diff --git a/hack/tools/release/internal/constants.go b/hack/tools/release/internal/constants.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5f2446676d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/tools/release/internal/constants.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package release is the package for the release notes generator.
+package release
+
+// Common tags used by PRs.
+const (
+	// Features is the tag used for PRs that add new features.
+	Features = ":sparkles: New Features"
+
+	// Bugs is the tag used for PRs that fix bugs.
+	Bugs = ":bug: Bug Fixes"
+
+	// Documentation is the tag used for PRs that update documentation.
+	Documentation = ":book: Documentation"
+
+	// Proposals is the tag used for PRs that add new proposals.
+	Proposals = ":memo: Proposals"
+
+	// Warning is the tag used for PRs that add breaking changes.
+	Warning = ":warning: Breaking Changes"
+
+	// Other is the tag used for PRs that don't fit in any other category.
+	Other = ":seedling: Others"
+
+	// Unknown is the tag used for PRs that need to be sorted by hand.
+	Unknown = ":question: Sort these by hand"
+)
diff --git a/hack/tools/release/notes/main.go b/hack/tools/release/notes/main.go
index 70b2d28a770f..79f51c35128d 100644
--- a/hack/tools/release/notes/main.go
+++ b/hack/tools/release/notes/main.go
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
+
+	release "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/hack/tools/release/internal"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -42,25 +44,15 @@ This needs to be run *before* a tag is created.
 Use these as the base of your release notes.
 */
 
-const (
-	features      = ":sparkles: New Features"
-	bugs          = ":bug: Bug Fixes"
-	documentation = ":book: Documentation"
-	proposals     = ":memo: Proposals"
-	warning       = ":warning: Breaking Changes"
-	other         = ":seedling: Others"
-	unknown       = ":question: Sort these by hand"
-)
-
 var (
 	outputOrder = []string{
-		proposals,
-		warning,
-		features,
-		bugs,
-		other,
-		documentation,
-		unknown,
+		release.Proposals,
+		release.Warning,
+		release.Features,
+		release.Bugs,
+		release.Other,
+		release.Documentation,
+		release.Unknown,
 	}
 
 	repo = flag.String("repository", "kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api", "The repo to run the tool from.")
@@ -231,12 +223,12 @@ func run() int {
 	}
 
 	merges := map[string][]string{
-		features:      {},
-		bugs:          {},
-		documentation: {},
-		warning:       {},
-		other:         {},
-		unknown:       {},
+		release.Features:      {},
+		release.Bugs:          {},
+		release.Documentation: {},
+		release.Warning:       {},
+		release.Other:         {},
+		release.Unknown:       {},
 	}
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -300,7 +292,7 @@ func run() int {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if result.prEntry.section == documentation {
+		if result.prEntry.section == release.Documentation {
 			merges[result.prEntry.section] = append(merges[result.prEntry.section], result.prEntry.prNumber)
 		} else {
 			merges[result.prEntry.section] = append(merges[result.prEntry.section], result.prEntry.title)
@@ -327,17 +319,17 @@ func run() int {
 	} else if count > 1 {
 		fmt.Printf("- %d new commits merged\n", count)
 	}
-	if count := len(merges[warning]); count == 1 {
+	if count := len(merges[release.Warning]); count == 1 {
 		fmt.Println("- 1 breaking change :warning:")
 	} else if count > 1 {
 		fmt.Printf("- %d breaking changes :warning:\n", count)
 	}
-	if count := len(merges[features]); count == 1 {
+	if count := len(merges[release.Features]); count == 1 {
 		fmt.Println("- 1 feature addition ✨")
 	} else if count > 1 {
 		fmt.Printf("- %d feature additions ✨\n", count)
 	}
-	if count := len(merges[bugs]); count == 1 {
+	if count := len(merges[release.Bugs]); count == 1 {
 		fmt.Println("- 1 bug fixed 🐛")
 	} else if count > 1 {
 		fmt.Printf("- %d bugs fixed 🐛\n", count)
@@ -351,7 +343,7 @@ func run() int {
 		}
 
 		switch key {
-		case documentation:
+		case release.Documentation:
 			sort.Strings(mergeslice)
 			if len(mergeslice) == 1 {
 				fmt.Printf(
@@ -480,25 +472,25 @@ func generateReleaseNoteEntry(c *commit) (*releaseNoteEntry, error) {
 
 	switch {
 	case strings.HasPrefix(entry.title, ":sparkles:"), strings.HasPrefix(entry.title, "✨"):
-		entry.section = features
+		entry.section = release.Features
 		entry.title = removePrefixes(entry.title, []string{":sparkles:", "✨"})
 	case strings.HasPrefix(entry.title, ":bug:"), strings.HasPrefix(entry.title, "🐛"):
-		entry.section = bugs
+		entry.section = release.Bugs
 		entry.title = removePrefixes(entry.title, []string{":bug:", "🐛"})
 	case strings.HasPrefix(entry.title, ":book:"), strings.HasPrefix(entry.title, "📖"):
-		entry.section = documentation
+		entry.section = release.Documentation
 		entry.title = removePrefixes(entry.title, []string{":book:", "📖"})
 		if strings.Contains(entry.title, "CAEP") || strings.Contains(entry.title, "proposal") {
-			entry.section = proposals
+			entry.section = release.Proposals
 		}
 	case strings.HasPrefix(entry.title, ":seedling:"), strings.HasPrefix(entry.title, "🌱"):
-		entry.section = other
+		entry.section = release.Other
 		entry.title = removePrefixes(entry.title, []string{":seedling:", "🌱"})
 	case strings.HasPrefix(entry.title, ":warning:"), strings.HasPrefix(entry.title, "⚠️"):
-		entry.section = warning
+		entry.section = release.Warning
 		entry.title = removePrefixes(entry.title, []string{":warning:", "⚠️"})
 	default:
-		entry.section = unknown
+		entry.section = release.Unknown
 	}
 
