diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c13ce36..90fce28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -64,4 +64,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "::error::Unexpected release:ci output (no release push and not empty)."
           exit 1
         env:
+          # Used by `gh release create` after tags are pushed (see scripts/github-releases.mjs).
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/docs/pr-pipelines.md b/docs/pr-pipelines.md
index 0b47eed..d7c906c 100644
--- a/docs/pr-pipelines.md
+++ b/docs/pr-pipelines.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 | Workflow | Triggers | Checks |
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | `ci.yml` | every pull request; every push to `main` | prettier check, eslint, worktree-path tests, PR automation tests, recursive package test/build |
-| `release.yml` | push to **`main`** (skipped for `chore: Release` commits) | Path-aware bumps; commit + tags for `@singleton-sd/post-kit-*` packages |
+| `release.yml` | push to **`main`** (skipped for `chore: Release` commits) | Path-aware bumps; commit + tags + GitHub Releases for `@singleton-sd/post-kit-*` packages (npm publish still disabled) |
 | `validate-email-domain-branding.yml` | daily 06:00 UTC; `workflow_dispatch`; pushes to `main` under `packages/post-kit-email/**`, this workflow file, root `package.json`, `pnpm-lock.yaml`, or `infra/appconfig-seed.json` | Live SPF/DKIM/DMARC/BIMI check. Reads `app:email:validation:*` from App Configuration with `--auth-mode login`. Skips (success) when Azure repository Variables are missing, the store is missing, or `app:email:validation:domain` is unset. Failed OIDC federation fails the job. Not required on PRs. |
 | `deploy-api.yml` | `main` path changes under `apps/api/**`, `packages/post-kit-email/**`, `infra/function-app.bicep`, `infra/appconfig-seed.json`, `.github/workflows/deploy-api.yml`; also `workflow_dispatch` | OIDC → bicep + App Config seed-if-absent + zip deploy; skips Azure if `AZURE_*` Variables are missing |
 
@@ -23,9 +23,26 @@ matching worktree with `pnpm worktree:add` under the parent workspace
 require CI checks, **not** approving reviews (see `SETUP.md`).
 
 On **`main`**, `release.yml` bumps versions for changed public packages
-(conventional commits: `fix`→patch, `feat`→minor, `BREAKING CHANGE`→major).
-With an empty workspace (no `@singleton-sd/post-kit-*` packages yet) it logs
-`Nothing to release` and exits 0.
+(conventional commits: `fix`→patch, `feat`→minor, `BREAKING CHANGE`→major),
+pushes one annotated git tag per package, then creates a matching **GitHub
+Release** per tag (`scripts/github-releases.mjs`). npm publish remains
+disabled until a later issue enables it. With an empty workspace (no
+`@singleton-sd/post-kit-*` packages yet) it logs `Nothing to release` and
+exits 0.
+
+### Backfill existing tags (one-shot)
+
+Tags created before GitHub Releases were enabled can be backfilled with:
+
+```bash
+(
+  set -e
+  for tag in $(git tag -l '@singleton-sd/*'); do
+    gh release view "$tag" >/dev/null 2>&1 && continue
+    gh release create "$tag" --verify-tag --title "$tag" --notes "Backfilled from existing tag. See CHANGELOG.md."
+  done
+)
+```
 
