diff --git a/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/package-lock.json b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/package-lock.json
index c9328998a4e..2ebc2e8901f 100644
--- a/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/package-lock.json
+++ b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@azure-tools/js-sdk-release-tools",
-  "version": "2.7.9",
+  "version": "2.7.10",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@azure-tools/js-sdk-release-tools",
-      "version": "2.7.9",
+      "version": "2.7.10",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@azure-tools/openapi-tools-common": "^1.2.2",
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@
         "rlc-code-gen": "dist/rlcCodegenCli.js"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "^20.12.12",
+        "@types/shelljs": "^0.8.15",
+        "nodemon": "^3.1.0",
         "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+        "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
         "typescript": "^3.9.7"
       }
     },
@@ -148,6 +152,43 @@
         "tslib": "^1.9.3"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@cspotcode/source-map-support": {
+      "version": "0.8.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@cspotcode/source-map-support/-/source-map-support-0.8.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IchNf6dN4tHoMFIn/7OE8LWZ19Y6q/67Bmf6vnGREv8RSbBVb9LPJxEcnwrcwX6ixSvaiGoomAUvu4YSxXrVgw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@jridgewell/trace-mapping": "0.3.9"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@jridgewell/resolve-uri": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jridgewell/resolve-uri/-/resolve-uri-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-bRISgCIjP20/tbWSPWMEi54QVPRZExkuD9lJL+UIxUKtwVJA8wW1Trb1jMs1RFXo1CBTNZ/5hpC9QvmKWdopKw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec": {
+      "version": "1.4.15",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec/-/sourcemap-codec-1.4.15.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eF2rxCRulEKXHTRiDrDy6erMYWqNw4LPdQ8UQA4huuxaQsVeRPFl2oM8oDGxMFhJUWZf9McpLtJasDDZb/Bpeg==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "node_modules/@jridgewell/trace-mapping": {
+      "version": "0.3.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jridgewell/trace-mapping/-/trace-mapping-0.3.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3Belt6tdc8bPgAtbcmdtNJlirVoTmEb5e2gC94PnkwEW9jI6CAHUeoG85tjWP5WquqfavoMtMwiG4P926ZKKuQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@jridgewell/resolve-uri": "^3.0.3",
+        "@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec": "^1.4.10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@kwsites/file-exists": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@kwsites/file-exists/-/file-exists-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -580,6 +621,30 @@
         "path-browserify": "^1.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@tsconfig/node10": {
+      "version": "1.0.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tsconfig/node10/-/node10-1.0.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DcRjDCujK/kCk/cUe8Xz8ZSpm8mS3mNNpta+jGCA6USEDfktlNvm1+IuZ9eTcDbNk41BHwpHHeW+N1lKCz4zOw==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "node_modules/@tsconfig/node12": {
+      "version": "1.0.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tsconfig/node12/-/node12-1.0.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cqefuRsh12pWyGsIoBKJA9luFu3mRxCA+ORZvA4ktLSzIuCUtWVxGIuXigEwO5/ywWFMZ2QEGKWvkZG1zDMTag==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "node_modules/@tsconfig/node14": {
+      "version": "1.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tsconfig/node14/-/node14-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ysT8mhdixWK6Hw3i1V2AeRqZ5WfXg1G43mqoYlM2nc6388Fq5jcXyr5mRsqViLx/GJYdoL0bfXD8nmF+Zn/Iow==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "node_modules/@tsconfig/node16": {
+      "version": "1.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tsconfig/node16/-/node16-1.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vxhUy4J8lyeyinH7Azl1pdd43GJhZH/tP2weN8TntQblOY+A0XbT8DJk1/oCPuOOyg/Ja757rG0CgHcWC8OfMA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/archiver": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/archiver/-/archiver-3.1.1.tgz",
@@ -621,9 +686,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-K0VQKziLUWkVKiRVrx4a40iPaxTUefQmjtkQofBkYRcoaaL/8rhwDWww9qWbrgicNOgnpIsMxyNIUM4+n6dUIA=="
     },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
-      "version": "18.8.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-18.8.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Bq7G3AErwe5A/Zki5fdD3O6+0zDChhg671NfPjtIcbtzDNZTv4NPKMRFr7gtYPG7y+B8uTiNK4Ngd9T0FTar6Q=="
+      "version": "20.12.12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.12.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eWLDGF/FOSPtAvEqeRAQ4C8LSA7M1I7i0ky1I8U7kD1J5ITyW3AsRhQrKVoWf5pFKZ2kILsEGJhsI9r93PYnOw==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "undici-types": "~5.26.4"
+      }
     },
     "node_modules/@types/node-fetch": {
       "version": "2.6.2",
@@ -639,6 +707,26 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/retry/-/retry-0.12.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-XISRgDJ2Tc5q4TRqvgJtzsRkFYNJzZrhTdtMoGVBttwzzQJkPnS3WWTFc7kuDRoPtPakl+T+OfdEUjYJj7Jbow=="
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/shelljs": {
