diff --git a/scripts/release_note_analyzer.py b/scripts/release_note_analyzer.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Release Note Analyzer — Monitor dependency releases and extract structured insights.
+
+Fetches GitHub releases for configured repositories, parses changelogs,
+categorizes changes, and flags breaking changes.
+
+Usage:
+    python3 scripts/release_note_analyzer.py --repos owner/repo1,owner/repo2
+    python3 scripts/release_note_analyzer.py --repos numpy/numpy --limit 5
+    python3 scripts/release_note_analyzer.py --repos owner/repo --output metrics/releases.json
+    python3 scripts/release_note_analyzer.py --repos owner/repo --token $GITHUB_TOKEN
+
+Output:
+    JSON with per-release structure: version, date, url, categories (features, fixes, breaking), raw_body
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import re
+import sys
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Dict, List, Any, Optional
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field, asdict
+import os
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ReleaseAnalysis:
+    version: str
+    date: str
+    url: str
+    categories: Dict[str, List[str]] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    breaking_change_flags: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    raw_body: str = ""
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        return asdict(self)
+
+
+def fetch_github_releases(repo: str, token: Optional[str] = None, limit: int = 10) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Fetch latest releases from GitHub API."""
+    import urllib.request
+    import urllib.error
+
+    url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{repo}/releases?per_page={limit}"
+    headers = {"Accept": "application/vnd.github.v3+json"}
+    if token:
+        headers["Authorization"] = f"token {token}"
+
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers=headers)
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as resp:
+            data = json.loads(resp.read())
+            return data
+    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+        print(f"Error fetching releases for {repo}: HTTP {e.code}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return []
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error fetching releases for {repo}: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return []
+
+
+def categorize_changelog(body: str) -> Dict[str, List[str]]:
+    """Categorize release note lines into features, fixes, and other."""
+    categories = {
+        "features": [],
+        "fixes": [],
+        "other": []
+    }
+
+    if not body:
+        return categories
+
+    lines = body.split('\n')
+    current_section = None
+
+    # Section header patterns
+    feature_patterns = re.compile(r'^(?:features?|new|add|enhancement)s?', re.IGNORECASE)
+    fix_patterns = re.compile(r'^(?:fix(?:es|ed)?|bug|patch|correction)', re.IGNORECASE)
+
+    for line in lines:
+        stripped = line.strip()
+        if not stripped:
+            continue
+
+        # Check for section headers (e.g., "### Features", "## Added")
+        header_match = re.match(r'^#{1,3}\s+(.+)$', stripped)
+        if header_match:
+            header = header_match.group(1).lower()
+            if feature_patterns.search(header):
+                current_section = "features"
+            elif fix_patterns.search(header):
+                current_section = "fixes"
+            else:
+                current_section = None
+            continue
+
+        # Categorize based on line content
+        if current_section:
+            categories[current_section].append(stripped)
+        else:
+            # Infer from keywords
+            if re.search(r'^(?:added|new|feature|introdu)', stripped, re.IGNORECASE):
+                categories["features"].append(stripped)
+            elif re.search(r'^(?:fix|bug|patch|resolved)', stripped, re.IGNORECASE):
+                categories["fixes"].append(stripped)
+            else:
+                categories["other"].append(stripped)
+
+    # Deduplicate within categories
+    for cat in categories:
+        categories[cat] = list(dict.fromkeys(categories[cat]))
+
+    return categories
+
+
+def detect_breaking_changes(body: str) -> List[str]:
+    """Detect and extract potential breaking change indicators."""
+    breaking_indicators = []
+    lines = body.split('\n')
+
+    # Keywords that suggest breaking changes
+    breaking_keywords = re.compile(
+        r'\b(?:BREAKING|breaking\s+change|backward\s+incompatible|'
+        r'removed\s+.*?API|deprecated.*?removed|'
+        r'major\s+version|'
+        r'not\s+backward\s+compatible)\b',
+        re.IGNORECASE
+    )
+
+    for line in lines:
+        if breaking_keywords.search(line):
+            breaking_indicators.append(line.strip())
+
+    return breaking_indicators
+
+
+def analyze_releases( repos: List[str], token: Optional[str] = None, limit: int = 10) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Fetch and analyze releases for all configured repos."""
