diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ff98fc53..03e3472c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
     "debug": "^3.1.0",
     "execa": "^0.8.0",
     "fs-extra": "^4.0.2",
+    "get-stream": "^3.0.0",
     "git-head": "^1.2.1",
+    "git-log-parser": "^1.2.0",
     "github": "^12.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.0.0",
     "marked": "^0.3.6",
@@ -52,7 +54,6 @@
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^2.3.0",
     "eslint-plugin-promise": "^3.5.0",
     "eslint-plugin-standard": "^3.0.1",
-    "get-stream": "^3.0.0",
     "mockserver-client": "^1.0.16",
     "nock": "^9.0.2",
     "npm-registry-couchapp": "^2.6.12",
diff --git a/src/lib/get-commits.js b/src/lib/get-commits.js
index 86110090..b2229a99 100644
--- a/src/lib/get-commits.js
+++ b/src/lib/get-commits.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 const execa = require('execa');
+const gitLogParser = require('git-log-parser');
+const getStream = require('get-stream');
 const debug = require('debug')('semantic-release:get-commits');
 const getVersionHead = require('./get-version-head');
 const {debugShell} = require('./debug');
@@ -65,28 +67,17 @@ module.exports = async ({version, gitHead}, branch) => {
     debugShell('Unshallow repo', shell, debug);
   }
 
-  try {
-    const shell = await execa('git', [
-      'log',
-      '--format=format:%H==SPLIT==%B==END==',
-      `${gitHead ? gitHead + '..' : ''}HEAD`,
-    ]);
-    debugShell('Get commits', shell, debug);
-    const commits = shell.stdout
-      .split('==END==')
-      .filter(raw => !!raw.trim())
-      .map(raw => {
-        const [hash, message] = raw.trim().split('==SPLIT==');
-        return {hash, message};
-      });
-    logger.log('Found %s commits since last release', commits.length);
-    debug('Parsed commits: %o', commits);
-    return {commits, lastRelease: {version, gitHead}};
-  } catch (err) {
-    debug(err);
-    logger.log('Found no commit since last release');
-    return {commits: [], lastRelease: {version, gitHead}};
-  }
+  Object.assign(gitLogParser.fields, {hash: 'H', message: 'B', gitTags: 'd', committerDate: {key: 'ci', type: Date}});
+  const commits = (await getStream.array(
+    gitLogParser.parse({_: `${gitHead ? gitHead + '..' : ''}HEAD`})
+  )).map(commit => {
+    commit.message = commit.message.trim();
+    commit.gitTags = commit.gitTags.trim();
+    return commit;
+  });
+  logger.log('Found %s commits since last release', commits.length);
+  debug('Parsed commits: %o', commits);
+  return {commits, lastRelease: {version, gitHead}};
 };
 
 function noGitHeadMessage(branch, version) {
diff --git a/test/get-commits.test.js b/test/get-commits.test.js
index f0e9bf0a..1d082d3b 100644
--- a/test/get-commits.test.js
+++ b/test/get-commits.test.js
@@ -42,14 +42,48 @@ test.serial('Get all commits when there is no last release', async t => {
   t.is(result.commits.length, 2);
   t.is(result.commits[0].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[0].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[0].message, commits[0].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committer.name);
   t.is(result.commits[1].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[1].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[1].message, commits[1].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committer.name);
   // Verify the last release is returned and updated
   t.truthy(result.lastRelease);
   t.falsy(result.lastRelease.gitHead);
   t.falsy(result.lastRelease.version);
 });
 
