diff --git a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/git/GitCommands.java b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/git/GitCommands.java
index 82cf7cd..fda32d1 100644
--- a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/git/GitCommands.java
+++ b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/git/GitCommands.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.release.issues.Tickets;
 import org.springframework.data.release.model.ArtifactVersion;
 import org.springframework.data.release.model.ModuleIteration;
 import org.springframework.data.release.model.Project;
+import org.springframework.data.release.model.Projects;
 import org.springframework.data.release.model.ReleaseTrains;
 import org.springframework.data.release.model.Train;
 import org.springframework.data.release.model.TrainIteration;
@@ -89,24 +90,25 @@ class GitCommands extends TimedCommand {
 	}
 
 	@CliCommand("git changelog")
-	public String changelog(@CliOption(key = "", mandatory = true) TrainIteration iteration) throws Exception {
+	public String changelog(@CliOption(key = "", mandatory = true) TrainIteration iteration,
+			@CliOption(key = "module") String moduleName) {
 
 		TrainIteration previousIteration = git.getPreviousIteration(iteration);
 
-		return ExecutionUtils.runAndReturn(executor, iteration, module -> {
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(moduleName)) {
 
+			ModuleIteration module = iteration.getModule(Projects.requiredByName(moduleName));
 			List<TicketReference> ticketRefs = git.getTicketReferencesBetween(module.getProject(), previousIteration,
 					iteration);
 
-			return Changelog.of(module, toTickets(module, ticketRefs));
+			Changelog changelog = Changelog.of(module, toTickets(module, ticketRefs));
+			return String.format("%s %s%n%s", module.getModule().getProject().getFullName(), ArtifactVersion.of(module),
+					changelog.toString(false, " "));
+		}
 
-		}).stream() //
-				.map(changelog -> {
-
-					ModuleIteration module = changelog.getModule();
-					return String.format("%s %s%n%s", module.getModule().getProject().getFullName(), ArtifactVersion.of(module),
-							changelog.toString(false, " "));
-				}) //
+		return ExecutionUtils
+				.runAndReturn(executor, iteration, module -> changelog(iteration, module.getModule().getProject().getName())) //
+				.stream() //
 				.collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
 	}
 
diff --git a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/issues/IssueTrackerCommands.java b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/issues/IssueTrackerCommands.java
index a81cd8a..012c5c6 100644
--- a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/issues/IssueTrackerCommands.java
+++ b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/issues/IssueTrackerCommands.java
@@ -138,22 +138,29 @@ class IssueTrackerCommands extends TimedCommand {
 
 	@CliCommand("tracker open-tickets")
 	public String openTickets(@CliOption(key = "", mandatory = true) TrainIteration iteration, //
-			@CliOption(key = "module") String moduleName) {
+			@CliOption(key = "module") String moduleName,
+			@CliOption(key = "filter-release-tickets") Boolean filterReleaseTickets) {
 
 		if (StringUtils.hasText(moduleName)) {
 
 			Project project = Projects.requiredByName(moduleName);
 
 			ModuleIteration module = iteration.getModule(project);
-			String tickets = getTrackerFor(module).getTicketsFor(module).stream().filter(it -> !it.isResolved())
-					.collect(Tickets.toTicketsCollector()).toString(false);
 
-			return String.format("%s - %s%n%s%n", project.getFullName(), module.getFullVersionString(), tickets);
+			return getTrackerFor(module).getTicketsFor(module) //
+					.stream() //
+					.filter(it -> !it.isResolved()
+							&& ((filterReleaseTickets == null || !filterReleaseTickets) || !it.isReleaseTicket())) //
+					.collect(Tickets.toTicketsCollector()) //
+					.toString(false);
 		}
 
 		return ExecutionUtils.runAndReturn(executor, iteration,
-				moduleIteration -> openTickets(iteration, moduleIteration.getModule().getProject().getName())).//
-				stream().collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
+				moduleIteration -> openTickets(iteration, moduleIteration.getModule().getProject().getName(),
+						filterReleaseTickets))
+				.stream() //
+				.filter(StringUtils::hasText) //
+				.collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
 	}
 
 	@CliCommand("tracker close")