diff --git a/packages/shipjs-lib/src/lib/config/defaultConfig.js b/packages/shipjs-lib/src/lib/config/defaultConfig.js
index 67dfded6..8101a49f 100644
--- a/packages/shipjs-lib/src/lib/config/defaultConfig.js
+++ b/packages/shipjs-lib/src/lib/config/defaultConfig.js
@@ -185,5 +185,6 @@ export default {
   },
   releases: {
     assetsToUpload: [],
+    extractChangelog: undefined, // ({ version, dir }) => `some specific changelog to that version`,
   },
 };
diff --git a/packages/shipjs/src/helper/__tests__/extractSpecificChangelog.spec.js b/packages/shipjs/src/helper/__tests__/extractSpecificChangelog.spec.js
index 984185fa..d9c1f651 100644
--- a/packages/shipjs/src/helper/__tests__/extractSpecificChangelog.spec.js
+++ b/packages/shipjs/src/helper/__tests__/extractSpecificChangelog.spec.js
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ const lernaChangelogExample = fs
 describe('extractSpecificChangelog', () => {
   describe('conventional-changelog', () => {
     it('works with #', () => {
-      expect(extractSpecificChangelog(conventionalChangelogExample, '0.8.0'))
-        .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      expect(
+        extractSpecificChangelog({
+          changelog: conventionalChangelogExample,
+          version: '0.8.0',
+        })
+      ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "# [0.8.0](https://github.com/algolia/shipjs/compare/v0.7.1...v0.8.0) (2019-10-25)
 
         ### Features
@@ -26,8 +30,12 @@ describe('extractSpecificChangelog', () => {
     });
 
     it('works with ##', () => {
-      expect(extractSpecificChangelog(conventionalChangelogExample, '0.5.5'))
-        .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      expect(
+        extractSpecificChangelog({
+          changelog: conventionalChangelogExample,
+          version: '0.5.5',
+        })
+      ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "## [0.5.5](https://github.com/algolia/shipjs/compare/v0.5.4...v0.5.5) (2019-10-01)
 
         ### Bug Fixes
@@ -39,8 +47,12 @@ describe('extractSpecificChangelog', () => {
     });
 
     it('works with empty result', () => {
-      expect(extractSpecificChangelog(conventionalChangelogExample, '0.5.3'))
-        .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      expect(
+        extractSpecificChangelog({
+          changelog: conventionalChangelogExample,
+          version: '0.5.3',
+        })
+      ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "## [0.5.3](https://github.com/algolia/shipjs/compare/v0.5.2...v0.5.3) (2019-09-24)
 
         "
@@ -50,8 +62,12 @@ describe('extractSpecificChangelog', () => {
 
   describe('lerna-changelog', () => {
     it('works', () => {
-      expect(extractSpecificChangelog(lernaChangelogExample, '0.8.2'))
-        .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      expect(
+        extractSpecificChangelog({
+          changelog: lernaChangelogExample,
+          version: '0.8.2',
+        })
+      ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "## v0.8.2 (2018-10-14)
 
         #### :bug: Bug Fix
diff --git a/packages/shipjs/src/helper/extractSpecificChangelog.js b/packages/shipjs/src/helper/extractSpecificChangelog.js
index b75aab57..1bae8f50 100644
--- a/packages/shipjs/src/helper/extractSpecificChangelog.js
+++ b/packages/shipjs/src/helper/extractSpecificChangelog.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export default function extractSpecificChangelog(changelog, version) {
+export default function extractSpecificChangelog({ changelog, version }) {
   if (!changelog) {
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/packages/shipjs/src/helper/getChangelog.js b/packages/shipjs/src/helper/getChangelog.js
index b54fb500..25e49d1f 100644
--- a/packages/shipjs/src/helper/getChangelog.js
+++ b/packages/shipjs/src/helper/getChangelog.js
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import { extractSpecificChangelog } from './';
 