+test.serial('Get all commits with gitTags', async t => {
+  // Create a git repository, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
+  await gitRepo();
+  // Add commits to the master branch
+  let commits = await gitCommits(['First']);
+  // Create the tag corresponding to version 1.0.0
+  await gitTagVersion('v1.0.0');
+  // Add new commits to the master branch
+  commits = (await gitCommits(['Second'])).concat(commits);
+
+  // Retrieve the commits with the commits module
+  const result = await t.context.getCommits({}, 'master');
+  // Verify the commits created and retrieved by the module are identical
+  t.is(result.commits.length, 2);
+  t.is(result.commits[0].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[0].hash);
+  t.is(result.commits[0].message, commits[0].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committer.name);
+  t.is(result.commits[0].gitTags, '(HEAD -> master)');
+  t.is(result.commits[1].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[1].hash);
+  t.is(result.commits[1].message, commits[1].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committer.name);
+  t.is(result.commits[1].gitTags, '(tag: v1.0.0)');
+});
+
 test.serial('Get all commits when there is no last release, including the ones not in the shallow clone', async t => {
   // Create a git repository, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
   const repo = await gitRepo();
@@ -68,8 +102,14 @@ test.serial('Get all commits when there is no last release, including the ones n
   t.is(result.commits.length, 2);
   t.is(result.commits[0].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[0].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[0].message, commits[0].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committer.name);
   t.is(result.commits[1].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[1].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[1].message, commits[1].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committer.name);
   // Verify the last release is returned and updated
   t.truthy(result.lastRelease);
   t.falsy(result.lastRelease.gitHead);
@@ -89,8 +129,14 @@ test.serial('Get all commits since gitHead (from lastRelease)', async t => {
   t.is(result.commits.length, 2);
   t.is(result.commits[0].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[0].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[0].message, commits[0].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committer.name);
   t.is(result.commits[1].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[1].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[1].message, commits[1].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committer.name);
   // Verify the last release is returned and updated
   t.truthy(result.lastRelease);
   t.is(result.lastRelease.gitHead, commits[commits.length - 1].hash);
@@ -112,6 +158,9 @@ test.serial('Get all commits since gitHead (from lastRelease) on a detached head
   t.is(result.commits.length, 1);
   t.is(result.commits[0].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[1].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[0].message, commits[1].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committer.name);
   // Verify the last release is returned and updated
   t.truthy(result.lastRelease);
   t.is(result.lastRelease.gitHead, commits[commits.length - 1].hash);
@@ -135,8 +184,14 @@ test.serial('Get all commits since gitHead (from tag) ', async t => {
   t.is(result.commits.length, 2);
   t.is(result.commits[0].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[0].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[0].message, commits[0].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committer.name);
   t.is(result.commits[1].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[1].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[1].message, commits[1].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committer.name);
   // Verify the last release is returned and updated
   t.truthy(result.lastRelease);
   t.is(result.lastRelease.gitHead.substring(0, 7), commits[commits.length - 1].hash);
@@ -162,6 +217,9 @@ test.serial('Get all commits since gitHead (from tag) on a detached head repo',
   t.is(result.commits.length, 1);
   t.is(result.commits[0].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[1].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[0].message, commits[1].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committer.name);
   // Verify the last release is returned and updated
   t.truthy(result.lastRelease);
   t.is(result.lastRelease.gitHead.substring(0, 7), commits[commits.length - 1].hash);
@@ -185,8 +243,14 @@ test.serial('Get all commits since gitHead (from tag formatted like v<version>)
   t.is(result.commits.length, 2);
   t.is(result.commits[0].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[0].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[0].message, commits[0].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committer.name);
   t.is(result.commits[1].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[1].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[1].message, commits[1].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committer.name);
   // Verify the last release is returned and updated
   t.truthy(result.lastRelease);
   t.is(result.lastRelease.gitHead.substring(0, 7), commits[commits.length - 1].hash);
@@ -210,8 +274,14 @@ test.serial('Get commits when last release gitHead is missing but a tag match th
   t.is(result.commits.length, 2);
   t.is(result.commits[0].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[0].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[0].message, commits[0].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committer.name);
   t.is(result.commits[1].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[1].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[1].message, commits[1].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committer.name);
   // Verify the last release is returned and updated
   t.truthy(result.lastRelease);
   t.is(result.lastRelease.gitHead.substring(0, 7), commits[commits.length - 1].hash);
@@ -233,8 +303,14 @@ test.serial('Get all commits since gitHead, when gitHead are mising from the sha
   t.is(result.commits.length, 2);
   t.is(result.commits[0].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[0].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[0].message, commits[0].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committer.name);
   t.is(result.commits[1].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[1].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[1].message, commits[1].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committer.name);
   // Verify the last release is returned and updated
   t.truthy(result.lastRelease);
   t.is(result.lastRelease.gitHead.substring(0, 7), commits[commits.length - 1].hash);
@@ -263,8 +339,14 @@ test.serial('Get all commits since gitHead from tag, when tags are mising from t
   t.is(result.commits.length, 2);
   t.is(result.commits[0].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[0].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[0].message, commits[0].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[0].committer.name);
   t.is(result.commits[1].hash.substring(0, 7), commits[1].hash);
   t.is(result.commits[1].message, commits[1].message);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committerDate);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].author.name);
+  t.truthy(result.commits[1].committer.name);
   // Verify the last release is returned and updated
   t.truthy(result.lastRelease);
   t.is(result.lastRelease.gitHead.substring(0, 7), commits[commits.length - 1].hash);