diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c20856b..8d04d39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           node --test npm/clawscan/test/*.test.mjs
           node --test scripts/build-npm-package.test.mjs
+          node --test scripts/release-notes.test.mjs
           node scripts/build-npm-package.mjs --version v0.0.0 --pack --smoke
 
       - name: Test runtime update branch push
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c7b65ae..4fffbd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -80,9 +80,14 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     name: Publish GitHub Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
+    needs: [build, publish-npm]
     if: github.event_name == 'push' || inputs.publish
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout release notes
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.build.outputs.checkout_ref }}
+
       - name: Download artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
         with:
@@ -94,10 +99,12 @@ jobs:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           RELEASE_TAG: ${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}
         run: |
+          npm view "@openclaw/clawscan@${RELEASE_TAG#v}" --json > npm-metadata.json
+          node scripts/release-notes.mjs "$RELEASE_TAG" npm-metadata.json > release-notes.md
           gh release create "$RELEASE_TAG" dist/* \
             --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
             --title "$RELEASE_TAG" \
-            --generate-notes
+            --notes-file release-notes.md
 
   publish-npm:
     name: Publish ClawScan npm package
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 13e40d1..c5c9190 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-- Prevent large Hugging Face `Retry-After` values from overflowing into immediate retries while preserving server cooldowns and cancellation.
-- Label worker-owned Docker containers with optional run and command IDs so supervisors can clean up after cancellation. Thanks @jesse-merhi (#55).
-- Add `--platform` to build smaller npm tarballs for one supported operating system and architecture while retaining the default universal package.
-- Preserve every scanner report when sanitized target, profile, or custom scanner names collide with each other or generated numeric suffixes.
+## 0.2.0 - 2026-09-22
+
+**Highlights:** Preserve scanner evidence, bound benchmark input memory, and identify worker-owned containers for cleanup.
+
+- Preserve every scanner report when sanitized target, profile, or custom scanner names collide with each other or generated numeric suffixes (#54).
 - Fix unbounded memory use when loading benchmark `--ids` from files or HTTP, including whitespace-padded IDs; document selection limits and preserve full-set JSONL support. Thanks @SebTardif (#47).
-- Refresh bundled scanner tools and Go dependencies; source builds now require Go 1.27.1, and the Docker runtime uses Node.js 24 LTS.
+- Label worker-owned Docker containers with optional run and command IDs so supervisors can clean up after cancellation. Thanks @jesse-merhi (#55).
+- Prevent large Hugging Face `Retry-After` values from overflowing into immediate retries while preserving server cooldowns and cancellation (#58).
+- Add `--platform` to build smaller npm tarballs for one supported operating system and architecture while retaining the default universal package. Thanks @vincentkoc (#56).
+- Repair contributor links and add the missing scanner-adapter guide. Thanks @atarico for the documentation report (#57).
+- Refresh bundled scanner tools and Go dependencies; source builds now require Go 1.27.1, and the Docker runtime uses Node.js 24 LTS (#59).
+- Publish changelog-backed release notes with verified npm metadata and show live CI and release status badges.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 05f7a1f..4d0ffde 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ ClawScan is a composable security scanning harness for agent skills.
 
 Run a suite of skill security scanners, pass the results to a judge harness, and compare against multiple skill security benchmarks.
 
-[![CI](https://img.shields.io/badge/CI-passing-brightgreen)](https://github.com/openclaw/clawscan/actions/workflows/ci.yml?query=branch%3Amain)
-[![Release](https://img.shields.io/badge/Release-passing-brightgreen)](https://github.com/openclaw/clawscan/actions/workflows/release.yml)
-[![Latest release](https://img.shields.io/badge/latest%20release-unreleased-lightgrey)](https://github.com/openclaw/clawscan/releases)
+[![CI](https://github.com/openclaw/clawscan/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/openclaw/clawscan/actions/workflows/ci.yml?query=branch%3Amain)
+[![Release](https://github.com/openclaw/clawscan/actions/workflows/release.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/openclaw/clawscan/actions/workflows/release.yml)
+[![Latest release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/openclaw/clawscan)](https://github.com/openclaw/clawscan/releases)
 
