diff --git a/.craft.yml b/.craft.yml
index b05d880..eeff9c7 100644
--- a/.craft.yml
+++ b/.craft.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 minVersion: "3.9.0"
 changelog:
   policy: auto
+  # Add a short AI summary above the entries of each release. The Release
+  # workflow gives Craft the workflow token for it.
+  aiSummary:
+    levels: [release]
 # Write the version only to `@sentry/roach` (packages/roach/package.json).
 # See the script for why Craft does not do it on its own.
 preReleaseCommand: sh .github/scripts/bump-version.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2d6e753..4c31dda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,15 +5,21 @@ name: Release
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
-      version:
-        description: Version bump type
+      bump:
+        description: Version bump type (ignored when version is set). auto picks it from the commits; pre cuts a prerelease of that version.
         required: true
         type: choice
-        default: minor
+        default: auto
         options:
-          - minor
+          - auto
+          - pre
           - patch
+          - minor
           - major
+      version:
+        description: Exact version override (for example, 0.212.0)
+        required: false
+        type: string
       force:
         description: Force release (bypass blockers)
         required: false
@@ -22,6 +28,8 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
+  # Craft writes AI changelog summaries with the workflow token.
+  copilot-requests: write
 
 jobs:
   release:
@@ -50,9 +58,10 @@ jobs:
         run: .github/scripts/drop-floating-tags.sh
 
       - name: Prepare release
-        uses: getsentry/craft@2e29b0819113d334c15da3d8cac2138cb9dc111a # 3.9.0
+        uses: getsentry/craft@v3
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.token.outputs.token }}
         with:
-          version: ${{ inputs.version }}
+          version: ${{ inputs.version || inputs.bump }}
           force: ${{ inputs.force && 'true' || 'false' }}
+          llm_api_key: ${{ github.token }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a58e1e0..8db4198 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -958,14 +958,18 @@ does not exist does.
 
 ## Release
 
-Run the `Release` workflow, and choose `minor`, `patch`, or `major`. Craft
-(`.craft.yml`) makes a `release/<version>` branch and asks for approval in
+Run the `Release` workflow. Choose a `bump`: `auto` (the default), `pre`,
+`patch`, `minor`, or `major`. `auto` picks the bump from the commits. `pre`
+makes a prerelease of the version that `auto` picks. To release an exact
+version, type it in `version`. Craft (`.craft.yml`) makes a
+`release/<version>` branch and asks for approval in
 [getsentry/publish](https://github.com/getsentry/publish). When a release
 manager accepts it, Craft:
 
 - copies the image `ghcr.io/getsentry/roach:<sha>` to `:<version>`.
 - makes the GitHub release `v<version>`, with the changelog, and moves the
-  `v<major>` tag. Repositories use the action as `getsentry/roach@v<major>`.
+  `v<major>` tag. When the changelog has more than 5 entries, Craft adds a
+  short AI summary above them. Repositories use the action as `getsentry/roach@v<major>`.
 - publishes `@sentry/roach` to npm: the tarball that the `package` job of
   `CI` uploads for the release commit. Craft publishes only
   `sentry-roach-<version>.tgz`, and CI makes sure that it has `LICENSE` and