+      "version": "0.8.15",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.8.15.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vzmnCHl6hViPu9GNLQJ+DZFd6BQI2DBTUeOvYHqkWQLMfKAAQYMb/xAmZkTogZI/vqXHCWkqDRymDI5p0QTi5Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/glob": "~7.2.0",
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@types/shelljs/node_modules/@types/glob": {
+      "version": "7.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/glob/-/glob-7.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZUxbzKl0IfJILTS6t7ip5fQQM/J3TJYubDm3nMbgubNNYS62eXeUpoLUC8/7fJNiFYHTrGPQn7hspDUzIHX3UA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/minimatch": "*",
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/abort-controller": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/abort-controller/-/abort-controller-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -650,6 +738,27 @@
         "node": ">=6.5"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/acorn": {
+      "version": "8.11.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-8.11.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Y9rRfJG5jcKOE0CLisYbojUjIrIEE7AGMzA/Sm4BslANhbS+cDMpgBdcPT91oJ7OuJ9hYJBx59RjbhxVnrF8Xg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "bin": {
+        "acorn": "bin/acorn"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.4.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/acorn-walk": {
+      "version": "8.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn-walk/-/acorn-walk-8.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cjkyv4OtNCIeqhHrfS81QWXoCBPExR/J62oyEqepVw8WaQeSqpW2uhuLPh1m9eWhDuOo/jUXVTlifvesOWp/4A==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.4.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ansi-regex": {
       "version": "4.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-regex/-/ansi-regex-4.1.1.tgz",
@@ -669,6 +778,19 @@
         "node": ">=4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/anymatch": {
+      "version": "3.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/anymatch/-/anymatch-3.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KMReFUr0B4t+D+OBkjR3KYqvocp2XaSzO55UcB6mgQMd3KbcE+mWTyvVV7D/zsdEbNnV6acZUutkiHQXvTr1Rw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "normalize-path": "^3.0.0",
+        "picomatch": "^2.0.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/archiver": {
       "version": "4.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/archiver/-/archiver-4.0.2.tgz",
@@ -720,6 +842,12 @@
         "util-deprecate": "~1.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/arg": {
+      "version": "4.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/arg/-/arg-4.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-58S9QDqG0Xx27YwPSt9fJxivjYl432YCwfDMfZ+71RAqUrZef7LrKQZ3LHLOwCS4FLNBplP533Zx895SeOCHvA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/argparse": {
       "version": "1.0.10",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/argparse/-/argparse-1.0.10.tgz",
@@ -798,6 +926,18 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/before-after-hook/-/before-after-hook-2.2.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-NzUnlZexiaH/46WDhANlyR2bXRopNg4F/zuSA3OpZnllCUgRaOF2znDioDWrmbNVsuZk6l9pMquQB38cfBZwkQ=="
     },
+    "node_modules/binary-extensions": {
+      "version": "2.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/binary-extensions/-/binary-extensions-2.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ceh+7ox5qe7LJuLHoY0feh3pHuUDHAcRUeyL2VYghZwfpkNIy/+8Ocg0a3UuSoYzavmylwuLWQOf3hl0jjMMIw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/bl": {
       "version": "4.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bl/-/bl-4.1.0.tgz",
@@ -872,6 +1012,30 @@
         "node": ">=6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/chokidar": {
+      "version": "3.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chokidar/-/chokidar-3.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7VT13fmjotKpGipCW9JEQAusEPE+Ei8nl6/g4FBAmIm0GOOLMua9NDDo/DWp0ZAxCr3cPq5ZpBqmPAQgDda2Pw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "anymatch": "~3.1.2",
+        "braces": "~3.0.2",
+        "glob-parent": "~5.1.2",
+        "is-binary-path": "~2.1.0",
+        "is-glob": "~4.0.1",
+        "normalize-path": "~3.0.0",
+        "readdirp": "~3.6.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 8.10.0"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://paulmillr.com/funding/"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "fsevents": "~2.3.2"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/clean-git-ref": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/clean-git-ref/-/clean-git-ref-2.0.1.tgz",
@@ -1039,6 +1203,12 @@
         "node": ">= 6.9.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/create-require": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/create-require/-/create-require-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dcKFX3jn0MpIaXjisoRvexIJVEKzaq7z2rZKxf+MSr9TkdmHmsU4m2lcLojrj/FHl8mk5VxMmYA+ftRkP/3oKQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/cross-spawn": {
       "version": "6.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-6.0.5.tgz",
@@ -1113,6 +1283,15 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deprecation/-/deprecation-2.3.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-xmHIy4F3scKVwMsQ4WnVaS8bHOx0DmVwRywosKhaILI0ywMDWPtBSku2HNxRvF7jtwDRsoEwYQSfbxj8b7RlJQ=="
     },
+    "node_modules/diff": {
+      "version": "4.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/diff/-/diff-4.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-58lmxKSA4BNyLz+HHMUzlOEpg09FV+ev6ZMe3vJihgdxzgcwZ8VoEEPmALCZG9LmqfVoNMMKpttIYTVG6uDY7A==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.3.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/diff3": {
