diff --git a/.github/RELEASES/README.md b/.github/RELEASES/README.md
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+# 📝 llm-d Release Note Generator
+
+This tool generates well-formatted release notes for the `llm-d` project using a `release.yaml` descriptor and data pulled from GitHub. It is intended to assist release managers in crafting consistent, accurate, and informative release notes across multiple components.
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 How It Works
+
+You write a `release.yaml` file that defines:
+
+- The overall project version
+- The Helm chart version
+- A list of components with:
+  - `name`
+  - `repo` (GitHub repo)
+  - `version` (image tag/Git tag)
+  - `old_version` (optional — used for diffs)
+
+The script will:
+
+1. Generate a component summary table.
+2. For each component:
+   - If an `old_version` is provided and differs from `version`, it generates a GitHub **changelog diff link**
+   - It retrieves the Git **commit SHA** for the version tag
+   - It finds the **pull request** that introduced the commit
+   - It fetches the **GitHub Actions check runs** on that PR's last commit and includes them in the notes
+
+The final output is written to a Markdown file named based on the release version (e.g. `release-llm-d-1.1.0.md`).
+
+---
+
+## ✍️ Creating the Release YAML File
+
+Here’s an example structure for your `release.yaml`:
+
+```yaml
+project_version: llm-d-1.1.0
+chart_version: 1.1.0
+release_date: 2025-07-17
+components:
+  - name: epp
+    version: v0.1.0
+    old_version: v0.0.9
+    repo: llm-d/llm-d-inference-scheduler
+  - name: modelservice
+    version: v0.0.15
+    repo: llm-d/llm-d-model-service
+  ...
+```
diff --git a/.github/RELEASES/python-release-automation.py b/.github/RELEASES/python-release-automation.py
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+import yaml
+from jinja2 import Template
+
+import requests
+import os
+
+GITHUB_TOKEN = os.environ.get("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+HEADERS = {
+    "Authorization": f"Bearer {GITHUB_TOKEN}",
+    "Accept": "application/vnd.github+json"
+}
+
+def get_commit_sha_from_tag(repo, tag):
+    tag_url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{repo}/git/ref/tags/{tag}"
+    tag_data = requests.get(tag_url, headers=HEADERS).json()
+    if tag_data.get("object", {}).get("type") == "tag":
+        tag_obj_url = tag_data["object"]["url"]
+        tag_obj = requests.get(tag_obj_url, headers=HEADERS).json()
+        return tag_obj["object"]["sha"]
+    else:
+        return tag_data["object"]["sha"]
+
+def get_pr_for_commit(repo, sha):
+    pr_url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{repo}/commits/{sha}/pulls"
+    pr_data = requests.get(pr_url, headers={
+        **HEADERS,
+        "Accept": "application/vnd.github.groot-preview+json"
+    }).json()
+    return pr_data[0] if pr_data else None
+
+def get_ci_checks_for_commit(repo, sha):
+    checks_url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{repo}/commits/{sha}/check-runs"
+    check_data = requests.get(checks_url, headers=HEADERS).json()
+    return [
+        {
+            "name": c["name"],
+            "url": c["html_url"],
+            "status": c["conclusion"]
+        }
+        for c in check_data.get("check_runs", [])
+    ]
+
+with open("release-llm-d-1.1.0.yaml") as f:
+    data = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+for c in data["components"]:
+    if c.get("old_version") == c.get("version"):
+        c["has_changes"] = False
+        continue
+
+    c["has_changes"] = True
+    c["ci_url"] = f"https://github.com/{c['repo']}/actions?query=event:push+tag:{c['version']}"
+    if c.get("old_version"):
+        c["changelog_url"] = f"https://github.com/{c['repo']}/compare/{c['old_version']}...{c['version']}"
+
+    try:
+        sha = get_commit_sha_from_tag(c["repo"], c["version"])
+        pr = get_pr_for_commit(c["repo"], sha)
+        c["commit_sha"] = sha
+        c["pr_number"] = pr["number"] if pr else None
+        c["ci_checks"] = get_ci_checks_for_commit(c["repo"], sha)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"⚠️ Failed to get CI info for {c['name']}: {e}")
