diff --git a/.github/scripts/generate_release_notes.py b/.github/scripts/generate_release_notes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e36d69a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/generate_release_notes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Generate customer-facing release notes from git commits using Bedrock tool use."""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from datetime import date
+
+import boto3
+
+MODEL_ID = "us.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1"
+
+TOOL_DEFINITION = {
+    "name": "emit_release_notes",
+    "description": "Emit structured release note entries. Call this once with ALL entries.",
+    "input_schema": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+            "entries": {
+                "type": "array",
+                "items": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "category": {
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "enum": ["breaking", "features", "bug fixes", "deprecations"],
+                        },
+                        "description": {
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "description": "Customer-facing description of the change. Write from the user's perspective.",
+                        },
+                        "reference": {
+                            "type": "string",
+                            "description": "PR link like (#1234) or commit hash in backticks like (`abc1234`)",
+                        },
+                    },
+                    "required": ["category", "description", "reference"],
+                },
+            }
+        },
+        "required": ["entries"],
+    },
+}
+
+SYSTEM_PROMPT = """\
+You are writing customer-facing release notes for {repo_name}.
+
+{readme_section}
+
+You will receive raw git commit messages and PR descriptions. Your job is to call the emit_release_notes \
+tool with structured entries that a customer would find useful.
+
+What to INCLUDE (only changes a user of this package would notice):
+- New CLI commands, flags, or options they can use
+- New library APIs or behaviors they can rely on
+- Bug fixes that affected their workflows
+- Breaking changes to CLI behavior, config format, or public API signatures
+- Deprecations of public APIs or CLI flags
+- Performance improvements they would notice
+
+What to EXCLUDE (never mention these even if the commit prefix suggests otherwise):
+- CI/CD pipeline changes, GitHub Actions workflow updates, release process changes
+- Test additions, test fixes, test infrastructure
+- Internal refactors that don't change user-facing behavior
+- Dependency bumps (dependabot, requirements updates)
+- Documentation-only changes (docs, README, wiki, migration guides)
+- Build infrastructure, installer build process, CodeBuild/CodePipeline changes
+- Merge commits, chore commits, code quality/linting changes
+- Changes to internal modules that aren't part of the public API
+- Telemetry/analytics changes that are invisible to the user
+
+When in doubt, ask: "Would a user of this package notice this change?" If no, skip it.
+
+Writing style:
+- Write from the user's perspective — what changed FOR THEM.
+- For breaking changes, explain what the user needs to do differently.
+- For features, explain what the user can now do.
+- For bug fixes, explain what was broken and that it's now fixed.
+- Keep descriptions concise — one or two sentences max.
+- Use the PR number as reference when available (e.g. "(#1234)"), otherwise use short commit hash.
+- Combine related commits into a single entry when they're part of the same feature/fix.
+- ALWAYS call the tool. Never respond with plain text."""
+
+
+def run_git(*args: str) -> str:
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["git", *args], capture_output=True, text=True, check=True
+    )
+    return result.stdout.strip()
+
+
+def get_latest_tag() -> str:
+    return run_git("describe", "--tags", "--abbrev=0")
+
+
+def get_readme() -> str:
+    for name in ("README.md", "README.rst", "README.txt", "README"):
+        if os.path.isfile(name):
+            with open(name) as f:
+                return f.read(1000)
+    return ""
+
+
+def get_commits_since_tag(tag: str) -> list[dict]:
+    log = run_git(
+        "log", f"{tag}..HEAD",
+        "--pretty=format:%H%x00%s%x00%b%x1e",
+    )
+    if not log:
+        return []
+
+    commits = []
+    for entry in log.split("\x1e"):
+        entry = entry.strip()
+        if not entry:
+            continue
+        parts = entry.split("\x00", 2)
+        if len(parts) < 2:
+            continue
+        commits.append({
+            "hash": parts[0][:7],
+            "subject": parts[1],
+            "body": parts[2] if len(parts) > 2 else "",
+        })
+    return commits
+
+
+def get_pr_descriptions(commits: list[dict]) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Try to fetch PR descriptions via gh CLI for commits that reference PRs."""
+    pr_numbers = set()
+    for c in commits:
+        for m in re.findall(r"#(\d+)", c["subject"]):
+            pr_numbers.add(m)
+
+    descriptions = {}
+    for pr in pr_numbers:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["gh", "pr", "view", pr, "--json", "body,title", "-q", ".title + \"\\n\" + .body"],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10,
+        )
+        if result.returncode == 0 and result.stdout.strip():
+            descriptions[pr] = result.stdout.strip()[:2000]
+    return descriptions
+
+
+def build_input_text(commits: list[dict], pr_descriptions: dict[str, str]) -> str:
+    lines = []
+    for c in commits:
+        pr_match = re.search(r"#(\d+)", c["subject"])
+        pr_num = pr_match.group(1) if pr_match else None
+
+        lines.append(f"COMMIT {c['hash']}: {c['subject']}")
+        if c["body"]:
+            lines.append(f"  Body: {c['body'][:500]}")
+        if pr_num and pr_num in pr_descriptions:
+            lines.append(f"  PR #{pr_num} description: {pr_descriptions[pr_num][:1000]}")
+        lines.append("")
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def build_system_prompt(repo_name: str) -> str:
+    readme = get_readme()
+    readme_section = (
+        f"Here is the README for context on what this project does:\n<readme>\n{readme}\n</readme>"
+        if readme else ""
+    )
+    return SYSTEM_PROMPT.format(repo_name=repo_name, readme_section=readme_section)
+
+
+def invoke_bedrock(input_text: str, region: str, repo_name: str) -> list[dict]:
+    client = boto3.client("bedrock-runtime", region_name=region)
+
+    response = client.invoke_model(
+        modelId=MODEL_ID,
+        contentType="application/json",
+        accept="application/json",
+        body=json.dumps({
+            "anthropic_version": "bedrock-2023-05-31",
+            "max_tokens": 4096,
+            "system": build_system_prompt(repo_name),
+            "tools": [TOOL_DEFINITION],
+            "tool_choice": {"type": "tool", "name": "emit_release_notes"},
+            "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": input_text}],
+        }),
+    )
+
+    body = json.loads(response["body"].read())
+
+    for block in body.get("content", []):
+        if block.get("type") == "tool_use" and block.get("name") == "emit_release_notes":
+            return block["input"]["entries"]
+
+    raise RuntimeError(f"No tool_use block in response: {json.dumps(body, indent=2)}")
+
+
+def render_changelog(version: str, entries: list[dict]) -> str:
+    """Render entries into the same markdown format as CHANGELOG.md."""
+    sections = {
+        "breaking": ("BREAKING CHANGES", []),
+        "deprecations": ("DEPRECATIONS", []),
+        "features": ("Features", []),
+        "bug fixes": ("Bug Fixes", []),
+    }
+
+    for entry in entries:
+        cat = entry["category"]
+        if cat in sections:
+            sections[cat][1].append(entry)
+
+    lines = [f"## {version} ({date.today().isoformat()})"]
+
+    for key in ["breaking", "deprecations", "features", "bug fixes"]:
+        title, items = sections[key]
+        if not items:
+            continue
+        lines.append("")
+        lines.append(f"### {title}")
+        for item in items:
+            ref = f" {item['reference']}" if item.get("reference") else ""
+            lines.append(f"* {item['description']}{ref}")
+
+    lines.append("")
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Generate release notes using Bedrock")
+    parser.add_argument("version", nargs="?", default="UNRELEASED")
+    parser.add_argument("--repo", default=None, help="Repository name (default: inferred from git remote)")
+    parser.add_argument("--since", help="Git tag to diff from (default: latest tag)")
+    parser.add_argument("--region", default="us-west-2", help="AWS region for Bedrock")
+    parser.add_argument("--json", action="store_true", help="Output raw JSON from tool call")
+    parser.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true", help="Show input to LLM without calling Bedrock")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.repo:
+        repo_name = args.repo
+    else:
+        remote = run_git("remote", "get-url", "origin")
+        repo_name = remote.rstrip(".git").rsplit("/", 1)[-1]
+
+    tag = args.since or get_latest_tag()
+    print(f"Generating release notes for {repo_name} since {tag}...", file=sys.stderr)
+
+    commits = get_commits_since_tag(tag)
+    if not commits:
+        print("No commits since last tag.", file=sys.stderr)
+        return
+
+    print(f"Found {len(commits)} commits. Fetching PR descriptions...", file=sys.stderr)
+    pr_descriptions = get_pr_descriptions(commits)
+    print(f"Fetched {len(pr_descriptions)} PR descriptions.", file=sys.stderr)
+
+    input_text = build_input_text(commits, pr_descriptions)
+
+    if args.dry_run:
+        print(input_text)
+        return
+
+    print("Invoking Bedrock...", file=sys.stderr)
+    entries = invoke_bedrock(input_text, args.region, repo_name)
+
+    if args.json:
+        print(json.dumps(entries, indent=2))
+    else:
+        print(render_changelog(args.version, entries))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_bump.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_bump.yml
index 72ebe85..35bfb49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_bump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_bump.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: release
     permissions:
+      id-token: write
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
@@ -24,16 +25,34 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.CI_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name: Checkout release notes script
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: aws-deadline/.github
+          ref: mainline
+          path: .dot-github
+          sparse-checkout: .github/scripts/generate_release_notes.py
+
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.9'
+          python-version: '3.13'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install boto3
 