 	// If the area label indicates documentation, use documentation as the section
@@ -506,7 +498,7 @@ func generateReleaseNoteEntry(c *commit) (*releaseNoteEntry, error) {
 	// tends to be more accurate than the emoji (data point observed by the release team).
 	// We handle this after the switch statement to make sure we remove all emoji prefixes.
 	if area == documentationAreaLabel {
-		entry.section = documentation
+		entry.section = release.Documentation
 	}
 
 	entry.title = strings.TrimSpace(entry.title)
diff --git a/hack/tools/release/weekly/main.go b/hack/tools/release/weekly/main.go
index 6c375aa19b2b..bedbe2edc7bb 100644
--- a/hack/tools/release/weekly/main.go
+++ b/hack/tools/release/weekly/main.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	release "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/hack/tools/release/internal"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -37,25 +39,15 @@ This needs to be run *before* a tag is created.
 Use these as the base of your release notes.
 */
 
-const (
-	features      = "Feature additions :sparkles:"
-	bugs          = "Bug Fixes :bug: "
-	documentation = "Documentation :book: "
-	proposals     = "Proposals :memo: "
-	warning       = "Breaking Changes :warning: "
-	other         = "Others :seedling: "
-	unknown       = "Sort these by hand :question: "
-)
-
 var (
 	outputOrder = []string{
-		proposals,
-		warning,
-		features,
-		bugs,
-		other,
-		documentation,
-		unknown,
+		release.Proposals,
+		release.Warning,
+		release.Features,
+		release.Bugs,
+		release.Other,
+		release.Documentation,
+		release.Unknown,
 	}
 
 	from = flag.String("from", "", "Include commits starting from and including this date. Accepts format: YYYY-MM-DD")
@@ -101,12 +93,12 @@ func run() int {
 	cmd = exec.Command("git", "rev-list", "HEAD", "--since=\""+*from+" 00:00:01\"", "--until=\""+lastDay+" 23:59:59\"", "--merges", "--pretty=format:%B") //nolint:gosec
 
 	merges := map[string][]string{
-		features:      {},
-		bugs:          {},
-		documentation: {},
-		warning:       {},
-		other:         {},
-		unknown:       {},
+		release.Features:      {},
+		release.Bugs:          {},
+		release.Documentation: {},
+		release.Warning:       {},
+		release.Other:         {},
+		release.Unknown:       {},
 	}
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -138,30 +130,30 @@ func run() int {
 		var key, prNumber, fork string
 		switch {
 		case strings.HasPrefix(body, ":sparkles:"), strings.HasPrefix(body, "✨"):
-			key = features
+			key = release.Features
 			body = strings.TrimPrefix(body, ":sparkles:")
 			body = strings.TrimPrefix(body, "✨")
 		case strings.HasPrefix(body, ":bug:"), strings.HasPrefix(body, "🐛"):
-			key = bugs
+			key = release.Bugs
 			body = strings.TrimPrefix(body, ":bug:")
 			body = strings.TrimPrefix(body, "🐛")
 		case strings.HasPrefix(body, ":book:"), strings.HasPrefix(body, "📖"):
-			key = documentation
+			key = release.Documentation
 			body = strings.TrimPrefix(body, ":book:")
 			body = strings.TrimPrefix(body, "📖")
 			if strings.Contains(body, "CAEP") || strings.Contains(body, "proposal") {
-				key = proposals
+				key = release.Proposals
 			}
 		case strings.HasPrefix(body, ":seedling:"), strings.HasPrefix(body, "🌱"):
-			key = other
+			key = release.Other
 			body = strings.TrimPrefix(body, ":seedling:")
 			body = strings.TrimPrefix(body, "🌱")
 		case strings.HasPrefix(body, ":warning:"), strings.HasPrefix(body, "⚠️"):
-			key = warning
+			key = release.Warning
 			body = strings.TrimPrefix(body, ":warning:")
 			body = strings.TrimPrefix(body, "⚠️")
 		default:
-			key = unknown
+			key = release.Unknown
 		}
 
 		body = strings.TrimSpace(body)
@@ -170,7 +162,7 @@ func run() int {
 		}
 		body = fmt.Sprintf("\t - %s", body)
 		_, _ = fmt.Sscanf(c.merge, "Merge pull request %s from %s", &prNumber, &fork)
-		if key == documentation {
+		if key == release.Documentation {
 			merges[key] = append(merges[key], prNumber)
 			continue
 		}
@@ -188,10 +180,10 @@ func run() int {
 		}
 
 		switch key {
-		case documentation:
+		case release.Documentation:
 			fmt.Printf("- %d Documentation and book contributions :book: \n\n", len(mergeslice))
-		case other:
-			fmt.Printf("- %d Other changes :seedling:\n\n", len(merges[other]))
+		case release.Other:
+			fmt.Printf("- %d Other changes :seedling:\n\n", len(merges[release.Other]))
 		default:
 			fmt.Printf("- %d %s\n", len(merges[key]), key)
 			for _, merge := range mergeslice {