commits/CHANGELOG.md
index 65f9696ecf..fca0be086b 100644
--- a/core/conventional-commits/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/conventional-commits/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [3.10.8](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/compare/v3.10.7...v3.10.8) (2019-02-01)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **conventional-commits:** Support legacy callback presets ([60647b4](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/commit/60647b4)), closes [#1896](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/issues/1896)
+
+
+
+
+
 # [3.10.0](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/compare/v3.9.1...v3.10.0) (2019-01-08)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @lerna/conventional-commits
diff --git a/core/conventional-commits/__tests__/__fixtures__/fixed/scripts/legacy-callback-preset.js b/core/conventional-commits/__tests__/__fixtures__/fixed/scripts/legacy-callback-preset.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5854ac909
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/conventional-commits/__tests__/__fixtures__/fixed/scripts/legacy-callback-preset.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+"use strict";
+
+// https://git.io/vx5iq (conventional-changelog-angular/conventional-recommended-bump.js, etc)
+const parserOpts = require("./parser-opts");
+const writerOpts = require("./writer-opts");
+const whatBump = require("./what-bump");
+
+// https://git.io/fhyKK
+module.exports = presetOpts;
+
+function presetOpts(cb) {
+  process.nextTick(cb, null, {
+    parserOpts,
+    writerOpts,
+    whatBump,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/core/conventional-commits/__tests__/conventional-commits.test.js b/core/conventional-commits/__tests__/conventional-commits.test.js
index 497c705783..4ec70bbbfe 100644
--- a/core/conventional-commits/__tests__/conventional-commits.test.js
+++ b/core/conventional-commits/__tests__/conventional-commits.test.js
@@ -331,6 +331,28 @@ describe("conventional-commits", () => {
       expect(leafChangelogContent).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
+    it("supports legacy callback presets", async () => {
+      const cwd = await initFixture("fixed");
+
+      await gitTag(cwd, "v1.0.0");
+
+      const [, pkg2] = await getPackages(cwd);
+
+      // make a change in package-2
+      await pkg2.set("changed", 1).serialize();
+      await gitAdd(cwd, pkg2.manifestLocation);
+      await gitCommit(cwd, "fix(pkg2): A commit using a legacy callback preset");
+
+      // update version
+      await pkg2.set("version", "1.0.1").serialize();
+
+      const leafChangelogContent = await updateChangelog(pkg2, "fixed", {
+        changelogPreset: "./scripts/legacy-callback-preset",
+      }).then(getFileContent);
+
+      expect(leafChangelogContent).toContain("fix(pkg2): A commit using a legacy callback preset");
+    });
+
     it("updates independent changelogs", async () => {
       const cwd = await initFixture("independent");
 
diff --git a/core/conventional-commits/lib/get-changelog-config.js b/core/conventional-commits/lib/get-changelog-config.js
index 924d069038..f4d5f57b75 100644
--- a/core/conventional-commits/lib/get-changelog-config.js
+++ b/core/conventional-commits/lib/get-changelog-config.js
@@ -2,12 +2,29 @@
 
 const log = require("libnpm/log");
 const npa = require("libnpm/parse-arg");
+const pify = require("pify");
 const ValidationError = require("@lerna/validation-error");
 
 module.exports = getChangelogConfig;
 
 const cfgCache = new Map();
 
+function isFunction(config) {
+  return Object.prototype.toString.call(config) === "[object Function]";
+}
+
+function resolveConfigPromise(presetPackageName) {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line global-require, import/no-dynamic-require
+  let config = require(presetPackageName);
+
+  // legacy presets export an errback function instead of Q.all()
+  if (isFunction(config)) {
+    config = pify(config)();
+  }
+
+  return config;
+}
+
 function getChangelogConfig(changelogPreset = "conventional-changelog-angular", rootPath) {
   let config = cfgCache.get(changelogPreset);
 
@@ -33,8 +50,7 @@ function getChangelogConfig(changelogPreset = "conventional-changelog-angular",
 
     // Maybe it doesn't need an implicit 'conventional-changelog-' prefix?
     try {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line global-require, import/no-dynamic-require
-      config = require(presetPackageName);
+      config = resolveConfigPromise(presetPackageName);
 
       cfgCache.set(changelogPreset, config);
 
@@ -62,8 +78,7 @@ function getChangelogConfig(changelogPreset = "conventional-changelog-angular",
     }
 
     try {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line global-require, import/no-dynamic-require
-      config = require(presetPackageName);
+      config = resolveConfigPromise(presetPackageName);
 
       cfgCache.set(changelogPreset, config);
     } catch (err) {
diff --git a/core/conventional-commits/package.json b/core/conventional-commits/package.json
index 06d7e2ff87..6ad1b0637c 100644
--- a/core/conventional-commits/package.json
+++ b/core/conventional-commits/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lerna/conventional-commits",
-  "version": "3.10.0",
+  "version": "3.10.8",
   "description": "Lerna's internal interface to conventional-changelog and friends",
   "keywords": [
     "lerna",
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     "fs-extra": "^7.0.0",
     "get-stream": "^4.0.0",
     "libnpm": "^2.0.1",
+    "pify": "^3.0.0",
     "semver": "^5.5.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/lerna/CHANGELOG.md b/core/lerna/CHANGELOG.md
index 629bcf8323..9d9bac8430 100644
--- a/core/lerna/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/lerna/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [3.10.8](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/compare/v3.10.7...v3.10.8) (2019-02-01)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package lerna
+
+
+
+
+
 ## [3.10.7](https://github.com/lerna/lerna/compare/v3.10.6...v3.10.7) (2019-01-22)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package lerna
diff --git a/core/lerna/package.json b/core/lerna/package.json
index a73dc8d4ae..44a1aa66e6 100644
--- a/core/lerna/package.json
+++ b/core/lerna/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lerna",
-  "version": "3.10.7",
+  "version": "3.10.8",
   "description": "A tool for managing JavaScript projects with multiple packages.",
   "keywords": [
     "lerna",
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 839ec7eea4..384732ff8a 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
     "**/__tests__/**",
     "**/*.md"
   ],
-  "version": "3.10.7"
+  "version": "3.10.8"
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1b580d1026..4ecf66745b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@
         "fs-extra": "^7.0.0",
         "get-stream": "^4.0.0",
         "libnpm": "^2.0.1",
+        "pify": "^3.0.0",
         "semver": "^5.5.0"
       }
     },