diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-deploy-on-release.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-deploy-on-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0592609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-deploy-on-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Docs Deploy On Release
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published, edited, deleted]
+
+permissions:
+  actions: write
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: docs-release-relay-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  relay:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Dispatch Docs Deploy on main
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+          ACTION: ${{ github.event.action }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          gh api \
+            -X POST \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            "repos/${REPO}/actions/workflows/docs-deploy.yml/dispatches" \
+            -f ref=main \
+            -f "inputs[full_reconcile]=false" \
+            -f "inputs[release_tag]=${TAG}" \
+            -f "inputs[release_action]=${ACTION}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-deploy.yml
index 82bf315..1b698da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-deploy.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ name: Docs Deploy
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
-  release:
-    types: [published, edited, deleted]
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: ["Version Docs on Tag"]
-    types: [completed]
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       full_reconcile:
@@ -15,6 +10,14 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: false
         type: boolean
+      release_tag:
+        description: 'Optional release tag for incremental changelog sync (for release relay)'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+      release_action:
+        description: 'Optional release action (published, edited, deleted) for incremental sync'
+        required: false
+        type: string
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -27,7 +30,6 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    if: github.event_name != 'workflow_run' || github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
diff --git a/scripts/build-changelog-feed.mjs b/scripts/build-changelog-feed.mjs
index 16683b3..fdac8a6 100644
--- a/scripts/build-changelog-feed.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build-changelog-feed.mjs
@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@ async function fetchGitHubReleases() {
   return out;
 }
 
+async function fetchGitHubReleaseByTag(tagName) {
+  const url = `https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases/tags/${encodeURIComponent(tagName)}`;
+  try {
+    return await fetchJson(url, { auth: true });
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 async function readEventPayload() {
   const eventPath = process.env.GITHUB_EVENT_PATH;
   if (!eventPath) return null;
@@ -185,6 +194,36 @@ async function buildState() {
     return { entries: applyBodyPath(sortEntries(manifest)), bodies, mode: 'incremental-upsert' };
   }
 
+  const dispatchInputs = payload?.inputs;
+  const dispatchTag = String(dispatchInputs?.release_tag || '').trim();
+  const dispatchAction = String(dispatchInputs?.release_action || '').trim().toLowerCase();
+
+  if (eventName === 'workflow_dispatch' && dispatchTag) {
+    if (dispatchAction === 'deleted') {
+      const mutable = isMutable(manifest, dispatchTag);
+      if (mutable) {
+        const next = manifest.filter((entry) => entry.tag_name !== dispatchTag);
+        bodies.delete(dispatchTag);
+        return { entries: applyBodyPath(sortEntries(next)), bodies, mode: 'incremental-delete' };
+      }
+      return { entries: applyBodyPath(manifest), bodies, mode: 'incremental-delete-skipped' };
+    }
+
+    const release = await fetchGitHubReleaseByTag(dispatchTag);
+    if (release && !release.draft) {
+      const incoming = toManifestEntry(release);
+      const existingIdx = manifest.findIndex((entry) => entry.tag_name === dispatchTag);
+      const mutable = isMutable(manifest, dispatchTag);
+      if (existingIdx === -1 || mutable || existingIdx < MUTABLE_COUNT) {
+        if (existingIdx >= 0) manifest.splice(existingIdx, 1);
+        manifest.push(incoming);
+        bodies.set(dispatchTag, toBodyRecord(release));
+      }
+    }
+
+    return { entries: applyBodyPath(sortEntries(manifest)), bodies, mode: 'incremental-upsert' };
+  }
+
   return { entries: applyBodyPath(manifest), bodies, mode: 'mirror' };
 }