diff --git a/etc/snippets/yas/log-edit-mode/guix-vc-commit-message-add-package b/etc/snippets/yas/log-edit-mode/guix-vc-commit-message-add-package
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+++ b/etc/snippets/yas/log-edit-mode/guix-vc-commit-message-add-package
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# -*- mode: snippet -*-
+# name: guix-vc-commit-message-add-package
+# key: add
+# --
+gnu: Add ${1:`(when (string-match "\\+(define-public \\(\\S-+\\)" vc-patch-string)
+                (match-string-no-properties 1 vc-patch-string))`}.
+
+* `(car (log-edit-files))` ($1): New variable.
+`(mapconcat (lambda (file) (concat "* " file)) (cdr (log-edit-files)) "\n")`
diff --git a/etc/snippets/yas/log-edit-mode/guix-vc-commit-message-remove-package b/etc/snippets/yas/log-edit-mode/guix-vc-commit-message-remove-package
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+++ b/etc/snippets/yas/log-edit-mode/guix-vc-commit-message-remove-package
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# -*- mode: snippet -*-
+# name: guix-vc-commit-message-remove-package
+# key: remove
+# --
+gnu: Remove ${1:`(when (string-match "\\-(define-public \\(\\S-+\\)" vc-patch-string)
+                   (match-string-no-properties 1 vc-patch-string))`}.
+
+* `(car (log-edit-files))` ($1): Delete variable.
+`(mapconcat (lambda (file) (concat "* " file)) (cdr (log-edit-files)) "\n")`
diff --git a/etc/snippets/yas/log-edit-mode/guix-vc-commit-message-rename-package b/etc/snippets/yas/log-edit-mode/guix-vc-commit-message-rename-package
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89c85f8016
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+++ b/etc/snippets/yas/log-edit-mode/guix-vc-commit-message-rename-package
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# -*- mode: snippet -*-
+# name: guix-vc-commit-message-rename-package
+# key: rename
+# --
+gnu: ${1:`(when (string-match "\\-(define-public \\(\\S-+\\)" vc-patch-string)
+            (match-string-no-properties 1 vc-patch-string))
+            `}: Rename package to ${2:`
+            (when (string-match "\\+(define-public \\(\\S-+\\)" vc-patch-string)
+            (match-string-no-properties 1 vc-patch-string))`}.
+
+* `(car (log-edit-files))` ($1): Define in terms of
+'deprecated-package'.
+($2): New variable, formerly known as "$1".
+`(mapconcat (lambda (file) (concat "* " file)) (cdr (log-edit-files)) "\n")`
diff --git a/etc/snippets/yas/log-edit-mode/guix-vc-commit-message-update-package b/etc/snippets/yas/log-edit-mode/guix-vc-commit-message-update-package
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5e41709f5
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+++ b/etc/snippets/yas/log-edit-mode/guix-vc-commit-message-update-package
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# -*- mode: snippet -*-
+# name: guix-vc-commit-message-update-package
+# key: update                                  
+# --
+
+gnu: ${1:`(when (string-match "^[ ]*(define-public \\(\\S-+\\)" vc-patch-string)
+            (match-string-no-properties 1 vc-patch-string))`}: Update to ${2:`
+          (when (string-match "^\\+[ ]*(version \"\\(.*\\)\"" vc-patch-string)
+            (match-string-no-properties 1 vc-patch-string))`}.
+
+* `(car (log-edit-files))` ($1): Update to $2.$0
+`(mapconcat (lambda (file) (concat "* " file)) (cdr (log-edit-files)) "\n")`
diff --git a/etc/snippets/yas/log-edit-mode/guix-vc-commit-message-use-https-home-page b/etc/snippets/yas/log-edit-mode/guix-vc-commit-message-use-https-home-page
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0f170b015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/snippets/yas/log-edit-mode/guix-vc-commit-message-use-https-home-page
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# -*- mode: snippet -*-
+# name: guix-vc-commit-message-use-https-home-page
+# key: https
+# --
+gnu: ${1:`(when (string-match "^[ ]*(define-public \\(\\S-+\\)" vc-patch-string)
+            (match-string-no-properties 1 vc-patch-string))`}: Use HTTPS home page URI.
+
+* `(car (log-edit-files))` ($1)[home-page]: Use HTTPS URI.
+`(mapconcat (lambda (file) (concat "* " file)) (cdr (log-edit-files)) "\n")`