 ## Secrets / config for pipelines (locked)
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e2f2e23..54aeb31 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "release:ci": "node ./scripts/release-changed.mjs --ci",
     "prepare": "husky",
     "pr:gate": "node scripts/pr-handoff-gate.mjs",
-    "test:pr-automation": "node scripts/pr-handoff-gate.test.mjs && node --test scripts/invoke-ps1.test.mjs",
+    "test:pr-automation": "node scripts/pr-handoff-gate.test.mjs && node --test scripts/invoke-ps1.test.mjs && node --test scripts/github-releases.test.mjs",
     "email:provision": "pnpm --filter @singleton-sd/post-kit-email provision",
     "validate:email-domain-branding": "pnpm --filter @singleton-sd/post-kit-email validate:domain-branding",
     "sync:skills": "npx --yes skills add singleton-sd/ai-plattform-skills --skill task-driven-development --skill \"Task-Driven Development\" --skill backend --skill frontend -a cursor -a claude-code -a grok -a codex --copy -y",
diff --git a/scripts/github-releases.mjs b/scripts/github-releases.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74eb776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/github-releases.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/**
+ * Create GitHub Releases for package version tags.
+ *
+ * Used by `scripts/release-changed.mjs` after tags are pushed. npm publish
+ * remains disabled — this only creates GitHub Release entries.
+ */
+import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process';
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {'major' | 'minor' | 'patch'} Increment
+ * @typedef {{ name: string, version: string, next: string, increment: Increment, tag: string }} ReleaseSpec
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @param {ReleaseSpec} release
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+export function formatReleaseTitle(release) {
+  return `${release.name}@${release.next}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {ReleaseSpec} release
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+export function formatReleaseNotes(release) {
+  const bumpLine =
+    release.version === release.next
+      ? `## ${release.name} \`${release.next}\``
+      : `## ${release.name} \`${release.version}\` → \`${release.next}\` (${release.increment})`;
+
+  return [
+    bumpLine,
+    '',
+    'See [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/singleton-sd/post-kit/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) for monorepo release notes.',
+    '',
+    'npm publish is not enabled yet for this package scope.',
+  ].join('\n');
+}
+
+/**
+ * True when `gh release view` failed because the Release does not exist yet.
+ * @param {unknown} err
+ */
+export function isReleaseNotFoundError(err) {
+  const text = [
+    err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err),
+    err && typeof err === 'object' && 'stderr' in err ? String(err.stderr) : '',
+  ]
+    .join('\n')
+    .toLowerCase();
+
+  return (
+    text.includes('release not found') ||
+    text.includes('could not find') ||
+    text.includes('not found') ||
+    text.includes('http 404')
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {(args: string[]) => string} runGh
+ * @param {string} tag
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+export function githubReleaseExists(runGh, tag) {
+  try {
+    runGh(['release', 'view', tag, '--json', 'tagName']);
+    return true;
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (isReleaseNotFoundError(err)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @returns {(args: string[]) => string}
+ */
+function defaultRunGh() {
+  return (args) =>
+    execFileSync('gh', args, {
+      encoding: 'utf8',
+      stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+    }).trim();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create one GitHub Release per package tag. Skips tags that already have a Release.
+ *
+ * @param {ReleaseSpec[]} releases
+ * @param {{ runGh?: (args: string[]) => string, log?: (msg: string) => void }} [options]
+ * @returns {{ created: string[], skipped: string[] }}
+ */
+export function createGitHubReleases(releases, options = {}) {
+  const runGh = options.runGh ?? defaultRunGh();
+  const log = options.log ?? console.log;
+
+  /** @type {string[]} */
+  const created = [];
+  /** @type {string[]} */
+  const skipped = [];
+
+  for (const release of releases) {
+    if (githubReleaseExists(runGh, release.tag)) {
+      log(`GitHub Release already exists for ${release.tag}; skipping.`);
+      skipped.push(release.tag);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    runGh([
+      'release',
+      'create',
+      release.tag,
+      '--verify-tag',
+      '--title',
+      formatReleaseTitle(release),
+      '--notes',
+      formatReleaseNotes(release),
+    ]);
+    log(`Created GitHub Release for ${release.tag}.`);
+    created.push(release.tag);
+  }
+
+  return { created, skipped };
+}
diff --git a/scripts/github-releases.test.mjs b/scripts/github-releases.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a76226e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/github-releases.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import {
