diff --git a/tools/get-change-log-for-release.js b/tools/get-change-log-for-release.js
index bf941b9395e..5462299e20e 100644
--- a/tools/get-change-log-for-release.js
+++ b/tools/get-change-log-for-release.js
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ const main = async () => {
     validateCommandLineArguments(params);
 
     const gitLogs = await getGitLogs(params.from, params.to);
-
-    const outputContent = generateOutputContent(gitLogs, params.to);
-
+    const outputContent =
+        params.kind === 'csv'
+            ? generateCSVContent(gitLogs, params.to)
+            : generateTextContent(gitLogs);
     ensureOutputFileExist(params.output);
 
     fs.writeFileSync(params.output, outputContent);
@@ -62,14 +63,45 @@ const makePrLink = pr => {
         return pr;
     }
 
-    return `=HYPERLINK("https://github.com/microsoft/accessibility-insights-web/pull/${pr}", "#${pr}")`;
+    return `=HYPERLINK("${makePrURL(pr)}", "#${pr}")`;
+};
+
+const makePrURL = pr => {
+    return `https://github.com/microsoft/accessibility-insights-web/pull/${pr}`;
 };
 
 const makeCommitLink = commit => {
-    return `=HYPERLINK("https://github.com/microsoft/accessibility-insights-web/commit/${commit}", "${commit}")`;
+    return `=HYPERLINK("${makeCommitURL(commit)}", "${commit}")`;
+};
+
+const makeCommitURL = commit => {
+    return `https://github.com/microsoft/accessibility-insights-web/commit/${commit}`;
 };
 
-const generateOutputContent = (gitLogs, version) => {
+const generateTextContent = gitLogs => {
+    let outputText = '';
+    gitLogs.all
+        .map(log => {
+            return {
+                dev: log.author_name,
+                pr: makePrURL(extractPrNumber(log.message)),
+                change: log.message,
+                group: getCommitType(log.message),
+            };
+        })
+        .filter(log => {
+            return (
+                !['chore(deps-dev)'].includes(log.group) && !['dependabot[bot]'].includes(log.dev)
+            );
+        })
+        .sort((a, b) => a.group - b.group)
+        .forEach(log => {
+            outputText += `[tester]\n\tdev: ${log.dev}\n\tpr: ${log.pr}\n\tgroup: ${log.group}\n\tchange: ${log.change}\n`;
+        });
+    return outputText;
+};
+
+const generateCSVContent = (gitLogs, version) => {
     const csvLogs = gitLogs.all
         .map(log => {
             return {
@@ -107,6 +139,11 @@ const parseCommandLineArguments = () => {
             '-o, --output <output_path>',
             'Path to the output file. Default: change-log.<from>-<to>.csv',
         )
+        .option(
+            '-k, --kind <csv or txt>',
+            'Type of desired output, csv or txt. Default: csv',
+            'csv',
+        )
         .parse(process.argv);
 
     return program.opts();
@@ -114,7 +151,6 @@ const parseCommandLineArguments = () => {
 
 const validateCommandLineArguments = program => {
     const errors = [];
-
     if (!program.from) {
         errors.push('Missing param: from');
     }
@@ -123,8 +159,12 @@ const validateCommandLineArguments = program => {
         errors.push('Missing param: to');
     }
 
+    if (!program.kind) {
+        program.kind = 'csv';
+    }
+
     if (!program.output) {
-        program.output = `change-log.${program.from}-${program.to}.csv`;
+        program.output = `change-log.${program.from}-${program.to}.${program.kind}`;
     }
 
     if (errors.length !== 0) {