diff --git a/.github/scripts/aggregate-changelogs.mjs b/.github/scripts/aggregate-changelogs.mjs
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a108474b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/aggregate-changelogs.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// Aggregate the latest version section from every workspace's CHANGELOG.md
+// into a single markdown blob suitable for the root CHANGELOG.md, a release
+// body, or stdout. Issue #596.
+//
+// Usage:
+//   node .github/scripts/aggregate-changelogs.mjs [--branch <name>] [--no-header]
+//
+// The script reads `package.json` to enumerate workspaces and pulls each
+// workspace's most recent (top) section out of its CHANGELOG.md. It does NOT
+// cross-reference per-version tags — workspace CHANGELOGs are produced by
+// `changesets` and the top section is always the most recent release.
+
+import { readFileSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { resolve, dirname, relative } from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const repoRoot = resolve(dirname(__filename), '..', '..');
+
+function readWorkspaces() {
+    const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(resolve(repoRoot, 'package.json'), 'utf-8'));
+    const patterns = Array.isArray(pkg.workspaces) ? pkg.workspaces : [];
+    const dirs = new Set();
+    for (const pattern of patterns) {
+        // The repo's `workspaces` array contains explicit paths only — no
+        // glob wildcards. If a wildcard is ever introduced this script will
+        // need to be updated to resolve it.
+        if (pattern.includes('*')) {
+            console.error(
+                `aggregate-changelogs: workspace pattern '${pattern}' contains a wildcard, which this script does not handle.`
+            );
+            process.exit(2);
+        }
+        const full = resolve(repoRoot, pattern);
+        if (existsSync(resolve(full, 'package.json'))) {
+            dirs.add(full);
+        }
+    }
+    return [...dirs].sort();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extract the first version section of a CHANGELOG.md. The format produced
+ * by `changesets` is:
+ *
+ *   # @scope/name
+ *
+ *   ## 1.2.3
+ *
+ *   ### Patch Changes
+ *
+ *   - foo
+ *
+ *   ## 1.2.2
+ *
+ *   ...
+ *
+ * We capture from the first `## ` heading up to (but not including) the next
+ * `## ` heading. The leading `# name` heading is captured separately so we
+ * can present the workspace name above its content.
+ */
+function extractLatest(changelogText) {
+    const lines = changelogText.split(/\r?\n/);
+
+    let nameHeading = null;
+    let i = 0;
+    for (; i < lines.length; i++) {
+        if (lines[i].startsWith('# ')) {
+            nameHeading = lines[i].slice(2).trim();
+            i++;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    let firstStart = -1;
+    for (; i < lines.length; i++) {
+        if (lines[i].startsWith('## ')) {
+            firstStart = i;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (firstStart === -1) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    let secondStart = -1;
+    for (let j = firstStart + 1; j < lines.length; j++) {
+        if (lines[j].startsWith('## ')) {
+            secondStart = j;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    const sectionLines =
+        secondStart === -1
+            ? lines.slice(firstStart)
+            : lines.slice(firstStart, secondStart);
+
+    const version = sectionLines[0].slice(3).trim();
+    const body = sectionLines.slice(1).join('\n').trim();
+
+    return { name: nameHeading, version, body };
+}
+
+function args() {
+    const a = process.argv.slice(2);
+    const out = { branch: null, header: true };
+    for (let i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
+        if (a[i] === '--branch' && i + 1 < a.length) {
+            out.branch = a[++i];
+        } else if (a[i] === '--no-header') {
+            out.header = false;
+        }
+    }
+    return out;
+}
+
+function main() {
+    const { branch, header } = args();
+    const workspaces = readWorkspaces();
+    const sections = [];
+
+    for (const dir of workspaces) {
+        const changelog = resolve(dir, 'CHANGELOG.md');
+        if (!existsSync(changelog)) continue;
+        const text = readFileSync(changelog, 'utf-8');
+        const latest = extractLatest(text);
+        if (!latest) continue;
+        const rel = relative(repoRoot, dir).replace(/\\/g, '/');
+        sections.push({ rel, ...latest });
+    }
+
+    if (sections.length === 0) {
+        console.error('No workspace CHANGELOG.md files with releasable sections found.');
+        process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    const out = [];
+    if (header) {
+        const date = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+        const headerText = branch
+            ? `## Aggregated workspace changelog — ${branch} — ${date}`
+            : `## Aggregated workspace changelog — ${date}`;
+        out.push(headerText, '');
+    }
+
+    for (const s of sections) {
+        const title = s.name ? `${s.name} (${s.rel})` : s.rel;
+        out.push(`### ${title} — ${s.version}`);
+        out.push('');
+        out.push(s.body);
+        out.push('');
+    }
+
+    process.stdout.write(out.join('\n'));
+}
+
+main();
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-gh-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-gh-release.yml
index 318de851..77a647ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-gh-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-gh-release.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@ jobs:
       id: getversion
       run: echo "version=$(cat RELEASE_VERSION)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+    - name: Setup Node.js 20.x
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version: 20.x
+
+    - name: Aggregate workspace CHANGELOGs
+      id: aggchangelog
+      run: |
+        # Build an aggregated changelog from each workspace's CHANGELOG.md
+        # (#596). Written to a file so it can be appended to release notes
+        # via the release-action `body` input below.
+        node .github/scripts/aggregate-changelogs.mjs --branch '${{ github.ref_name }}' \
+          > /tmp/aggregated-changelog.md
+        echo "path=/tmp/aggregated-changelog.md" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
     - name: Move all content into output directory for archiving
       run: |
         items=(*)
@@ -81,5 +96,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
         tag: "${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.getversion.outputs.version }}"
         artifacts: "${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.getversion.outputs.version }}.zip,${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.getversion.outputs.version }}.tar.gz"
+        # Auto-generated PR list, plus the aggregated workspace CHANGELOGs
+        # appended below via `bodyFile` (#596).
         generateReleaseNotes: true
+        bodyFile: ${{ steps.aggchangelog.outputs.path }}
         commit: "${{ env.commitsha }}"