diff --git a/.github/configuration.json b/.github/configuration.json
index 1357f28..98951d0 100644
--- a/.github/configuration.json
+++ b/.github/configuration.json
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
     { "title": "### 🐛 Fixes", "labels": ["fix"] },
     { "title": "### ♻️ Refactoring", "labels": ["refactor"] },
     { "title": "### 📝 Documentation", "labels": ["docs"] },
-    { "title": "### 🧪 Tests", "labels": ["test"] }
+    { "title": "### 🧪 Tests", "labels": ["test"] },
+    { "title": "### 🔧 Maintenance", "labels": ["ci", "chore"] },
+    { "title": "### 📦 Other", "labels": [] }
   ],
   "ignore_labels": ["ignore-for-release"],
   "sort": { "order": "ASC", "on_property": "mergedAt" },
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7c8c141..75fceec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -203,9 +203,43 @@ jobs:
         with:
           files: release-bins/*
           body_path: ${{ runner.temp }}/RELEASE_BODY.md
+          # Auto-open a repo-level Discussion linked to this release, seeded with
+          # the same notes. Requires Discussions enabled and this category to exist.
+          discussion_category_name: Announcements
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+      # Mirror the release announcement into the ORG-level discussions, which are
+      # backed by codellm-devkit/.github. GITHUB_TOKEN can't write cross-repo, so
+      # this uses a PAT/App token (ORG_DISCUSSIONS_TOKEN) with discussions:write
+      # on that repo, and posts via the createDiscussion GraphQL mutation. Reuses
+      # the already-composed RELEASE_BODY.md so org and repo posts stay identical.
+      - name: Announce in org-level discussions (codellm-devkit/.github)
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        continue-on-error: true   # a failed org post must not fail an otherwise-good release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ORG_DISCUSSIONS_TOKEN }}
+          VERSION: ${{ steps.ver.outputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          set -uo pipefail
+          OWNER="codellm-devkit"; REPO=".github"; CATEGORY="Announcements"
+          # The mutation needs GraphQL node IDs, not names — resolve them first.
+          RESP=$(gh api graphql \
+            -f query='query($o:String!,$r:String!){repository(owner:$o,name:$r){id discussionCategories(first:25){nodes{id name}}}}' \
+            -f o="$OWNER" -f r="$REPO") \
+            || { echo "::warning::org discussion lookup failed — skipping org announcement."; exit 0; }
+          REPO_ID=$(echo "$RESP" | jq -r '.data.repository.id')
+          CAT_ID=$(echo "$RESP" | jq -r --arg c "$CATEGORY" '.data.repository.discussionCategories.nodes[]|select(.name==$c)|.id')
+          if [[ -z "$REPO_ID" || "$REPO_ID" == "null" || -z "$CAT_ID" ]]; then
+            echo "::warning::could not resolve $OWNER/$REPO discussion category '$CATEGORY' — skipping org announcement."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          gh api graphql \
+            -f query='mutation($rid:ID!,$cid:ID!,$t:String!,$b:String!){createDiscussion(input:{repositoryId:$rid,categoryId:$cid,title:$t,body:$b}){discussion{url}}}' \
+            -f rid="$REPO_ID" -f cid="$CAT_ID" \
+            -f t="codeanalyzer-typescript v$VERSION" \
+            -f b="$(cat "$RUNNER_TEMP/RELEASE_BODY.md")"
+
       - name: Publish wheels to PyPI (Trusted Publishing / OIDC)
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1