       "version": "0.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/diff3/-/diff3-0.0.3.tgz",
@@ -1280,6 +1459,20 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs.realpath/-/fs.realpath-1.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-OO0pH2lK6a0hZnAdau5ItzHPI6pUlvI7jMVnxUQRtw4owF2wk8lOSabtGDCTP4Ggrg2MbGnWO9X8K1t4+fGMDw=="
     },
+    "node_modules/fsevents": {
+      "version": "2.3.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5xoDfX+fL7faATnagmWPpbFtwh/R77WmMMqqHGS65C3vvB0YHrgF+B1YmZ3441tMj5n63k0212XNoJwzlhffQw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "darwin"
+      ],
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/function-bind": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -1350,6 +1543,15 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/has-flag": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-flag/-/has-flag-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sKJf1+ceQBr4SMkvQnBDNDtf4TXpVhVGateu0t918bl30FnbE2m4vNLX+VWe/dpjlb+HugGYzW7uQXH98HPEYw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/has-own-prop": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-own-prop/-/has-own-prop-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -1385,6 +1587,12 @@
         "node": ">= 4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/ignore-by-default": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ignore-by-default/-/ignore-by-default-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ius2VYcGNk7T90CppJqcIkS5ooHUZyIQK+ClZfMfMNFEF9VSE73Fq+906u/CWu92x4gzZMWOwfFYckPObzdEbA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/inflight": {
       "version": "1.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inflight/-/inflight-1.0.6.tgz",
@@ -1415,6 +1623,18 @@
         "node": ">=4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/is-binary-path": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-binary-path/-/is-binary-path-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZMERYes6pDydyuGidse7OsHxtbI7WVeUEozgR/g7rd0xUimYNlvZRE/K2MgZTjWy725IfelLeVcEM97mmtRGXw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "binary-extensions": "^2.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/is-core-module": {
       "version": "2.10.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-core-module/-/is-core-module-2.10.0.tgz",
@@ -1619,17 +1839,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.uniq/-/lodash.uniq-4.5.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-xfBaXQd9ryd9dlSDvnvI0lvxfLJlYAZzXomUYzLKtUeOQvOP5piqAWuGtrhWeqaXK9hhoM/iyJc5AV+XfsX3HQ=="
     },
-    "node_modules/lru-cache": {
-      "version": "6.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache/-/lru-cache-6.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Jo6dJ04CmSjuznwJSS3pUeWmd/H0ffTlkXXgwZi+eq1UCmqQwCh+eLsYOYCwY991i2Fah4h1BEMCx4qThGbsiA==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "yallist": "^4.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/macos-release": {
       "version": "2.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/macos-release/-/macos-release-2.5.0.tgz",
@@ -1641,6 +1850,12 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/make-error": {
+      "version": "1.3.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/make-error/-/make-error-1.3.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-s8UhlNe7vPKomQhC1qFelMokr/Sc3AgNbso3n74mVPA5LTZwkB9NlXf4XPamLxJE8h0gh73rM94xvwRT2CVInw==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/mdurl": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mdurl/-/mdurl-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -1763,6 +1978,34 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/nodemon": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nodemon/-/nodemon-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xqlktYlDMCepBJd43ZQhjWwMw2obW/JRvkrLxq5RCNcuDDX1DbcPT+qT1IlIIdf+DhnWs90JpTMe+Y5KxOchvA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "chokidar": "^3.5.2",
+        "debug": "^4",
+        "ignore-by-default": "^1.0.1",
+        "minimatch": "^3.1.2",
+        "pstree.remy": "^1.1.8",
+        "semver": "^7.5.3",
+        "simple-update-notifier": "^2.0.0",
+        "supports-color": "^5.5.0",
+        "touch": "^3.1.0",
+        "undefsafe": "^2.0.5"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "nodemon": "bin/nodemon.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "opencollective",
+        "url": "https://opencollective.com/nodemon"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/normalize-path": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/normalize-path/-/normalize-path-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -1927,6 +2170,12 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/psl/-/psl-1.9.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-E/ZsdU4HLs/68gYzgGTkMicWTLPdAftJLfJFlLUAAKZGkStNU72sZjT66SnMDVOfOWY/YAoiD7Jxa9iHvngcag=="
     },
+    "node_modules/pstree.remy": {
+      "version": "1.1.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pstree.remy/-/pstree.remy-1.1.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-77DZwxQmxKnu3aR542U+X8FypNzbfJ+C5XQDk3uWjWxn6151aIMGthWYRXTqT1E5oJvg+ljaa2OJi+VfvCOQ8w==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/pump": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pump/-/pump-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -1976,6 +2225,18 @@
         "node": ">= 6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/readdirp": {
