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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# bash strict mode
+set -euo pipefail
+IFS=$'\n\t'
+
+display_usage() {
+	echo "Generate release notes for a release:"
+	echo -e "\nUsage:\n generate_release_notes.sh [previous_tag] [new_tag] \n"
+}
+
+# check whether user had supplied -h or --help . If yes display usage
+if [[ ( $# == "--help") ||  $# == "-h" ]]
+then
+	display_usage
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+# if less than two arguments supplied, display usage
+if [  $# -le 1 ] || [ $# -gt 2 ]
+then
+  echo -e "Incorrect number of arguments, expected 2 \n"
+	display_usage
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+PREVIOUS_TAG=$1
+NEW_TAG=$2
+
+# Verify that the tags are valid
+if ! git rev-parse "${PREVIOUS_TAG}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "Tag $PREVIOUS_TAG does not exist"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! git rev-parse "${NEW_TAG}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "Tag $NEW_TAG does not exist"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+
+#######################################
+# Get the reference to upstream commits between the two tags
+# Globals:
+#   PREVIOUS_TAG
+#   NEW_TAG
+# Arguments:
+#   None
+# Outputs:
+#   A string with the format "upstream_commit1...upstream_commit2" that can be used as a reference to the upstream commits between the two tags
+#######################################
+function get_upstream_diff() {
+  local first_datadog_commit_name="Add options to control reporter interval / sampling frequency"
+
+  local previous_first_datadog_commit
+  previous_first_datadog_commit=$(git log "${PREVIOUS_TAG}" --grep="${first_datadog_commit_name}" --pretty=format:"%H" | tail -n 1)
+
+  local new_first_datadog_commit
+  new_first_datadog_commit=$(git log "${NEW_TAG}" --grep="${first_datadog_commit_name}" --pretty=format:"%H" | tail -n 1)
+
+  local previous_upstream
+  previous_upstream=$(git show -s --pretty=%P "${previous_first_datadog_commit}")
+
+  local new_upstream
+  new_upstream=$(git show -s --pretty=%P "${new_first_datadog_commit}")
+
+  echo "$previous_upstream...$new_upstream"
+}
+
+#######################################
+# Get the reference to datadog commits between the two tags
+# Globals:
+#   PREVIOUS_TAG
+#   NEW_TAG
+# Arguments:
+#   None
+# Outputs:
+#   A string with the format "commit1...commit2" that can be used as a reference to the upstream commits between the two tags
+#######################################
+function get_datadog_diff() {
+  local previous_tag_last_commit
+  previous_tag_last_commit=$(git rev-list -n 1 "${PREVIOUS_TAG}")
+
+  local previous_tag_last_commit_name
+  previous_tag_last_commit_name=$(git log -1 "${previous_tag_last_commit}" --pretty=%B | head -n+1)
+
+  local new_tag_first_commit
+  new_tag_first_commit=$(git log "${NEW_TAG}" --grep="${previous_tag_last_commit_name}" --pretty=format:"%H" | tail -n 1)
+
+  local new_tag_commit
+  new_tag_commit=$(git rev-list -n 1 "${NEW_TAG}")
+
+  echo "${new_tag_first_commit}...${new_tag_commit}"
+}
+
+#######################################
+# Print the release notes for the release
+# Globals:
+#   PREVIOUS_TAG
+#   NEW_TAG
+# Arguments:
+#   None
+# Outputs:
+#   The release notes for the release
+#######################################
+function generate_release_notes() {
+  local upstream_diff
+  upstream_diff=$(get_upstream_diff)
+
+  local datadog_diff
+  datadog_diff=$(get_datadog_diff)
+
+  echo "# Major updates"
+  echo -e "\n"
+  echo "* Updated upstream for otel-profiling-agent ${upstream_diff}"
+  echo "* <...> fill in the major updates here <...>"
+  echo -e "\n"
+
+  echo "# Full changelog"
+  echo "<details>"
+  echo "<summary>Expand to see the full changelog</summary>"
+  echo -e "\n"
+  echo "### Upstream changes:"
+  # get rid of PR number and just show the commit hash and message
+  git log --pretty=format:"* %h %s" "${upstream_diff}" | cat | sed -E 's/\(#[0-9]+\)//g'
+  echo -e "\n"
+  echo "**Upstream Changelog**: [link](https://github.com/DataDog/otel-profiling-agent/compare/${upstream_diff})"
+  echo -e "\n"
+  echo "### Datadog changes:"
+  git log --pretty=format:"* %h %s" "${datadog_diff}" | cat
+  echo -e "\n"
+  echo "**Datadog Changelog**: [link](https://github.com/DataDog/otel-profiling-agent/compare/${datadog_diff})"
+  echo "</details>"
+}
+
+generate_release_notes