diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog-preview.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a9379bae5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog-preview.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: Changelog Preview
+
+# Renders the CHANGELOG.md section the next release would generate from this
+# PR's .nextchanges/ fragments, so reviewers can see the result (in this check's
+# logs / summary) without cutting a release.
+#
+# Uses `pull_request` with a read-only token: it renders the PR's own
+# .nextchanges/ content and never needs write credentials.
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
+    paths:
+      - ".nextchanges/**"
+      - "internal/genkit/**"
+      - "tools/validate_nextchanges.py"
+      - "tools/update_github_links.py"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  preview:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@08807647e7069bb48b6ef5acd8ec9567f424441b # v8.1.0
+        with:
+          version: "0.8.9"
+
+      - name: Render changelog preview
+        run: |-
+          {
+            echo '### Changelog preview'
+            echo ''
+            echo "What the next release would add to CHANGELOG.md from this PR's .nextchanges/:"
+            echo ''
+            echo '```markdown'
+            uv run --locked internal/genkit/release_tagging.py --preview
+            echo '```'
+            echo ''
+            echo '_Preview only — the date and version are computed at release time._'
+          } | tee "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index ac81551a18..0e18296c53 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -292,6 +292,11 @@ tasks:
     cmds:
       - "./tools/validate_nextchanges.py"
 
+  changelog-preview:
+    desc: Print the CHANGELOG.md section the next release would add from .nextchanges/
+    cmds:
+      - "uv run --locked internal/genkit/release_tagging.py --preview"
+
   deadcode:
     desc: Check for dead code
     sources:
diff --git a/internal/genkit/release_tagging.py b/internal/genkit/release_tagging.py
index 4f80fc28cc..8a34b595a2 100644
--- a/internal/genkit/release_tagging.py
+++ b/internal/genkit/release_tagging.py
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
 untouched ``process()`` for all commit/tag/race/recovery logic.
 """
 
+import argparse
 import os
+import re
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import Optional
 
 import tagging
@@ -162,8 +165,43 @@ def install_nextchanges() -> None:
     tagging.clean_next_changelog = clear_nextchanges
 
 
+def preview() -> None:
+    """
+    Print the ``## Release vX.Y.Z`` section(s) the next release would prepend to
+    CHANGELOG.md, rendered from the current ``.nextchanges/`` — without touching
+    git, GitHub, or any file. Mirrors write_changelog's date stamp so the output
+    matches what would land. Read-only: safe to run anytime, no credentials.
+    """
+    current_date = datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    printed = False
+    for package in tagging.find_packages():
+        tag_info = get_next_tag_info(package)
+        if tag_info is None:
+            continue
+        dated = re.sub(
+            rf"## Release v({tagging.Version.PATTERN})",
+            rf"## Release v\1 ({current_date})",
+            tag_info.content.strip(),
+        )
+        print(dated)
+        printed = True
+    if not printed:
+        print("No .nextchanges/ entries — the next release would add no changelog section.")
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--preview",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Print the changelog section the next release would add, then exit (no writes, no network).",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
     install_nextchanges()
-    tagging.validate_git_root()
-    tagging.init_github()
-    tagging.process()
+    if args.preview:
+        preview()
+    else:
+        tagging.validate_git_root()
+        tagging.init_github()
+        tagging.process()