diff --git a/tools/gdd_lint.py b/tools/gdd_lint.py
index bd69fe01..03f9463d 100644
--- a/tools/gdd_lint.py
+++ b/tools/gdd_lint.py
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ def main():
             sys.exit(2)
 
     results = [lint_file(p) for p in targets]
+    if args.changelog_only:
+        for r in results:
+            r["issues"] = [i for i in r["issues"] if i.startswith("R4")]
     failed = [r for r in results if r["issues"]]
 
     if args.json: