diff --git a/release-scripts/REPOSITORIES.inc b/release-scripts/REPOSITORIES.inc
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/release-scripts/REPOSITORIES.inc
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+kdevplatform kdevelop kdev-python kdev-php
diff --git a/release-scripts/VERSIONS.inc b/release-scripts/VERSIONS.inc
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+++ b/release-scripts/VERSIONS.inc
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+[default]
+MAJOR_VERSION=5
+MINOR_VERSION=1
+PATCH_VERSION=0
+BRANCH=5.1
+
+OLD_SHA1=5.0
+NEW_SHA1=v5.1.0
diff --git a/release-scripts/create_log.py b/release-scripts/create_log.py
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+++ b/release-scripts/create_log.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# stolen from releaseme/plasma, which was stolen from release-tools Applications/15.04 branch
+# ported to Python 3 and fixed the worst issues + removed Plasma-related bits --Kevin
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import configparser
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import cgi
+
+THIS_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
+f = open(os.path.join(THIS_DIR, 'REPOSITORIES.inc'))
+srcdir = os.getcwd()
+repos = f.read().rstrip().split(" ")
+
+for repo in repos:
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    config.read(os.path.join(THIS_DIR, "VERSIONS.inc"))
+    fromVersion = config['default']['OLD_SHA1']
+    toVersion = config['default']['NEW_SHA1']
+
+    os.chdir(os.path.join(srcdir, repo))
+
+    p = subprocess.Popen('git fetch', shell=True,
+                         stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    if p.wait() != 0:
+        raise NameError('git fetch failed')
+
+    p = subprocess.Popen('git rev-parse ' + fromVersion + ' ' + toVersion, shell=True,
+                         stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    if p.wait() != 0:
+        raise NameError("git rev-parse failed -- correct to/from version?")
+
+    p = subprocess.Popen('git log ' + fromVersion + '...' + toVersion, shell=True,
+                         stdout=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
+    commit = []
+    commits = []
+    for line in p.stdout:
+        if line.startswith("commit"):
+            if len(commit) > 1 and not ignoreCommit:
+                commits.append(commit)
+            commitHash = line[7:].strip()
+            ignoreCommit = False
+            commit = [commitHash]
+        elif line.startswith("Author"):
+            pass
+        elif line.startswith("Date"):
+            pass
+        elif line.startswith("Merge"):
+            pass
+        else:
+            line = line.strip()
+            if line.startswith("Merge remote-tracking branch"):
+                ignoreCommit = True
+            elif line.startswith("SVN_SILENT"):
+                ignoreCommit = True
+            elif line.startswith("GIT_SILENT"):
+                ignoreCommit = True
+            elif line.startswith("Merge branch"):
+                ignoreCommit = True
+            elif line.startswith("Update version number for"):
+                ignoreCommit = True
+            elif line:
+                commit.append(line)
+    # Add the last commit
+    if len(commit) > 1 and not ignoreCommit:
+        commits.append(commit)
+
+    if len(commits):
+        print("<h3><a name='" + repo + "' href='https://commits.kde.org/"+repo+"'>" + repo + "</a></h3>")
+        print("<ul id='ul" + repo + "' style='display: block'>")
+        for commit in commits:
+            extra = ""
+            changelog = commit[1]
+
+            for line in commit:
+                line = cgi.escape(line)
+                if line.startswith("BUGS:"):
+                    bugNumbers = line[line.find(":") + 1:].strip()
+                    for bugNumber in bugNumbers.split(","):
+                        if bugNumber.isdigit():
+                            if extra:
+                                extra += ". "
+                            extra += "Fixes bug <a href='https://bugs.kde.org/" + bugNumber + "'>#" + bugNumber + "</a>"
+                elif line.startswith("BUG:"):
+                    bugNumber = line[line.find(":") + 1:].strip()
+                    if bugNumber.isdigit():
+                        if extra:
+                            extra += ". "
+                        extra += "Fixes bug <a href='https://bugs.kde.org/" + bugNumber + "'>#" + bugNumber + "</a>"
+                elif line.startswith("REVIEW:"):
+                    if extra:
+                        extra += ". "
+                    reviewNumber = line[line.find(":") + 1:].strip()
+                    extra += "Code review <a href='https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/" + reviewNumber + "'>#" + reviewNumber + "</a>"
+                    # jr addition 2017-02 phab link
+                elif line.startswith("Differential Revision:"):
+                    if extra:
+                        extra += ". "
+                    reviewNumber = line[line.find("org/") + 4:].strip()
+                    extra += "Phabricator Code review <a href='https://phabricator.kde.org/" + reviewNumber + "'>" + reviewNumber + "</a>"
+                elif line.startswith("CCBUG:"):
+                    if extra:
+                        extra += ". "
+                    bugNumber = line[line.find(":") + 1:].strip()
+                    extra += "See bug <a href='https://bugs.kde.org/" + bugNumber + "'>#" + bugNumber + "</a>"
+                elif line.startswith("FEATURE:"):
+                    feature = line[line.find(":") + 1:].strip()
+                    if feature.isdigit():
+                        if extra:
+                            extra += ". "
+                        extra += "Implements feature <a href='https://bugs.kde.org/" + feature + "'>#" + feature + "</a>"
+                    else:
+                        if feature:
+                            changelog = feature
+
+                elif line.startswith("CHANGELOG:"):
+                    changelog = line[11:] # remove word "CHANGELOG: "
+                elif line.startswith("Merge Plasma"):
+                    pass
+
+            commitHash = commit[0]
+            if not changelog.endswith("."):
+                changelog = changelog + "."
+
+            # NOTE: Only showing interesting changes
+            if extra:
+                capitalizedChangelog = changelog[0].capitalize() + changelog[1:]
+                print("<li>" + capitalizedChangelog + " <a href='https://commits.kde.org/"+repo+"/"+commitHash+"'>Commit.</a> " + extra + "</li>")
+        print("</ul>\n\n")
+
+    if p.wait() != 0:
+        raise NameError('git log failed', repo, fromVersion, toVersion)