+      "version": "3.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/readdirp/-/readdirp-3.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hOS089on8RduqdbhvQ5Z37A0ESjsqz6qnRcffsMU3495FuTdqSm+7bhJ29JvIOsBDEEnan5DPu9t3To9VRlMzA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "picomatch": "^2.2.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8.10.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/rechoir": {
       "version": "0.6.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rechoir/-/rechoir-0.6.2.tgz",
@@ -2089,12 +2350,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-NqVDv9TpANUjFm0N8uM5GxL36UgKi9/atZw+x7YFnQ8ckwFGKrl4xX4yWtrey3UJm5nP1kUbnYgLopqWNSRhWw=="
     },
     "node_modules/semver": {
-      "version": "7.3.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.3.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-NB1ctGL5rlHrPJtFDVIVzTyQylMLu9N9VICA6HSFJo8MCGVTMW6gfpicwKmmK/dAjTOrqu5l63JJOpDSrAis3A==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
-      },
+      "version": "7.6.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.6.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FNAIBWCx9qcRhoHcgcJ0gvU7SN1lYU2ZXuSfl04bSC5OpvDHFyJCjdNHomPXxjQlCBU67YW64PzY7/VIEH7F2w==",
       "bin": {
         "semver": "bin/semver.js"
       },
@@ -2216,6 +2474,18 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/steveukx/git-js?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/simple-update-notifier": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-update-notifier/-/simple-update-notifier-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-a2B9Y0KlNXl9u/vsW6sTIu9vGEpfKu2wRV6l1H3XEas/0gUIzGzBoP/IouTcUQbm9JWZLH3COxyn03TYlFax6w==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "semver": "^7.5.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/sprintf-js": {
       "version": "1.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sprintf-js/-/sprintf-js-1.0.3.tgz",
@@ -2266,6 +2536,18 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/supports-color": {
+      "version": "5.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-5.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QjVjwdXIt408MIiAqCX4oUKsgU2EqAGzs2Ppkm4aQYbjm+ZEWEcW4SfFNTr4uMNZma0ey4f5lgLrkB0aX0QMow==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "has-flag": "^3.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/supports-preserve-symlinks-flag": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-preserve-symlinks-flag/-/supports-preserve-symlinks-flag-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -2303,6 +2585,15 @@
         "node": ">=8.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/touch": {
+      "version": "3.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/touch/-/touch-3.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-r0eojU4bI8MnHr8c5bNo7lJDdI2qXlWWJk6a9EAFG7vbhTjElYhBVS3/miuE0uOuoLdb8Mc/rVfsmm6eo5o9GA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "bin": {
+        "nodetouch": "bin/nodetouch.js"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/tough-cookie": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tough-cookie/-/tough-cookie-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -2330,6 +2621,49 @@
         "code-block-writer": "^10.1.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/ts-node": {
+      "version": "10.9.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-node/-/ts-node-10.9.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-f0FFpIdcHgn8zcPSbf1dRevwt047YMnaiJM3u2w2RewrB+fob/zePZcrOyQoLMMO7aBIddLcQIEK5dYjkLnGrQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@cspotcode/source-map-support": "^0.8.0",
+        "@tsconfig/node10": "^1.0.7",
+        "@tsconfig/node12": "^1.0.7",
+        "@tsconfig/node14": "^1.0.0",
+        "@tsconfig/node16": "^1.0.2",
+        "acorn": "^8.4.1",
+        "acorn-walk": "^8.1.1",
+        "arg": "^4.1.0",
+        "create-require": "^1.1.0",
+        "diff": "^4.0.1",
+        "make-error": "^1.1.1",
+        "v8-compile-cache-lib": "^3.0.1",
+        "yn": "3.1.1"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "ts-node": "dist/bin.js",
+        "ts-node-cwd": "dist/bin-cwd.js",
+        "ts-node-esm": "dist/bin-esm.js",
+        "ts-node-script": "dist/bin-script.js",
+        "ts-node-transpile-only": "dist/bin-transpile.js",
+        "ts-script": "dist/bin-script-deprecated.js"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@swc/core": ">=1.2.50",
+        "@swc/wasm": ">=1.2.50",
+        "@types/node": "*",
+        "typescript": ">=2.7"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@swc/core": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "@swc/wasm": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/tslib": {
       "version": "1.14.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslib/-/tslib-1.14.1.tgz",
@@ -2363,6 +2697,17 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/undefsafe": {
+      "version": "2.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undefsafe/-/undefsafe-2.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WxONCrssBM8TSPRqN5EmsjVrsv4A8X12J4ArBiiayv3DyyG3ZlIg6yysuuSYdZsVz3TKcTg2fd//Ujd4CHV1iA==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "node_modules/undici-types": {
+      "version": "5.26.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-5.26.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JlCMO+ehdEIKqlFxk6IfVoAUVmgz7cU7zD/h9XZ0qzeosSHmUJVOzSQvvYSYWXkFXC+IfLKSIffhv0sVZup6pA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/universal-user-agent": {
       "version": "4.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/universal-user-agent/-/universal-user-agent-4.0.1.tgz",