 
 ## Quick Start
diff --git a/scripts/release-notes.mjs b/scripts/release-notes.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..252683b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release-notes.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+import { normalizePackageVersion } from "./build-npm-package.mjs";
+
+export function releaseNotes(changelog, tag, metadata) {
+  const version = normalizePackageVersion(tag);
+  const lines = changelog.split("\n");
+  const start = lines.findIndex((line) => line.startsWith(`## ${version} - `));
+  if (start === -1) throw new Error(`Missing changelog section for ${version}`);
+  const end = lines.findIndex((line, index) => index > start && line.startsWith("## "));
+  const body = lines.slice(start + 1, end === -1 ? undefined : end).join("\n").trim();
+  if (!body) throw new Error(`Empty changelog section for ${version}`);
+  if (metadata.name !== "@openclaw/clawscan" || metadata.version !== version) {
+    throw new Error("npm metadata does not match the release");
+  }
+  const tarball = metadata.dist?.tarball;
+  const integrity = metadata.dist?.integrity;
+  if (tarball !== `https://registry.npmjs.org/@openclaw/clawscan/-/clawscan-${version}.tgz` ||
+      !/^sha512-[A-Za-z0-9+/]+={0,2}$/.test(integrity ?? "")) {
+    throw new Error("npm metadata is missing a valid registry tarball or integrity");
+  }
+  return `${body}\n\n## Package\n\n` +
+    `[npm ${version}](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openclaw/clawscan/v/${version}) · ` +
+    `[Registry tarball](${tarball})\n\nIntegrity: \`${integrity}\`\n`;
+}
+
+if (process.argv[1] && import.meta.url === pathToFileURL(process.argv[1]).href) {
+  process.stdout.write(releaseNotes(
+    readFileSync("CHANGELOG.md", "utf8"),
+    process.argv[2],
+    JSON.parse(readFileSync(process.argv[3], "utf8")),
+  ));
+}
diff --git a/scripts/release-notes.test.mjs b/scripts/release-notes.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae36aac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release-notes.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import test from "node:test";
+import { releaseNotes } from "./release-notes.mjs";
+
+const metadata = {
+  name: "@openclaw/clawscan",
+  version: "0.2.0",
+  dist: {
+    tarball: "https://registry.npmjs.org/@openclaw/clawscan/-/clawscan-0.2.0.tgz",
+    integrity: "sha512-dGVzdA==",
+  },
+};
+const changelog = "# Changelog\n\n## Unreleased\n\n## 0.2.0 - 2026-09-22\n\n**Highlights:** Changes.\n\n- Fixed.\n\n## 0.1.8 - 2026-09-10\n\n- Older.\n";
+
+test("publishes only the requested changelog section and verified package metadata", () => {
+  const notes = releaseNotes(changelog, "v0.2.0", metadata);
+  assert.ok(notes.startsWith("**Highlights:** Changes.\n\n- Fixed.\n\n## Package"));
+  assert.ok(!notes.includes("Older") && !notes.includes("Unreleased"));
+  assert.ok(notes.includes(metadata.dist.tarball));
+  assert.ok(notes.includes(metadata.dist.integrity));
+  assert.equal(releaseNotes(changelog.split("## 0.1.8")[0], "v0.2.0", metadata), notes);
+});
+
+test("refuses missing or empty notes and mismatched registry metadata", () => {
+  assert.throws(() => releaseNotes("## Unreleased", "v0.2.0", metadata), /Missing/);
+  assert.throws(() => releaseNotes("## 0.2.0 - 2026-09-22\n", "v0.2.0", metadata), /Empty/);
+  assert.throws(() => releaseNotes(changelog, "v0.2.0", { ...metadata, version: "0.1.8" }), /match/);
+  assert.throws(() => releaseNotes(changelog, "v0.2.0", { ...metadata, dist: {} }), /tarball/);
+});