diff --git a/scripts/get_external_contributions.py b/scripts/get_external_contributions.py
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+from argparse import ArgumentParser, RawTextHelpFormatter
+from typing import Any
+
+import requests
+from attr import dataclass
+
+
+def get_author(commit: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    """Gets the author of a commit.
+
+    If the author is not present, the committer is used instead and an asterisk appended to the name."""
+    return commit["author"]["login"] if commit["author"] else f"{commit['commit']['author']['name']}*"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class CommitInfo:
+    sha: str
+    url: str
+    author: str
+    is_username: bool
+    message: str
+    data: dict[str, Any]
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return f"{self.sha}: {self.author}{'*' if not self.is_username else ''} - {self.message} ({self.url})"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_data(cls, commit: dict[str, Any]) -> "CommitInfo":
+        return CommitInfo(
+            sha=commit["sha"],
+            url=commit["url"],
+            author=commit["author"]["login"] if commit["author"] else commit["commit"]["author"]["name"],
+            is_username=bool(commit["author"]),
+            message=commit["commit"]["message"].split("\n")[0],
+            data=commit,
+        )
+
+
+def fetch_commits_between_tags(
+    org_name: str, repo_name: str, from_ref: str, to_ref: str, token: str
+) -> list[CommitInfo]:
+    """Fetches all commits between two tags in a GitHub repository."""
+    compare_url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{org_name}/{repo_name}/compare/{from_ref}...{to_ref}"
+    headers = {"Authorization": f"token {token}"} if token else None
+    response = requests.get(compare_url, headers=headers)
+    commits = response.json()["commits"]
+    return [CommitInfo.from_data(c) for c in commits]
+
+
+def main():
+    description = """Fetch external contributions between two tags in the InvokeAI GitHub repository. Useful for generating a list of contributors to include in release notes.
+
+When the GitHub username for a commit is not available, the committer name is used instead and an asterisk appended to the name.
+
+Example output (note the second commit has an asterisk appended to the name):
+171f2aa20ddfefa23c5edbeb2849c4bd601fe104: rohinish404 - fix(ui): image not getting selected (https://api.github.com/repos/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/commits/171f2aa20ddfefa23c5edbeb2849c4bd601fe104)
+0bb0e226dcec8a17e843444ad27c29b4821dad7c: Mark E. Shoulson* - Flip default ordering of workflow library; #5477 (https://api.github.com/repos/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/commits/0bb0e226dcec8a17e843444ad27c29b4821dad7c)
+"""
+
+    parser = ArgumentParser(description=description, formatter_class=RawTextHelpFormatter)
+    parser.add_argument("--token", dest="token", type=str, default=None, help="The GitHub token to use")
+    parser.add_argument("--from", dest="from_ref", type=str, help="The start reference (commit, tag, etc)")
+    parser.add_argument("--to", dest="to_ref", type=str, help="The end reference (commit, tag, etc)")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    org_name = "invoke-ai"
+    repo_name = "InvokeAI"
+
+    # List of members of the organization, including usernames and known display names,
+    # any of which may be used in the commit data. Used to filter out commits.
+    org_members = [
+        "blessedcoolant",
+        "brandonrising",
+        "chainchompa",
+        "ebr",
+        "Eugene Brodsky",
+        "hipsterusername",
+        "Kent Keirsey",
+        "lstein",
+        "Lincoln Stein",
+        "maryhipp",
+        "Mary Hipp Rogers",
+        "Mary Hipp",
+        "psychedelicious",
+        "RyanJDick",
+        "Ryan Dick",
+    ]
+
+    all_commits = fetch_commits_between_tags(
+        org_name=org_name,
+        repo_name=repo_name,
+        from_ref=args.from_ref,
+        to_ref=args.to_ref,
+        token=args.token,
+    )
+    filtered_commits = filter(lambda x: x.author not in org_members, all_commits)
+
+    for commit in filtered_commits:
+        print(commit)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()