@@ -2384,6 +2729,12 @@
         "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/v8-compile-cache-lib": {
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/v8-compile-cache-lib/-/v8-compile-cache-lib-3.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wa7YjyUGfNZngI/vtK0UHAN+lgDCxBPCylVXGp0zu59Fz5aiGtNXaq3DhIov063MorB+VfufLh3JlF2KdTK3xg==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/webidl-conversions": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -2459,11 +2810,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/y18n/-/y18n-4.0.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-JKhqTOwSrqNA1NY5lSztJ1GrBiUodLMmIZuLiDaMRJ+itFd+ABVE8XBjOvIWL+rSqNDC74LCSFmlb/U4UZ4hJQ=="
     },
-    "node_modules/yallist": {
-      "version": "4.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A=="
-    },
     "node_modules/yaml": {
       "version": "1.10.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yaml/-/yaml-1.10.2.tgz",
@@ -2499,6 +2845,15 @@
         "decamelize": "^1.2.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/yn": {
+      "version": "3.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yn/-/yn-3.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ux4ygGWsu2c7isFWe8Yu1YluJmqVhxqK2cLXNQA5AcC3QfbGNpM7fu0Y8b/z16pXLnFxZYvWhd3fhBY9DLmC6Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/zip-stream": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zip-stream/-/zip-stream-3.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/package.json b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/package.json
index 7b55e35bdb4..9fd378ff847 100644
--- a/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/package.json
+++ b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 {
   "name": "@azure-tools/js-sdk-release-tools",
-  "version": "2.7.9",
+  "version": "2.7.10",
   "description": "",
   "scripts": {
+    "dev": "nodemon src/changelogToolCli.ts",
     "start": "node dist/changelogToolCli.js",
     "debug": "node --inspect-brk dist/changelogToolCli.js",
     "build": "rimraf dist && tsc -p .",
@@ -33,7 +34,11 @@
     "yaml": "^1.10.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^20.12.12",
+    "@types/shelljs": "^0.8.15",
+    "nodemon": "^3.1.0",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+    "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
     "typescript": "^3.9.7"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/common/interfaces.ts b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/common/interfaces.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..165579494f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/common/interfaces.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { ApiVersionType } from "./types";
+
+export interface IApiVersionTypeExtractor {
+    (packageRoot: string): ApiVersionType;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/common/types.ts b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/common/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c1db6dccf6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/common/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export enum SDKType {
+    HighLevelClient = 'HighLevelClient',
+    RestLevelClient = 'RestLevelClient',
+    ModularClient = 'ModularClient',
+};
+
+export enum ApiVersionType {
+    None = 'None',
+    Stable = 'Stable',
+    Preview = 'Preview',
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/common/utils.ts b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/common/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0be2cf98329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/common/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import shell from 'shelljs';
+import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs';
+
+import { SDKType } from './types'
+import { logger } from "../utils/logger";
+import { Project, ScriptTarget, SourceFile } from 'ts-morph';
+
+export function getClassicClientParametersPath(packageRoot: string): string {
+    return path.join(packageRoot, 'src', 'models', 'parameters.ts');
+}
+
+export function getSDKType(packageRoot: string): SDKType {
+    const paraPath = getClassicClientParametersPath(packageRoot);
+    const exist = shell.test('-e', paraPath);
+    const type = exist ? SDKType.HighLevelClient : SDKType.ModularClient;
+    logger.logInfo(`SDK type: ${type} detected in ${packageRoot}`);
+    return type;
+}
+
+export function getNpmPackageName(packageRoot: string): string {
+    const packageJsonPath = path.join(packageRoot, 'package.json');
+    const packageJson = fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, { encoding: 'utf-8' });
+    const packageName = JSON.parse(packageJson).name;
+    return packageName;
+}
+
+export function getApiReviewPath(packageRoot: string): string {
+    const sdkType = getSDKType(packageRoot);
+    const reviewDir = path.join(packageRoot, 'review');
+    switch (sdkType) {
+        case SDKType.ModularClient:
+            const npmPackageName = getNpmPackageName(packageRoot);
+            const packageName = npmPackageName.substring("@azure/".length);
+            const apiViewFileName = `${packageName}.api.md`;
+            return path.join(packageRoot, 'review', apiViewFileName);
+        case SDKType.HighLevelClient:
+        case SDKType.RestLevelClient:
+        default:
+            // only one xxx.api.md
+            return path.join(packageRoot, 'review', fs.readdirSync(reviewDir)[0]);
+    }
+}
+
+export function getTsSourceFile(filePath: string): SourceFile | undefined {
+    const target = ScriptTarget.ES2015;
