diff --git a/scripts/devtools/prepare-release.js b/scripts/devtools/prepare-release.js
index e3a0421225..fc5a7c893b 100755
--- a/scripts/devtools/prepare-release.js
+++ b/scripts/devtools/prepare-release.js
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ async function main() {
 
   await checkNPMPermissions();
 
+  const sha = await getPreviousCommitSha();
+  const [shortCommitLog, formattedCommitLog] = await getCommitLog(sha);
+
+  console.log('');
+  console.log(
+    'This release includes the following commits:',
+    chalk.gray(shortCommitLog)
+  );
+  console.log('');
+
   const releaseType = await getReleaseType();
 
   const path = join(ROOT_PATH, PACKAGE_PATHS[0]);
@@ -41,6 +51,10 @@ async function main() {
       ? `${major}.${minor + 1}.0`
       : `${major}.${minor}.${patch + 1}`;
 
+  updateChangelog(nextVersion, formattedCommitLog);
+
+  await reviewChangelogPrompt();
+
   updatePackageVersions(previousVersion, nextVersion);
   updateManifestVersions(previousVersion, nextVersion);
 
@@ -52,13 +66,6 @@ async function main() {
   );
   console.log('');
 
-  const sha = await getPreviousCommitSha();
-  const commitLog = await getCommitLog(sha);
-
-  updateChangelog(nextVersion, commitLog);
-
-  await reviewChangelogPrompt();
-
   await commitPendingChanges(previousVersion, nextVersion);
 
   printFinalInstructions();
@@ -89,6 +96,7 @@ async function commitPendingChanges(previousVersion, nextVersion) {
 }
 
 async function getCommitLog(sha) {
+  let shortLog = '';
   let formattedLog = '';
 
   const rawLog = await execRead(`
@@ -103,12 +111,14 @@ async function getCommitLog(sha) {
       const pr = match[2];
 
       formattedLog += `\n* ${title} ([USERNAME](https://github.com/USERNAME) in [#${pr}](${PULL_REQUEST_BASE_URL}${pr}))`;
+      shortLog += `\n* ${title}`;
     } else {
       formattedLog += `\n* ${line}`;
+      shortLog += `\n* ${line}`;
     }
   });
 
-  return formattedLog;
+  return [shortLog, formattedLog];
 }
 
 async function getPreviousCommitSha() {