diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b08656bef566eec37520e41a196a2d30dc1463f1..cfae7b55e0c25c8743ccba0dd50441eb7e5ef88b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.1
 	github.com/google/go-github/v30 v30.1.0
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v0.9.2
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin v1.3.0
 	github.com/shuheiktgw/go-travis v0.2.4
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1
 	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.2.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7667e1620ae65c3c0abd41dad6ba868d321592b0..1c8ad235ed20fd5260c51cb30fd199b4e9aadc38 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -12,14 +12,17 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSs
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 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
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+github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.1-0.20191026205805-5f8ba28d4473/go.mod h1:YTl/9mNaCwkRvm6d1a2C3ymFceY/DCBVvsKhRF0iEA4=
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+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.4/go.mod h1:vzj43D7+SQXF/4pzW/hwtAqwc6iTitCiVSaWz5lYuqw=
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 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.0-rc.2/go.mod h1:LlEzMj4AhA7rCAGe4KMBDvJI+AwstrUpVNzEA03Pprs=
@@ -39,10 +42,21 @@ github.com/google/go-querystring v1.0.0 h1:Xkwi/a1rcvNg1PPYe5vI8GbeBY/jrVuDX5ASu
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+github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin v1.3.0 h1:4d/wJojzvHV1I4i/rrjVaeuyxWrLzDE1mDCyDy8fXS8=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin v1.3.0/go.mod h1:F9eH4LrE/ZsRdbwhfjs9k9HoDUwAHnYtXdgmf1AVNs0=
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+github.com/hashicorp/yamux v0.0.0-20180604194846-3520598351bb h1:b5rjCoWHc7eqmAS4/qyk21ZsHyb6Mxv/jykxvNTkU4M=
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@@ -55,6 +69,7 @@ github.com/shurcooL/sanitized_anchor_name v1.0.0/go.mod h1:1NzhyTcUVG4SuEtjjoZeV
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0 h1:4G4v2dO3VZwixGIRoQ5Lfboy6nUhCyYzaqnIAPPhYs4=
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 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
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@@ -69,6 +84,7 @@ golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190121172915-509febef88a4/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL
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@@ -101,12 +117,15 @@ google.golang.org/appengine v1.1.0/go.mod h1:EbEs0AVv82hx2wNQdGPgUI5lhzA/G0D9Ywl
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diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/commit/commit_analyzer.pb.go b/pkg/analyzer/commit/commit_analyzer.pb.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..37cecc1716db9059eb8aa5c29820e417e390108d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/commit/commit_analyzer.pb.go
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+// Code generated by protoc-gen-go. DO NOT EDIT.
+// versions:
+// 	protoc-gen-go v1.25.0
+// 	protoc        v3.12.3
+// source: pkg/analyzer/commit/commit_analyzer.proto
+
+package commit
+
+import (
+	semrel "github.com/go-semantic-release/semantic-release/pkg/semrel"
+	proto "github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+	protoreflect "google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
+	protoimpl "google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoimpl"
+	reflect "reflect"
+	sync "sync"
+)
+
+const (
+	// Verify that this generated code is sufficiently up-to-date.
+	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(20 - protoimpl.MinVersion)
+	// Verify that runtime/protoimpl is sufficiently up-to-date.
+	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(protoimpl.MaxVersion - 20)
+)
+
+// This is a compile-time assertion that a sufficiently up-to-date version
+// of the legacy proto package is being used.
