diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dc9093a..be8c8ff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [1.12.0](https://github.com/skywinder/github-changelog-generator/tree/1.12.0) (2016-04-01)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/skywinder/github-changelog-generator/compare/1.11.8...1.12.0)
+
+**Closed issues:**
+
+- .github\_changelog\_generator config file is not consistent with the internal options hash [\#312](https://github.com/skywinder/github-changelog-generator/issues/312)
+- Feature request: YAML front matter [\#276](https://github.com/skywinder/github-changelog-generator/issues/276)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Added tag exclusion with a filter \(string or regex\) [\#320](https://github.com/skywinder/github-changelog-generator/pull/320) ([soundstep](https://github.com/soundstep))
+
 ## [1.11.8](https://github.com/skywinder/github-changelog-generator/tree/1.11.8) (2016-03-22)
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/skywinder/github-changelog-generator/compare/1.11.7...1.11.8)
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 9f23236..fe0b9e9 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    github_changelog_generator (1.11.8)
+    github_changelog_generator (1.12.0)
       bundler (>= 1.7)
       colorize (~> 0.7)
       github_api (~> 0.12)
diff --git a/lib/github_changelog_generator/generator/generator_tags.rb b/lib/github_changelog_generator/generator/generator_tags.rb
index fbbc95d..fa0f40f 100644
--- a/lib/github_changelog_generator/generator/generator_tags.rb
+++ b/lib/github_changelog_generator/generator/generator_tags.rb
@@ -129,26 +129,34 @@ module GitHubChangelogGenerator
     end
 
     # @param [Array] all_tags all tags
-    # @return [Array] filtered tags according :exclude_tags option
+    # @return [Array] filtered tags according :exclude_tags or :exclude_tags_regex option
     def filter_excluded_tags(all_tags)
-      return all_tags unless @options[:exclude_tags]
-
-      apply_exclude_tags(all_tags)
+      if @options[:exclude_tags]
+        apply_exclude_tags(all_tags)
+      elsif @options[:exclude_tags_regex]
+        apply_exclude_tags_regex(all_tags)
+      else
+        all_tags
+      end
     end
 
     private
 
     def apply_exclude_tags(all_tags)
       if @options[:exclude_tags].is_a?(Regexp)
-        filter_tags_with_regex(all_tags)
+        filter_tags_with_regex(all_tags, @options[:exclude_tags])
       else
         filter_exact_tags(all_tags)
       end
     end
 
-    def filter_tags_with_regex(all_tags)
+    def apply_exclude_tags_regex(all_tags)
+      filter_tags_with_regex(all_tags, Regexp.new(@options[:exclude_tags_regex]))
+    end
+
+    def filter_tags_with_regex(all_tags, regex)
       warn_if_nonmatching_regex(all_tags)
-      all_tags.reject { |tag| @options[:exclude_tags] =~ tag.name }
+      all_tags.reject { |tag| regex =~ tag.name }
     end
 
     def filter_exact_tags(all_tags)
diff --git a/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb b/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb
index f1440f0..75a846e 100644
--- a/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/github_changelog_generator/parser.rb
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ module GitHubChangelogGenerator
         opts.on("--exclude-tags  x,y,z", Array, "Change log will exclude specified tags") do |list|
           options[:exclude_tags] = list
         end
+        opts.on("--exclude-tags-regex [REGEX]", "Apply a regular expression on tag names so that they can be excluded, for example: --exclude-tags-regex \".*\+\d{1,}\" ") do |last|
+          options[:exclude_tags_regex] = last
+        end
         opts.on("--since-tag  x", "Change log will start after specified tag") do |v|
           options[:since_tag] = v
         end
diff --git a/spec/unit/generator/generator_tags_spec.rb b/spec/unit/generator/generator_tags_spec.rb
index a2a3dff..04c9b50 100644
--- a/spec/unit/generator/generator_tags_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/generator/generator_tags_spec.rb
@@ -76,31 +76,47 @@ describe GitHubChangelogGenerator::Generator do
   describe "#filter_excluded_tags" do
     subject { generator.filter_excluded_tags(tags_mash_from_strings(%w(1 2 3))) }
 
-    context "with valid excluded tags" do
+    context "with matching string" do
       let(:generator) { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Generator.new(exclude_tags: %w(3)) }
       it { is_expected.to be_a Array }
       it { is_expected.to match_array(tags_mash_from_strings(%w(1 2))) }
     end
 
-    context "with invalid excluded tags" do
+    context "with non-matching string" do
       let(:generator) { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Generator.new(exclude_tags: %w(invalid tags)) }
       it { is_expected.to be_a Array }
       it { is_expected.to match_array(tags_mash_from_strings(%w(1 2 3))) }
     end
 
-    context "with regex exclude_tags" do
+    context "with matching regex" do
       let(:generator) { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Generator.new(exclude_tags: /[23]/) }
       it { is_expected.to be_a Array }
       it { is_expected.to match_array(tags_mash_from_strings(%w(1))) }
     end
 
-    context "with non-matching regex in exclude_tags" do
+    context "with non-matching regex" do
       let(:generator) { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Generator.new(exclude_tags: /[abc]/) }
       it { is_expected.to be_a Array }
       it { is_expected.to match_array(tags_mash_from_strings(%w(1 2 3))) }
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#filter_excluded_tags_regex" do
+    subject { generator.filter_excluded_tags(tags_mash_from_strings(%w(1 2 3))) }
+
+    context "with matching regex" do
+      let(:generator) { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Generator.new(exclude_tags_regex: '[23]') }
+      it { is_expected.to be_a Array }
+      it { is_expected.to match_array(tags_mash_from_strings(%w(1))) }
+    end
+
+    context "with non-matching regex" do
+      let(:generator) { GitHubChangelogGenerator::Generator.new(exclude_tags_regex: '[45]') }
+      it { is_expected.to be_a Array }
+      it { is_expected.to match_array(tags_mash_from_strings(%w(1 2 3))) }
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#filter_since_tag" do
     context "with filled array" do
       subject { generator.filter_since_tag(tags_mash_from_strings(%w(1 2 3))) }