-export default function getChangelog(version, rootDir) {
+export default function getChangelog({ version, rootDir }) {
   const changelogPath = path.resolve(rootDir, 'CHANGELOG.md');
   try {
     const changelogFile = fs.readFileSync(changelogPath, 'utf-8').toString();
-    return extractSpecificChangelog(changelogFile, version);
+    return extractSpecificChangelog({ changelogFile, version });
   } catch (err) {
     if (err.code === 'ENOENT') {
       return null;
diff --git a/packages/shipjs/src/step/release/__tests__/createGitHubRelease.spec.js b/packages/shipjs/src/step/release/__tests__/createGitHubRelease.spec.js
index 70ee4b38..2f2a9a4c 100644
--- a/packages/shipjs/src/step/release/__tests__/createGitHubRelease.spec.js
+++ b/packages/shipjs/src/step/release/__tests__/createGitHubRelease.spec.js
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ import { hubInstalled, hubConfigured } from '../../../helper';
 jest.mock('temp-write');
 jest.mock('globby');
 
-const getDefaultParams = ({ assetsToUpload } = {}) => ({
+const getDefaultParams = ({
+  assetsToUpload,
+  extractChangelog = () => null,
+} = {}) => ({
   version: '1.2.3',
   config: {
     getTagName: () => 'v1.2.3',
-    releases: { assetsToUpload },
+    releases: { assetsToUpload, extractChangelog },
     updateChangelog: false,
   },
   dir: '.',
@@ -98,4 +101,31 @@ describe('createGitHubRelease', () => {
       ]
     `);
   });
+
+  it('works with extractChangelog', async () => {
+    tempWrite.sync.mockImplementation(() => `/temp/path`);
+    globby.mockImplementation(path => Promise.resolve([path]));
+    const mockExtractChangelog = jest
+      .fn()
+      .mockImplementation(({ version, dir }) => `# v${version} (${dir})`);
+    await createGitHubRelease(
+      getDefaultParams({
+        extractChangelog: mockExtractChangelog,
+      })
+    );
+    expect(mockExtractChangelog).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      version: '1.2.3',
+      dir: '.',
+    });
+    expect(run).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(run.mock.calls[0]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Array [
+        Object {
+          "command": "hub release create -F /temp/path v1.2.3",
+          "dir": ".",
+          "dryRun": false,
+        },
+      ]
+    `);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/shipjs/src/step/release/createGitHubRelease.js b/packages/shipjs/src/step/release/createGitHubRelease.js
index c5b491fd..6448f752 100644
--- a/packages/shipjs/src/step/release/createGitHubRelease.js
+++ b/packages/shipjs/src/step/release/createGitHubRelease.js
@@ -15,41 +15,44 @@ export default async ({ version, config, dir, dryRun }) =>
       skipIf: cannotUseHub,
     },
     async () => {
-      const { getTagName, releases, updateChangelog } = config;
+      const {
+        getTagName,
+        releases: { assetsToUpload, extractChangelog } = {},
+      } = config;
       const tagName = getTagName({ version });
       const args = [];
 
       // extract matching changelog
-      const changelog = updateChangelog ? getChangelog(version, dir) : null;
+      const getChangelogFn = extractChangelog || getChangelog;
+      const changelog = getChangelogFn({ version, dir });
       const content = `${tagName}\n\n${changelog || ''}`;
       const exportedPath = tempWrite.sync(content);
       args.push('-F', quote([exportedPath]));
 
       // handle assets
-      if (releases && releases.assetsToUpload) {
-        const option = releases.assetsToUpload;
+      if (assetsToUpload) {
         const assetPaths = [];
 
-        if (typeof option === 'function') {
+        if (typeof assetsToUpload === 'function') {
           // function
           //   assetsToUpload: ({dir, version, tagName}) => [...]
           const files = await Promise.resolve(
-            option({ dir, version, tagName })
+            assetsToUpload({ dir, version, tagName })
           );
           assetPaths.push(...files);
-        } else if (Array.isArray(option) && option.length > 0) {
+        } else if (Array.isArray(assetsToUpload) && assetsToUpload.length > 0) {
           // list
           //   assetsToUpload: ['package.json', 'dist/*.zip']
-          for (const asset of option) {
+          for (const asset of assetsToUpload) {
             const files = await globby(asset, { cwd: dir });
             if (files) {
               assetPaths.push(...files);
             }
           }
-        } else if (typeof option === 'string') {
+        } else if (typeof assetsToUpload === 'string') {
           // string
           //   assetsToUpload: 'archive.zip'
-          const files = await globby(option, { cwd: dir });
+          const files = await globby(assetsToUpload, { cwd: dir });
           if (files) {
             assetPaths.push(...files);
           }