+        c["ci_checks"] = []
+
+
+template = Template("""
+# 📦 llm-d {{ project_version }} Release Notes
+
+**Release Date:** {{ release_date }}
+**Chart Version:** {{ chart_version }}
+
+---
+
+## 🧩 Component Summary
+
+| Component | Version | Previous Version |
+|-----------|---------|------------------|
+{% for c in components -%}
+| {{ c.name }} | `{{ c.version }}` | `{{ c.old_version or "-" }}` |
+{% endfor %}
+
+---
+
+{%- for c in components %}
+## 🔹 {{ c.name }}
+
+{%- if c.has_changes %}
+- **Changelog**: [{{ c.old_version }} → {{ c.version }}]({{ c.changelog_url }})
+{%- else %}
+_No version change in this release._
+{%- endif %}
+
+- **CI Checks:**
+{%- if c.ci_checks %}
+{%- for check in c.ci_checks %}
+  - [{{ check.name }}]({{ check.url }}) [`{{ check.status }}`]
+{%- endfor %}
+{%- else %}
+  - _No CI checks found_
+{%- endif %}
+
+---
+{%- endfor %}
+""")
+
+output = template.render(**data)
+
+filename = f"release-{data['project_version']}.md"
+
+with open(filename, "w") as f:
+    f.write(output)
+
+print(f"✅ Release notes written to {filename}")
diff --git a/.github/RELEASES/release-llm-d-1.1.0.md b/.github/RELEASES/release-llm-d-1.1.0.md
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+
+# 📦 llm-d llm-d-1.1.0 Release Notes
+
+**Release Date:** 2025-07-17
+**Chart Version:** 1.1.0
+
+---
+
+## 🧩 Component Summary
+
+| Component | Version | Previous Version |
+|-----------|---------|------------------|
+| epp | `v0.1.0` | `0.0.3` |
+| modelservice | `v0.0.15` | `0.0.10` |
+| vllm | `0.0.8` | `0.0.8` |
+| routingProxy | `0.0.7` | `0.0.6` |
+| inferenceSimulator | `v0.1.2` | `0.0.4` |
+
+---
+
+## 🔹 epp
+
+- **Changelog**: [0.0.3 → v0.1.0](https://github.com/llm-d/llm-d-inference-scheduler/compare/0.0.3...v0.1.0)
+- **CI Checks:**
+  - [docker-build-and-push](https://github.com/llm-d/llm-d-inference-scheduler/actions/runs/15136999662/job/42551051127) [`success`]
+  - [docker-build-and-push](https://github.com/llm-d/llm-d-inference-scheduler/actions/runs/15136999680/job/42551051066) [`success`]
+
+---
+
+## 🔹 modelservice
+
+- **Changelog**: [0.0.10 → v0.0.15](https://github.com/llm-d/llm-d-model-service/compare/0.0.10...v0.0.15)
+- **CI Checks:**
+  - [docker-build-and-push](https://github.com/llm-d/llm-d-model-service/actions/runs/15305745133/job/43057885324) [`success`]
+  - [docker-build-and-push](https://github.com/llm-d/llm-d-model-service/actions/runs/15305745152/job/43057885296) [`success`]
+
+---
+
+## 🔹 vllm
+
+_No version change in this release._
+
+- **CI Checks:**
+  - _No CI checks found_
+
+---
+
+## 🔹 routingProxy
+
+- **Changelog**: [0.0.6 → 0.0.7](https://github.com/llm-d/llm-d-routing-sidecar/compare/0.0.6...0.0.7)
+
+- **CI Checks:**
+  - [Pipelines as Code CI / llm-d-routing-sidecar](https://github.com/llm-d/llm-d-routing-sidecar/runs/42500129270) [`None`]
+
+---
+
+## 🔹 inferenceSimulator
+
+- **Changelog**: [0.0.4 → v0.1.2](https://github.com/llm-d/llm-d-inference-sim/compare/0.0.4...v0.1.2)
+
+- **CI Checks:**
+  - [docker-build-and-push](https://github.com/llm-d/llm-d-inference-sim/actions/runs/15584716286/job/43887980202) [`success`]
+
+---
diff --git a/.github/RELEASES/release-llm-d-1.1.0.yaml b/.github/RELEASES/release-llm-d-1.1.0.yaml
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+project_version: llm-d-1.1.0
+chart_version: 1.1.0
+release_date: 2025-07-17
+components:
+  - name: epp
+    version: v0.1.0
+    old_version: 0.0.3
+    repo: llm-d/llm-d-inference-scheduler
+    url: https://github.com/llm-d/llm-d-inference-scheduler
+  - name: modelservice
+    version: v0.0.15
+    old_version: 0.0.10
+    repo: llm-d/llm-d-model-service
+    url: https://github.com/llm-d/llm-d-model-service
+  - name: vllm
+    version: 0.0.8
+    old_version: 0.0.8
+    repo: llm-d/llm-d
+    url: https://github.com/llm-d/llm-d
+  - name: routingProxy
+    version: 0.0.7
+    old_version: 0.0.6
+    repo: llm-d/llm-d-routing-sidecar
+    url: https://github.com/llm-d/llm-d-routing-sidecar
+  - name: inferenceSimulator
+    version: v0.1.2
+    old_version: 0.0.4
+    repo: llm-d/llm-d-inference-sim
+    url: https://github.com/llm-d/llm-d-inference-sim
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+Jinja2
+pyyaml