+    all_releases = []
+
+    for repo in repos:
+        repo = repo.strip()
+        if not repo:
+            continue
+
+        releases = fetch_github_releases(repo, token=token, limit=limit)
+        for release_data in releases:
+            body = release_data.get('body') or ""
+            tag = release_data.get('tag_name', 'unknown')
+            date = release_data.get('published_at', '')
+            url = release_data.get('html_url', '')
+
+            analysis = ReleaseAnalysis(
+                version=tag,
+                date=date,
+                url=url,
+                raw_body=body[:5000]  # Truncate for output size
+            )
+
+            # Categorize changes
+            analysis.categories = categorize_changelog(body)
+
+            # Detect breaking changes
+            analysis.breaking_change_flags = detect_breaking_changes(body)
+
+            all_releases.append(analysis.to_dict())
+
+    return all_releases
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Analyze GitHub release notes for changes and breaking changes")
+    parser.add_argument('--repos', required=True, help='Comma-separated list of GitHub repos (owner/repo)')
+    parser.add_argument('--token', help='GitHub API token (or set GITHUB_TOKEN env var)')
+    parser.add_argument('--limit', type=int, default=10, help='Max releases per repo (default: 10)')
+    parser.add_argument('--output', help='Write JSON output to file (default: stdout)')
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    repos = [r.strip() for r in args.repos.split(',')]
+    token = args.token or os.environ.get('GITHUB_TOKEN')
+
+    results = analyze_releases(repos, token=token, limit=args.limit)
+
+    output = {
+        "generated_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+        "repos": repos,
+        "release_count": len(results),
+        "releases": results
+    }
+
+    if args.output:
+        with open(args.output, 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(output, f, indent=2)
+        print(f"Wrote {len(results)} releases to {args.output}")
+    else:
+        print(json.dumps(output, indent=2))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/test_release_note_analyzer.py b/tests/test_release_note_analyzer.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Tests for scripts/release_note_analyzer.py"""
+
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import tempfile
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__) or ".", ".."))
+import importlib.util
+spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
+    "release_note_analyzer",
+    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__) or ".", "..", "scripts", "release_note_analyzer.py")
+)
+mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
+
+categorize_changelog = mod.categorize_changelog
+detect_breaking_changes = mod.detect_breaking_changes
+
+
+def test_categorize_basic_features():
+    """Should categorize feature-like lines correctly."""
+    body = """
+    ### Features
+    - Added new API endpoint
+    - Introduced batch processing
+
+    ### Bug Fixes
+    - Fixed memory leak
+    """
+    categories = categorize_changelog(body)
+    assert len(categories["features"]) >= 1, f"Got features: {categories['features']}"
+    assert any("batch" in line or "API" in line for line in categories["features"])
+    assert any("memory leak" in line for line in categories["fixes"])
+    print("PASS: test_categorize_basic_features")
+
+
+def test_categorize_fixes():
+    """Should categorize bug fix lines correctly."""
+    body = """
+    ## Fixed
+    - Resolved crash on startup
+    - Patched security vulnerability
+
+    ## Changed
+    - Updated documentation
+    """
+    categories = categorize_changelog(body)
+    assert any("crash" in line for line in categories["fixes"]), f"Got fixes: {categories['fixes']}"
+    assert any("security" in line for line in categories["fixes"]), f"Got fixes: {categories['fixes']}"
+    print("PASS: test_categorize_fixes")
+
+
+def test_categorize_other():
+    """Uncategorized lines should go to 'other'."""
+    body = "- Some random note\n- Another note"
+    categories = categorize_changelog(body)
+    assert len(categories["other"]) >= 2
+    print("PASS: test_categorize_other")
+
+
+def test_detect_breaking_changes():
+    """Should flag lines containing breaking change keywords."""
+    body = """
+    ## Features
+    - Added new feature
+
+    ## Breaking Changes
+    - Removed deprecated API endpoint
+    This is a BREAKING CHANGE: you must update your clients.
+
+    We also removed support for Python 3.8.
+    """
+    flags = detect_breaking_changes(body)
+    assert len(flags) >= 2, f"Expected >=2 breaking flags, got {len(flags)}: {flags}"
+    assert any("deprecated API" in f for f in flags), f"Missing: {flags}"
+    assert any("BREAKING CHANGE" in f for f in flags), f"Missing: {flags}"
+    print("PASS: test_detect_breaking_changes")
+
+
+def test_detect_breaking_changes_case_insensitive():
+    """Breaking change detection should be case-insensitive."""
+    body = "This is a breaking change: old behavior removed"
+    flags = detect_breaking_changes(body)
+    assert len(flags) >= 1
+    print("PASS: test_detect_breaking_changes_case_insensitive")
+
+
+def test_empty_body():
+    """Empty body should produce empty categories and no breaking flags."""
+    body = ""
+    categories = categorize_changelog(body)
+    assert categories["features"] == []
+    assert categories["fixes"] == []
+    assert detect_breaking_changes(body) == []
+    print("PASS: test_empty_body")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_categorize_basic_features()
+    test_categorize_fixes()
+    test_categorize_other()
+    test_detect_breaking_changes()
+    test_detect_breaking_changes_case_insensitive()
+    test_empty_body()
+    print("\nAll release_note_analyzer tests passed.")