+    const compilerOptions = { target };
+    const project = new Project({ compilerOptions });
+    project.addSourceFileAtPath(filePath);
+    return project.getSourceFile(filePath);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/hlc/apiVersion/apiVersionTypeExtractor.ts b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/hlc/apiVersion/apiVersionTypeExtractor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31c6b0a641e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/hlc/apiVersion/apiVersionTypeExtractor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { ApiVersionType } from "../../common/types"
+import { IApiVersionTypeExtractor } from "../../common/interfaces";
+import { getClassicClientParametersPath, getTsSourceFile } from "../../common/utils";
+
+// TODO: add unit test
+export const getApiVersionType: IApiVersionTypeExtractor = (packageRoot: string): ApiVersionType => {
+    const paraPath = getClassicClientParametersPath(packageRoot);
+    const source = getTsSourceFile(paraPath);
+    const variableDeclarations = source?.getVariableDeclarations();
+    if (!variableDeclarations) return ApiVersionType.Stable;
+    for (const variableDeclaration of variableDeclarations) {
+        const fullText = variableDeclaration.getFullText();
+        if (fullText.toLowerCase().includes('apiversion')) {
+            const match = fullText.match(/defaultValue: "([0-9a-z-]+)"/);
+            if (!match || match.length !== 2) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (match[1].includes('preview')) {
+                return ApiVersionType.Preview;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return ApiVersionType.Stable;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/hlc/utils/automaticGenerateChangeLogAndBumpVersion.ts b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/hlc/utils/automaticGenerateChangeLogAndBumpVersion.ts
index 0dd92798a45..2a4047c527f 100644
--- a/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/hlc/utils/automaticGenerateChangeLogAndBumpVersion.ts
+++ b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/hlc/utils/automaticGenerateChangeLogAndBumpVersion.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import shell from 'shelljs';
+
 import {extractExportAndGenerateChangelog, readSourceAndExtractMetaData} from "../../changelog/extractMetaData";
 import {Changelog, changelogGenerator} from "../../changelog/changelogGenerator";
 import {NPMScope, NPMViewResult} from "@ts-common/azure-js-dev-tools";
@@ -14,19 +18,18 @@ import {
     getVersion,
     isBetaVersion
 } from "../../utils/version";
-import {isGeneratedCodeStable} from "./isGeneratedCodeStable";
 import {execSync} from "child_process";
 import { getversionDate } from "../../utils/version";
-
-const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
+import { ApiVersionType } from "../../common/types"
+import { getApiVersionType } from '../../xlc/apiVersion/apiVersionTypeExtractor'
+import { getApiReviewPath, getNpmPackageName } from '../../common/utils';
 
 export async function generateChangelogAndBumpVersion(packageFolderPath: string) {
-    const shell = require('shelljs');
     const jsSdkRepoPath = String(shell.pwd());
     packageFolderPath = path.join(jsSdkRepoPath, packageFolderPath);
-    const isStableRelease = isGeneratedCodeStable(path.join(packageFolderPath, 'src', 'models', 'parameters.ts'));
-    const packageName = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(packageFolderPath, 'package.json'), {encoding: 'utf-8'})).name;
+    const ApiType = getApiVersionType(packageFolderPath);
+    const isStableRelease = ApiType != ApiVersionType.Preview;
+    const packageName = getNpmPackageName(packageFolderPath);
     const npm = new NPMScope({ executionFolderPath: packageFolderPath });
     const npmViewResult: NPMViewResult = await npm.view({ packageName });
     const stableVersion = getVersion(npmViewResult,"latest");
@@ -45,29 +48,31 @@ export async function generateChangelogAndBumpVersion(packageFolderPath: string)
         const usedVersions = npmViewResult['versions'];
         // in our rule, we always compare to stableVersion. But here wo should pay attention to the some stableVersion which contains beta, which means the package has not been GA.
         try {
-            await shell.mkdir(path.join(packageFolderPath, 'changelog-temp'));
-            await shell.cd(path.join(packageFolderPath, 'changelog-temp'));
-            await shell.exec(`npm pack ${packageName}@${stableVersion}`);
-            await shell.exec('tar -xzf *.tgz');
-            await shell.cd(packageFolderPath);
+            shell.mkdir(path.join(packageFolderPath, 'changelog-temp'));
+            shell.cd(path.join(packageFolderPath, 'changelog-temp'));
+            shell.exec(`npm pack ${packageName}@${stableVersion}`);
+            const files = shell.ls('*.tgz');
+            shell.exec(`tar -xzf ${files[0]}`);
+            shell.cd(packageFolderPath);
 
             // only track2 sdk includes sdk-type with value mgmt
             const sdkType = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(packageFolderPath, 'changelog-temp', 'package', 'package.json'), {encoding: 'utf-8'}))['sdk-type'];
             if (sdkType && sdkType === 'mgmt') {
                 logger.log(`Package ${packageName} released before is track2 sdk`);
                 logger.log('Generating changelog by comparing api.md...');
-                const reviewFolder = path.join(packageFolderPath, 'changelog-temp', 'package', 'review');
-                let apiMdFileNPM: string = path.join(reviewFolder, fs.readdirSync(reviewFolder)[0]);
