diff --git a/contrib/release b/contrib/release
index dc06aeddc..2251be18e 100755
--- a/contrib/release
+++ b/contrib/release
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ fn-repo-update-history-and-commit() {
   declare desc="Updates the history file and commits the changes"
   declare CURRENT_VERSION="$1" NEXT_VERSION="$2"
   local PULL_REQUEST_ID TITLE AUTHOR TYPE CHANGELOG_TEXT
-  local COMMIT_MESSAGE HISTORY HISTORY_CONTENTS HISTORY_DOCUMENTATION HISTORY_ENHANCEMENT HISTORY_BUG ISSUE_FILE
+  local COMMIT_MESSAGE HISTORY HISTORY_CONTENTS HISTORY_DOCUMENTATION HISTORY_ENHANCEMENT HISTORY_BUG HISTORY_OTHER ISSUE_FILE
 
   pushd "$ROOT_DIR" >/dev/null
 
@@ -258,8 +258,10 @@ fn-repo-update-history-and-commit() {
       HISTORY_BUG="${HISTORY_BUG}"$'\n'"$CHANGELOG_TEXT"
     elif [[ "$TYPE" == "documentation" ]]; then
       HISTORY_DOCUMENTATION="${HISTORY_DOCUMENTATION}"$'\n'"$CHANGELOG_TEXT"
-    elif [[ "$TYPE" == "enhancement" ]]; then
+    elif [[ "$TYPE" == "enhancement" ]] || [[ "$TYPE" == "refactor" ]]; then
       HISTORY_ENHANCEMENT="${HISTORY_ENHANCEMENT}"$'\n'"$CHANGELOG_TEXT"
+    else
+      HISTORY_OTHER="${HISTORY_OTHER}"$'\n'"$CHANGELOG_TEXT"
     fi
   done
 
@@ -281,6 +283,11 @@ fn-repo-update-history-and-commit() {
     HISTORY="${HISTORY}"$'\n'"$HISTORY_DOCUMENTATION"
   fi
 
+  if [[ "$HISTORY_OTHER" ]]; then
+    HISTORY="${HISTORY}"$'\n\n'"### Other"
+    HISTORY="${HISTORY}"$'\n'"$HISTORY_OTHER"
+  fi
+
   sed -i.bak '1d' HISTORY.md && rm HISTORY.md.bak
   HISTORY_CONTENTS="$(cat HISTORY.md)"
   echo -e "$HISTORY\n$HISTORY_CONTENTS" >HISTORY.md