+  createGitHubReleases,
+  formatReleaseNotes,
+  formatReleaseTitle,
+  githubReleaseExists,
+  isReleaseNotFoundError,
+} from './github-releases.mjs';
+
+/** @type {import('./github-releases.mjs').ReleaseSpec} */
+const sample = {
+  name: '@singleton-sd/post-kit-publisher',
+  version: '0.1.0',
+  next: '0.2.0',
+  increment: 'minor',
+  tag: '@singleton-sd/post-kit-publisher@0.2.0',
+};
+
+test('formatReleaseTitle uses name@version', () => {
+  assert.equal(formatReleaseTitle(sample), '@singleton-sd/post-kit-publisher@0.2.0');
+});
+
+test('formatReleaseNotes includes bump and npm-disabled note', () => {
+  const notes = formatReleaseNotes(sample);
+  assert.match(notes, /0\.1\.0.*→.*0\.2\.0.*minor/);
+  assert.match(notes, /CHANGELOG\.md/);
+  assert.match(notes, /npm publish is not enabled/);
+});
+
+test('isReleaseNotFoundError recognizes gh not-found output', () => {
+  assert.equal(isReleaseNotFoundError(new Error('release not found')), true);
+  assert.equal(isReleaseNotFoundError(new Error('HTTP 401: Bad credentials')), false);
+});
+
+test('githubReleaseExists is true when gh release view succeeds', () => {
+  const runGh = () => '{"tagName":"@singleton-sd/post-kit-publisher@0.2.0"}';
+  assert.equal(githubReleaseExists(runGh, sample.tag), true);
+});
+
+test('githubReleaseExists is false when gh release view reports not found', () => {
+  const runGh = () => {
+    throw new Error('release not found');
+  };
+  assert.equal(githubReleaseExists(runGh, sample.tag), false);
+});
+
+test('githubReleaseExists rethrows non-not-found lookup failures', () => {
+  const runGh = () => {
+    throw new Error('HTTP 401: Bad credentials');
+  };
+  assert.throws(() => githubReleaseExists(runGh, sample.tag), /401/);
+});
+
+test('createGitHubReleases creates missing releases and skips existing', () => {
+  /** @type {string[][]} */
+  const calls = [];
+  const existing = new Set(['@singleton-sd/post-kit-types@0.2.0']);
+
+  const runGh = (/** @type {string[]} */ args) => {
+    calls.push(args);
+    if (args[0] === 'release' && args[1] === 'view') {
+      if (existing.has(args[2])) return JSON.stringify({ tagName: args[2] });
+      throw new Error('HTTP 404: release not found');
+    }
+    if (args[0] === 'release' && args[1] === 'create') {
+      return '';
+    }
+    throw new Error(`unexpected gh args: ${args.join(' ')}`);
+  };
+
+  /** @type {string[]} */
+  const logs = [];
+  const result = createGitHubReleases(
+    [
+      sample,
+      {
+        name: '@singleton-sd/post-kit-types',
+        version: '0.1.0',
+        next: '0.2.0',
+        increment: 'minor',
+        tag: '@singleton-sd/post-kit-types@0.2.0',
+      },
+    ],
+    { runGh, log: (m) => logs.push(m) },
+  );
+
+  assert.deepEqual(result.created, ['@singleton-sd/post-kit-publisher@0.2.0']);
+  assert.deepEqual(result.skipped, ['@singleton-sd/post-kit-types@0.2.0']);
+
+  const createCall = calls.find((a) => a[1] === 'create');
+  assert.ok(createCall);
+  assert.equal(createCall[2], sample.tag);
+  assert.equal(createCall[3], '--verify-tag');
+  assert.equal(createCall[createCall.indexOf('--title') + 1], sample.tag);
+  assert.match(createCall[createCall.indexOf('--notes') + 1], /0\.1\.0.*→.*0\.2\.0/);
+  assert.match(logs.join('\n'), /Created GitHub Release/);
+  assert.match(logs.join('\n'), /already exists/);
+});
diff --git a/scripts/release-changed.mjs b/scripts/release-changed.mjs
index 5b1a29a..54cef46 100755
--- a/scripts/release-changed.mjs
+++ b/scripts/release-changed.mjs
@@ -4,20 +4,22 @@
  *
  * Bumps each workspace package whose name starts with `@singleton-sd/post-kit-`
  * that has releasable conventional commits since its last `@scope/name@version`
- * tag (reachable from HEAD), then creates one git commit + per-package tags.
+ * tag (reachable from HEAD), then creates one git commit + per-package tags
+ * and matching GitHub Releases (npm publish stays disabled).
  *
  * Push order is commit-then-tags (never `--follow-tags`): a non-fast-forward
  * race must not publish tags without the release commit on main.
  *
  * Usage:
  *   node scripts/release-changed.mjs           # dry-run
- *   node scripts/release-changed.mjs --ci      # bump, commit, tag, push
+ *   node scripts/release-changed.mjs --ci      # bump, commit, tag, push, GitHub Releases
  */
 import { execFileSync, execSync } from 'node:child_process';
 import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join, relative, resolve } from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import semver from 'semver';
+import { createGitHubReleases } from './github-releases.mjs';
 
 const ROOT = resolve(fileURLToPath(new URL('..', import.meta.url)));
 const CI = process.argv.includes('--ci');
@@ -419,6 +421,8 @@ function main() {
   pushReleaseCommit();
   createAndPushTags(releases.map((r) => r.tag));
   console.log('Release commit and tags pushed.');
+  createGitHubReleases(releases);
+  console.log('GitHub Releases created (or already present).');
 }
 
 main();