+const _ = proto.ProtoPackageIsVersion4
+
+type CommitAnalyzerRequest struct {
+	state         protoimpl.MessageState
+	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
+	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
+
+	RawCommits []*semrel.RawCommit `protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=RawCommits,proto3" json:"RawCommits,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (x *CommitAnalyzerRequest) Reset() {
+	*x = CommitAnalyzerRequest{}
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
+		mi := &file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_msgTypes[0]
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+	}
+}
+
+func (x *CommitAnalyzerRequest) String() string {
+	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
+}
+
+func (*CommitAnalyzerRequest) ProtoMessage() {}
+
+func (x *CommitAnalyzerRequest) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
+	mi := &file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_msgTypes[0]
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
+			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+		}
+		return ms
+	}
+	return mi.MessageOf(x)
+}
+
+// Deprecated: Use CommitAnalyzerRequest.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
+func (*CommitAnalyzerRequest) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{0}
+}
+
+func (x *CommitAnalyzerRequest) GetRawCommits() []*semrel.RawCommit {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.RawCommits
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type CommitAnalyzerResponse struct {
+	state         protoimpl.MessageState
+	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
+	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
+
+	Commits []*semrel.Commit `protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=Commits,proto3" json:"Commits,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (x *CommitAnalyzerResponse) Reset() {
+	*x = CommitAnalyzerResponse{}
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
+		mi := &file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_msgTypes[1]
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+	}
+}
+
+func (x *CommitAnalyzerResponse) String() string {
+	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
+}
+
+func (*CommitAnalyzerResponse) ProtoMessage() {}
+
+func (x *CommitAnalyzerResponse) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
+	mi := &file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_msgTypes[1]
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
+			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+		}
+		return ms
+	}
+	return mi.MessageOf(x)
+}
+
+// Deprecated: Use CommitAnalyzerResponse.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
+func (*CommitAnalyzerResponse) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{1}
+}
+
+func (x *CommitAnalyzerResponse) GetCommits() []*semrel.Commit {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Commits
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+var File_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto protoreflect.FileDescriptor
+
+var file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
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+}
+
+var (
+	file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_rawDescOnce sync.Once
+	file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_rawDescData = file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_rawDesc
+)
+
+func file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
+	file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_rawDescOnce.Do(func() {
+		file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_rawDescData = protoimpl.X.CompressGZIP(file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_rawDescData)
+	})
+	return file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_rawDescData
+}
+
+var file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 2)
+var file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
+	(*CommitAnalyzerRequest)(nil),  // 0: CommitAnalyzerRequest
+	(*CommitAnalyzerResponse)(nil), // 1: CommitAnalyzerResponse
+	(*semrel.RawCommit)(nil),       // 2: RawCommit
+	(*semrel.Commit)(nil),          // 3: Commit
+}
+var file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
+	2, // 0: CommitAnalyzerRequest.RawCommits:type_name -> RawCommit
+	3, // 1: CommitAnalyzerResponse.Commits:type_name -> Commit
+	0, // 2: CommitAnalyzerPlugin.Analyze:input_type -> CommitAnalyzerRequest
+	1, // 3: CommitAnalyzerPlugin.Analyze:output_type -> CommitAnalyzerResponse
+	3, // [3:4] is the sub-list for method output_type
+	2, // [2:3] is the sub-list for method input_type
+	2, // [2:2] is the sub-list for extension type_name
+	2, // [2:2] is the sub-list for extension extendee
+	0, // [0:2] is the sub-list for field type_name
+}
+
+func init() { file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_init() }
+func file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_init() {
+	if File_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if !protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
+		file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_msgTypes[0].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+			switch v := v.(*CommitAnalyzerRequest); i {
+			case 0:
+				return &v.state
+			case 1:
+				return &v.sizeCache
+			case 2:
+				return &v.unknownFields
+			default:
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+		file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_msgTypes[1].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+			switch v := v.(*CommitAnalyzerResponse); i {
+			case 0:
+				return &v.state
+			case 1:
+				return &v.sizeCache
+			case 2:
+				return &v.unknownFields
+			default:
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	type x struct{}
+	out := protoimpl.TypeBuilder{
+		File: protoimpl.DescBuilder{
+			GoPackagePath: reflect.TypeOf(x{}).PkgPath(),
+			RawDescriptor: file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_rawDesc,
+			NumEnums:      0,
+			NumMessages:   2,
+			NumExtensions: 0,
+			NumServices:   1,
+		},
+		GoTypes:           file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_goTypes,
+		DependencyIndexes: file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_depIdxs,
+		MessageInfos:      file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_msgTypes,
+	}.Build()
+	File_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto = out.File
+	file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_rawDesc = nil
+	file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_goTypes = nil
+	file_pkg_analyzer_commit_commit_analyzer_proto_depIdxs = nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/commit/commit_analyzer.proto b/pkg/analyzer/commit/commit_analyzer.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6d444b9e0c3843ec052d1c86a310216cbb68f055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/commit/commit_analyzer.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+option go_package = "github.com/go-semantic-release/semantic-release/pkg/analyzer/commit";
+
+import "pkg/semrel/structs.proto";
+
+message CommitAnalyzerRequest {
+    repeated RawCommit RawCommits = 1;
+}
+
+message CommitAnalyzerResponse {
+    repeated Commit Commits = 1;
+}
+
+service CommitAnalyzerPlugin {
+    rpc Analyze(CommitAnalyzerRequest) returns (CommitAnalyzerResponse);
+}
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/commit/commit_analyzer_grpc.pb.go b/pkg/analyzer/commit/commit_analyzer_grpc.pb.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4118fbded61e83ab18ff384588c9d9cf5b6fb88e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/commit/commit_analyzer_grpc.pb.go
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+// Code generated by protoc-gen-go-grpc. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package commit
+
+import (
+	context "context"
+	grpc "google.golang.org/grpc"
+	codes "google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	status "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+)
+
+// This is a compile-time assertion to ensure that this generated file
+// is compatible with the grpc package it is being compiled against.
+const _ = grpc.SupportPackageIsVersion6
+
+// CommitAnalyzerPluginClient is the client API for CommitAnalyzerPlugin service.
+//
+// For semantics around ctx use and closing/ending streaming RPCs, please refer to https://pkg.go.dev/google.golang.org/grpc/?tab=doc#ClientConn.NewStream.
+type CommitAnalyzerPluginClient interface {
+	Analyze(ctx context.Context, in *CommitAnalyzerRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*CommitAnalyzerResponse, error)
+}
+
+type commitAnalyzerPluginClient struct {
+	cc grpc.ClientConnInterface
+}
+
+func NewCommitAnalyzerPluginClient(cc grpc.ClientConnInterface) CommitAnalyzerPluginClient {
+	return &commitAnalyzerPluginClient{cc}
+}
+
+func (c *commitAnalyzerPluginClient) Analyze(ctx context.Context, in *CommitAnalyzerRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*CommitAnalyzerResponse, error) {
+	out := new(CommitAnalyzerResponse)
+	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, "/CommitAnalyzerPlugin/Analyze", in, out, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// CommitAnalyzerPluginServer is the server API for CommitAnalyzerPlugin service.
+// All implementations must embed UnimplementedCommitAnalyzerPluginServer
+// for forward compatibility
+type CommitAnalyzerPluginServer interface {
+	Analyze(context.Context, *CommitAnalyzerRequest) (*CommitAnalyzerResponse, error)
+	mustEmbedUnimplementedCommitAnalyzerPluginServer()
+}
+
+// UnimplementedCommitAnalyzerPluginServer must be embedded to have forward compatible implementations.
+type UnimplementedCommitAnalyzerPluginServer struct {
+}
+
+func (*UnimplementedCommitAnalyzerPluginServer) Analyze(context.Context, *CommitAnalyzerRequest) (*CommitAnalyzerResponse, error) {
+	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method Analyze not implemented")
+}
+func (*UnimplementedCommitAnalyzerPluginServer) mustEmbedUnimplementedCommitAnalyzerPluginServer() {}
+
+func RegisterCommitAnalyzerPluginServer(s *grpc.Server, srv CommitAnalyzerPluginServer) {
+	s.RegisterService(&_CommitAnalyzerPlugin_serviceDesc, srv)
+}
+
+func _CommitAnalyzerPlugin_Analyze_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+	in := new(CommitAnalyzerRequest)
+	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if interceptor == nil {
+		return srv.(CommitAnalyzerPluginServer).Analyze(ctx, in)
+	}
+	info := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
+		Server:     srv,
+		FullMethod: "/CommitAnalyzerPlugin/Analyze",
+	}
+	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		return srv.(CommitAnalyzerPluginServer).Analyze(ctx, req.(*CommitAnalyzerRequest))
+	}
+	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
+}
+
+var _CommitAnalyzerPlugin_serviceDesc = grpc.ServiceDesc{
+	ServiceName: "CommitAnalyzerPlugin",
+	HandlerType: (*CommitAnalyzerPluginServer)(nil),
+	Methods: []grpc.MethodDesc{
+		{
+			MethodName: "Analyze",
+			Handler:    _CommitAnalyzerPlugin_Analyze_Handler,
+		},
+	},
+	Streams:  []grpc.StreamDesc{},
+	Metadata: "pkg/analyzer/commit/commit_analyzer.proto",
+}
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/commit/plugin/plugin.go b/pkg/analyzer/commit/plugin/plugin.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7075044b6bf7ea4d598d8e24435610a06befe91e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/commit/plugin/plugin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package plugin
+
+import (
+	"github.com/go-semantic-release/semantic-release/pkg/analyzer/commit"
+	"github.com/go-semantic-release/semantic-release/pkg/plugin"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+)
+
+func DefaultMain(c *cli.Context) error {
+	plugin.Serve(&plugin.ServeOpts{
+		CommitAnalyzer: func() commit.Analyzer {
+			return &commit.DefaultAnalyzer{}
+		},
+	})
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/client.go b/pkg/plugin/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f0a9bcebbe3a082c93700e22342c6a8ef67ac881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/plugin/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package plugin
+
+import (
+	"os/exec"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/go-semantic-release/semantic-release/pkg/analyzer/commit"
+	"github.com/go-semantic-release/semantic-release/pkg/plugin/wrapper"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
+)
+
+type PluginOpts struct {
+	Type string
+	Cmd  *exec.Cmd
+}
+
+var runningClientsMx sync.Mutex
+var runningClients = make([]*plugin.Client, 0)
+
+func KillAllPlugins() {
+	for _, c := range runningClients {
+		c.Kill()
+	}
+}
+
+func startPlugin(opts *PluginOpts) (interface{}, error) {
+	runningClientsMx.Lock()
+	defer runningClientsMx.Unlock()
+	client := plugin.NewClient(&plugin.ClientConfig{
+		HandshakeConfig: Handshake,