       - name: ConfigureGit
         run: |
           git config --local user.email ${{secrets.EMAIL}}
           git config --local user.name ${{secrets.USER}}
 
+      - name: Configure AWS credentials
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        with:
+          role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.AWS_PGP_KEY_SECRET_ROLE }}
+          aws-region: us-west-2
+          mask-aws-account-id: true
+
       - name: NextSemver
         run: |
           BUMP_ARGS=""
@@ -56,13 +75,23 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: GenerateChangeLog
         run: |
-          # Grab the new version's changelog and prepend it to the original changelog contents
-          python .github/scripts/get_latest_changelog.py > NEW_LOG.md
+          PREV_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
+          NOTES=$(python .dot-github/.github/scripts/generate_release_notes.py "$NEXT_SEMVER" --since "$PREV_TAG" --repo "${{ github.event.repository.name }}")
+
+          # Prepend new release notes to the original changelog
+          echo "$NOTES" > NEW_LOG.md
           cat NEW_LOG.md CHANGELOG.bak.md > CHANGELOG.md
           rm NEW_LOG.md
 
           git add CHANGELOG.md
 
+          # Save for PR body
+          {
+            echo 'RELEASE_NOTES<<EOF'
+            echo "$NOTES"
+            echo 'EOF'
+          } >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       # A precommit hook into the GitHub Action workflow.
       # If the action .github/actions/bump_precommit_hook exists in the repository
       # that is using this workflow, then this will run the workflow defined in that file.
@@ -77,12 +106,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git commit -sm "chore(release): $NEXT_SEMVER"
 
-          {
-            echo 'RELEASE_NOTES<<EOF'
-            python .github/scripts/get_latest_changelog.py
-            echo EOF
-          } >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: PushPR
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_TOKEN }}