diff --git a/skills/github-project/assets/release-labeler.yml.template b/skills/github-project/assets/release-labeler.yml.template
index a65ad6f..a677ef7 100644
--- a/skills/github-project/assets/release-labeler.yml.template
+++ b/skills/github-project/assets/release-labeler.yml.template
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # Release Labeler Workflow
 # Automatically labels PRs and issues with the release version they shipped in
+# and creates an announcement discussion for each release.
 #
 # Features:
+# - Creates a discussion in Announcements category for each release
 # - Creates `released:vX.Y.Z` label on release publish
 # - Labels all PRs merged between previous and current release
 # - Labels issues that were closed by those PRs
@@ -9,7 +11,8 @@
 #
 # Usage:
 # 1. Copy to .github/workflows/release-labeler.yml
-# 2. Ensure GITHUB_TOKEN has issues:write and pull-requests:write permissions
+# 2. Ensure GITHUB_TOKEN has issues:write, pull-requests:write, and discussions:write permissions
+# 3. Enable Discussions on the repository (Settings > General > Features > Discussions)
 
 name: Release Labeler
 
@@ -19,14 +22,115 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
-  issues: write
-  pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
+  announce-release:
+    name: Create Discussion Announcement
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      discussions: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@5ef0c079ce82195b2a36a210272d6b661572d83e # v2.14.2
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Resolve announcements category ID
+        id: category
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          REPO_OWNER: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          REPO_NAME: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+        run: |
+          CATEGORY_ID=$(gh api graphql -f query='
+            query($owner: String!, $name: String!) {
+              repository(owner: $owner, name: $name) {
+                discussionCategories(first: 20) {
+                  nodes { id name }
+                }
+              }
+            }' -f owner="$REPO_OWNER" -f name="$REPO_NAME" \
+            --jq '.data.repository.discussionCategories.nodes[] | select(.name == "Announcements") | .id')
+
+          if [[ -z "$CATEGORY_ID" ]]; then
+            echo "::warning::No 'Announcements' discussion category found, skipping"
+            echo "found=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          echo "id=$CATEGORY_ID" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "found=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Create announcement discussion
+        if: steps.category.outputs.found == 'true'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          REPO_OWNER: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          REPO_NAME: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+          RELEASE_URL: ${{ github.event.release.html_url }}
+          RELEASE_BODY: ${{ github.event.release.body }}
+          REPO_ID: ${{ github.event.repository.node_id }}
+          CATEGORY_ID: ${{ steps.category.outputs.id }}
+        run: |
+          # Build discussion body safely (no shell expansion of release body)
+          {
+            printf '## [%s](%s)\n\n' "$RELEASE_TAG" "$RELEASE_URL"
+            printf '%s\n\n' "$RELEASE_BODY"
+            printf '---\n*Automatically created from [GitHub Release](%s).*\n' "$RELEASE_URL"
+          } > /tmp/discussion-body.md
+
+          # Check if discussion already exists (search all announcements by title)
+          EXISTING=$(gh api graphql -f query='
+            query($owner: String!, $name: String!, $categoryId: ID!) {
+              repository(owner: $owner, name: $name) {
+                discussions(first: 100, categoryId: $categoryId, orderBy: {field: CREATED_AT, direction: DESC}) {
+                  nodes { title }
+                }
+              }
+            }' \
+            -f owner="$REPO_OWNER" \
+            -f name="$REPO_NAME" \
+            -f categoryId="$CATEGORY_ID" \
+            --jq '.data.repository.discussions.nodes[].title' | grep -Fx -- "$RELEASE_TAG" || true)
+
+          if [[ -n "$EXISTING" ]]; then
+            echo "Discussion for $RELEASE_TAG already exists, skipping"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          gh api graphql \
+            -f query='mutation($repoId: ID!, $categoryId: ID!, $title: String!, $body: String!) {
+              createDiscussion(input: {repositoryId: $repoId, categoryId: $categoryId, title: $title, body: $body}) {
+                discussion { url }
+              }
+            }' \
+            -f repoId="$REPO_ID" \
+            -f categoryId="$CATEGORY_ID" \
+            -f title="$RELEASE_TAG" \
+            -F body=@/tmp/discussion-body.md
+
+          echo "## Announcement Created" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "Discussion created for $RELEASE_TAG" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
   label-release:
     name: Label PRs and Issues
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+
     steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@5ef0c079ce82195b2a36a210272d6b661572d83e # v2.14.2
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: Get release info
         id: release
         env:
diff --git a/skills/github-project/references/release-labeling.md b/skills/github-project/references/release-labeling.md
index 07030cc..eaaf77d 100644
--- a/skills/github-project/references/release-labeling.md
+++ b/skills/github-project/references/release-labeling.md
@@ -5,10 +5,29 @@
 ## Overview
 
 When a release is published, the release-labeler workflow:
-1. Creates a label `released:vX.Y.Z`
-2. Finds all PRs merged since the previous release
-3. Labels those PRs and their linked issues
-4. Adds comments linking to the release
+1. Creates a discussion announcement in the Announcements category
+2. Creates a label `released:vX.Y.Z`
+3. Finds all PRs merged since the previous release
+4. Labels those PRs and their linked issues
+5. Adds comments linking to the release
+
+## Release Announcements
+
+The `announce-release` job automatically creates a discussion in the repository's **Discussions > Announcements** category whenever a release is published.
+
+### How it works
+
+- **Dynamic category resolution:** The Announcements category ID is resolved at runtime via a GraphQL query by name, making the workflow portable across any repository with Discussions enabled.
+- **Duplicate detection:** Before creating a discussion, the job checks the first 100 existing discussions in the Announcements category for a matching title (the release tag). If one already exists, creation is skipped.
+- **Safe body construction:** The discussion body is built using `printf` to a temporary file and passed to the GraphQL mutation via `-F body=@file`. This avoids shell expansion issues with special characters in release notes (backticks, quotes, dollar signs, etc.).
+- **Conditional execution:** The creation step only runs when `steps.category.outputs.found == 'true'`. If the repository has no Announcements category, a warning annotation is emitted and the job exits cleanly.
+- **Permissions:** Requires `discussions: write` at the job level. The top-level workflow permissions remain minimal (`contents: read` only).
+
+### Setup
+
+1. **Enable Discussions** on the repository: Settings > General > Features > Discussions
+2. Ensure an **Announcements** category exists (GitHub creates this by default when Discussions is enabled)
+3. The workflow template already includes the `announce-release` job -- no additional configuration needed
 
 ## Benefits
 
@@ -40,14 +59,19 @@ curl -o .github/workflows/release-labeler.yml \
   https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netresearch/github-project-skill/main/skills/github-project/assets/release-labeler.yml.template
 ```
 
-### 2. Ensure permissions
+### 2. Enable Discussions (for announcements)
+
+Go to Settings > General > Features and enable **Discussions**. Ensure an **Announcements** category exists (created by default).
+
+### 3. Ensure permissions
 
 The workflow needs:
 - `issues: write` - To label issues and add comments
 - `pull-requests: write` - To label PRs and add comments
 - `contents: read` - To compare releases
+- `discussions: write` - To create announcement discussions
 
-### 3. Link issues to PRs
+### 4. Link issues to PRs
 
 For automatic issue labeling, PRs must reference issues using:
 - `Fixes #123`