-                let apiMdFileLocal: string = path.join(packageFolderPath, 'review', fs.readdirSync(path.join(packageFolderPath, 'review'))[0]);
+                const npmPackageRoot = path.join(packageFolderPath, 'changelog-temp', 'package');
+                const apiMdFileNPM = getApiReviewPath(npmPackageRoot);
+                const apiMdFileLocal = getApiReviewPath(packageFolderPath);
                 const changelog: Changelog = await extractExportAndGenerateChangelog(apiMdFileNPM, apiMdFileLocal);
                 let originalChangeLogContent = fs.readFileSync(path.join(packageFolderPath, 'changelog-temp', 'package', 'CHANGELOG.md'), {encoding: 'utf-8'});
                 if(nextVersion){
-                    await shell.cd(path.join(packageFolderPath, 'changelog-temp'));
-                    await shell.mkdir(path.join(packageFolderPath, 'changelog-temp', 'next'));
-                    await shell.cd(path.join(packageFolderPath,'changelog-temp', 'next'));
-                    await shell.exec(`npm pack ${packageName}@${nextVersion}`);
-                    await shell.exec('tar -xzf *.tgz');
-                    await shell.cd(packageFolderPath);
+                    shell.cd(path.join(packageFolderPath, 'changelog-temp'));
+                    shell.mkdir(path.join(packageFolderPath, 'changelog-temp', 'next'));
+                    shell.cd(path.join(packageFolderPath,'changelog-temp', 'next'));
+                    shell.exec(`npm pack ${packageName}@${nextVersion}`);
+                    const files = shell.ls('*.tgz');
+                    shell.exec(`tar -xzf ${files[0]}`);
+                    shell.cd(packageFolderPath);
                     logger.log("Create next folder successfully")
     
                     const latestDate = getversionDate(npmViewResult, stableVersion);
@@ -106,8 +111,8 @@ export async function generateChangelogAndBumpVersion(packageFolderPath: string)
                 logger.log('Generate changelogs and setting version for migrating track1 to track2 successfully');
             }
         } finally {
-            await shell.exec(`rm -r ${path.join(packageFolderPath, 'changelog-temp')}`);
-            await shell.cd(jsSdkRepoPath);
+            shell.rm('-r', `${path.join(packageFolderPath, 'changelog-temp')}`);
+            shell.cd(jsSdkRepoPath);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/hlc/utils/isGeneratedCodeStable.ts b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/hlc/utils/isGeneratedCodeStable.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d81fbb28a0..00000000000
--- a/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/hlc/utils/isGeneratedCodeStable.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import {Project, ScriptTarget} from "ts-morph";
-
-export function isGeneratedCodeStable(filePath: string) {
-    const project = new Project({
-        compilerOptions: {
-            target: ScriptTarget.ES2015,
-        },
-    });
-    project.addSourceFileAtPath(filePath);
-    const source = project.getSourceFile(filePath);
-    const variableDeclarations = source?.getVariableDeclarations();
-    if (!variableDeclarations) return true;
-    for (const variableDeclaration of variableDeclarations) {
-        const fullText = variableDeclaration.getFullText();
-        if (fullText.toLowerCase().includes('apiversion')) {
-            const match = fullText.match(/defaultValue: "([0-9a-z-]+)"/);
-            if (!match || match.length !== 2) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            if (match[1].includes('preview')) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return true;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/llc/utils/generateChangelog.ts b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/llc/utils/generateChangelog.ts
index 2398a8e1f49..3619f23d353 100644
--- a/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/llc/utils/generateChangelog.ts
+++ b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/llc/utils/generateChangelog.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {NPMScope} from "@ts-common/azure-js-dev-tools";
 import {logger} from "../../utils/logger";
 import {getLatestStableVersion} from "../../utils/version";
 import {extractExportAndGenerateChangelog} from "../../changelog/extractMetaData";
+import { getApiReviewPath } from "../../common/utils";
 
 const shell = require('shelljs');
 const todayDate = new Date();
@@ -60,8 +61,10 @@ export async function generateChangelog(packagePath) {
                 logger.logWarn("The latest package released in NPM doesn't contain review folder, so generate changelog same as first release");
                 generateChangelogForFirstRelease(packagePath, version);
             } else {
-                let apiMdFileNPM = path.join(tempReviewFolder, fs.readdirSync(tempReviewFolder)[0]);
-                let apiMdFileLocal = path.join(packagePath, 'review', fs.readdirSync(path.join(packagePath, 'review'))[0]);
+                const npmPackageRoot = path.join(packagePath, 'changelog-temp', 'package');
+                // TODO: error out if it's comparing between RLC and HLC or Modular api layer and HLC
+                const apiMdFileNPM = getApiReviewPath(npmPackageRoot);
+                const apiMdFileLocal = getApiReviewPath(packagePath);
                 const changelog = await extractExportAndGenerateChangelog(apiMdFileNPM, apiMdFileLocal);
                 if (!changelog.hasBreakingChange && !changelog.hasFeature) {
                     logger.logError('Cannot generate changelog because the codes of local and npm may be the same.');