+		VersionedPlugins: map[int]plugin.PluginSet{
+			1: {
+				opts.Type: &wrapper.GRPC{
+					Type: opts.Type,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		Cmd:              opts.Cmd,
+		AllowedProtocols: []plugin.Protocol{plugin.ProtocolGRPC},
+		Logger:           hclog.NewNullLogger(),
+	})
+
+	rpcClient, err := client.Client()
+	if err != nil {
+		client.Kill()
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	raw, err := rpcClient.Dispense(opts.Type)
+	if err != nil {
+		client.Kill()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	runningClients = append(runningClients, client)
+	return raw, nil
+}
+
+func StartCommitAnalyzerPlugin(opts *PluginOpts) (commit.Analyzer, error) {
+	raw, err := startPlugin(opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return raw.(commit.Analyzer), nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/serve.go b/pkg/plugin/serve.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..254cb9a46883a461912acf536419c67341c221db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/plugin/serve.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package plugin
+
+import (
+	"github.com/go-semantic-release/semantic-release/pkg/analyzer/commit"
+	"github.com/go-semantic-release/semantic-release/pkg/plugin/wrapper"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
+)
+
+var Handshake = plugin.HandshakeConfig{
+	MagicCookieKey:   "GO_SEMANTIC_RELEASE_MAGIC_COOKIE",
+	MagicCookieValue: "beepboop",
+}
+
+type CommitAnalyzerFunc func() commit.Analyzer
+
+//type ChangelogGeneratorFunc func() changelog.Generator
+
+type ServeOpts struct {
+	CommitAnalyzer CommitAnalyzerFunc
+	//ChangelogGenerator ChangelogGeneratorFunc
+}
+
+func Serve(opts *ServeOpts) {
+	pluginSet := make(plugin.PluginSet)
+
+	switch {
+	case opts.CommitAnalyzer != nil:
+		pluginSet[wrapper.TypeCommitAnalyzer] = &wrapper.GRPC{
+			Type: wrapper.TypeCommitAnalyzer,
+			Impl: opts.CommitAnalyzer(),
+		}
+	}
+
+	plugin.Serve(&plugin.ServeConfig{
+		HandshakeConfig: Handshake,
+		VersionedPlugins: map[int]plugin.PluginSet{
+			1: pluginSet,
+		},
+		GRPCServer: plugin.DefaultGRPCServer,
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/wrapper/commit_analyzer.go b/pkg/plugin/wrapper/commit_analyzer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1691e88c511197c63b0cdc69b575611e77b7435c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/plugin/wrapper/commit_analyzer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package wrapper
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/go-semantic-release/semantic-release/pkg/analyzer/commit"
+	"github.com/go-semantic-release/semantic-release/pkg/semrel"
+)
+
+const TypeCommitAnalyzer = "commit_analyzer"
+
+type CommitAnalyzerServer struct {
+	Impl commit.Analyzer
+	commit.UnimplementedCommitAnalyzerPluginServer
+}
+
+func (c *CommitAnalyzerServer) Analyze(ctx context.Context, in *commit.CommitAnalyzerRequest) (*commit.CommitAnalyzerResponse, error) {
+	return &commit.CommitAnalyzerResponse{
+		Commits: c.Impl.Analyze(in.RawCommits),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+type CommitAnalyzerClient struct {
+	Impl commit.CommitAnalyzerPluginClient
+}
+
+func (c *CommitAnalyzerClient) Analyze(commits []*semrel.RawCommit) []*semrel.Commit {
+	res, err := c.Impl.Analyze(context.Background(), &commit.CommitAnalyzerRequest{RawCommits: commits})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return res.Commits
+}
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/wrapper/grpc.go b/pkg/plugin/wrapper/grpc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3f828db55501930c5b599174fdd95834dfdc4e29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/plugin/wrapper/grpc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package wrapper
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/go-semantic-release/semantic-release/pkg/analyzer/commit"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+)
+
+type GRPC struct {
+	Type string
+	Impl interface{}
+	plugin.NetRPCUnsupportedPlugin
+}
+
+func (p *GRPC) GRPCServer(broker *plugin.GRPCBroker, s *grpc.Server) error {
+	switch p.Type {
+	case TypeCommitAnalyzer:
+		commit.RegisterCommitAnalyzerPluginServer(s, &CommitAnalyzerServer{
+			Impl: p.Impl.(commit.Analyzer),
+		})
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *GRPC) GRPCClient(ctx context.Context, broker *plugin.GRPCBroker, c *grpc.ClientConn) (interface{}, error) {
+	switch p.Type {
+	case TypeCommitAnalyzer:
+		return &CommitAnalyzerClient{
+			Impl: commit.NewCommitAnalyzerPluginClient(c),
+		}, nil
+	}
+	return nil, errors.New("unknown plugin type")
+}