diff --git a/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/mlc/apiVersion/apiVersionTypeExtractor.ts b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/mlc/apiVersion/apiVersionTypeExtractor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c385a2cd07c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/mlc/apiVersion/apiVersionTypeExtractor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { SourceFile, SyntaxKind } from "ts-morph";
+import shell from 'shelljs';
+import path from 'path';
+
+import { ApiVersionType } from "../../common/types"
+import { IApiVersionTypeExtractor } from "../../common/interfaces";
+import { getTsSourceFile } from "../../common/utils";
+
+const findRestClientPath = (packageRoot: string): string => {
+    const restPath = path.join(packageRoot, 'src/rest/');
+    const fileNames = shell.ls(restPath);
+    const clientFiles = fileNames.filter(f => f.endsWith("Client.ts"));
+    if (clientFiles.length !== 1) throw new Error(`Single client is supported, but found ${clientFiles}`);
+
+    const clientPath = path.join(restPath, clientFiles[0]);
+    return clientPath;
+};
+
+const matchPattern = (text: string, pattern: RegExp): string | undefined => {
+    const match = text.match(pattern);
+    const found = match != null && match.length === 2;
+    return found ? match?.at(1) : undefined;
+}
+
+const findApiVersionInRestClient = (clientPath: string): string | undefined => {
+    const sourceFile = getTsSourceFile(clientPath);
+    const createClientFunction = sourceFile?.getFunction("createClient");
+    if (!createClientFunction) throw new Error("Function 'createClient' not found.");
+
+    const apiVersionStatements = createClientFunction.getStatements()
+        .filter(s =>
+            s.getKind() === SyntaxKind.ExpressionStatement &&
+            s.getText().indexOf("options.apiVersion") > -1);
+    if (apiVersionStatements.length === 0) return undefined;
+
+    const text = apiVersionStatements[apiVersionStatements.length - 1].getText();
+    const pattern = /(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}(?:-preview)?)/;
+    const apiVersion = matchPattern(text, pattern);
+    return apiVersion;
+};
+
+const getApiVersionTypeFromRestClient: IApiVersionTypeExtractor = (packageRoot: string): ApiVersionType => {
+    const clientPath = findRestClientPath(packageRoot);
+    const apiVersion = findApiVersionInRestClient(clientPath);
+    if (apiVersion && apiVersion.indexOf("-preview") >= 0) return ApiVersionType.Preview;
+    if (apiVersion && apiVersion.indexOf("-preview") < 0) return ApiVersionType.Stable;
+    return ApiVersionType.None;
+};
+
+const findApiVersionsInOperations = (sourceFile: SourceFile | undefined): Array<string> | undefined => {
+    const interfaces = sourceFile?.getInterfaces();
+    const interfacesWithApiVersion = interfaces?.filter(itf => itf.getProperty('"api-version"'));
+    const apiVersions = interfacesWithApiVersion?.map(itf => {
+        const property = itf.getMembers()
+            .filter(m => {
+                const defaultValue = m.getChildrenOfKind(SyntaxKind.StringLiteral)[0];
+                return defaultValue && defaultValue.getText() === '"api-version"';
+            })[0];
+        const apiVersion = property.getChildrenOfKind(SyntaxKind.LiteralType)[0].getText();
+        return apiVersion;
+    });
+    return apiVersions;
+}
+
+const getApiVersionTypeFromOperations: IApiVersionTypeExtractor = (packageRoot: string): ApiVersionType => {
+    const paraPath = path.join(packageRoot, 'src/rest/parameters.ts');
+    const sourceFile = getTsSourceFile(paraPath);
+    const apiVersions = findApiVersionsInOperations(sourceFile);
+    if (!apiVersions) return ApiVersionType.None;
+    const previewVersions = apiVersions.filter(v => v.indexOf("-preview") >= 0);
+    return previewVersions.length > 0 ? ApiVersionType.Preview : ApiVersionType.Stable;
+};
+
+// TODO: add unit test
+export const getApiVersionType: IApiVersionTypeExtractor = (packageRoot: string): ApiVersionType => {
+    const typeFromClient = getApiVersionTypeFromRestClient(packageRoot);
+    if (typeFromClient !== ApiVersionType.None) return typeFromClient;
+    const typeFromOperations = getApiVersionTypeFromOperations(packageRoot);
+    if (typeFromOperations !== ApiVersionType.None) return typeFromOperations;
+    return ApiVersionType.Stable;
+}
diff --git a/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/xlc/apiVersion/apiVersionTypeExtractor.ts b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/xlc/apiVersion/apiVersionTypeExtractor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..797b0340c2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/js-sdk-release-tools/src/xlc/apiVersion/apiVersionTypeExtractor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { getSDKType } from "../../common/utils";
+import { ApiVersionType, SDKType } from "../../common/types";
+import { IApiVersionTypeExtractor } from "../../common/interfaces";
+import * as mlcApi from '../../mlc/apiVersion/apiVersionTypeExtractor'
+import * as hlcApi from '../../hlc/apiVersion/apiVersionTypeExtractor'
+
+// TODO: move to x-level-client folder
+export const getApiVersionType: IApiVersionTypeExtractor = (packageRoot: string): ApiVersionType => {
+    const sdkType = getSDKType(packageRoot);
+    switch (sdkType) {
+        case SDKType.ModularClient:
+            return mlcApi.getApiVersionType(packageRoot);
+        case SDKType.HighLevelClient:
+            return hlcApi.getApiVersionType(packageRoot);
+        default:
+            console.warn(`Unsupported SDK type ${sdkType} to get detact api version`);
+            return ApiVersionType.None;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file