diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-static.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy-static.yaml
index 315e536320..eb007663c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-static.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-static.yaml
@@ -265,3 +265,80 @@ jobs:
       environment: ${{ needs.detect.outputs.env }}
     secrets:
       INFRA_WORKFLOW_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.INFRA_WORKFLOW_TOKEN }}
+
+  #######
+  # Manual promotion jobs — appear after deploy on push to master.
+  # Developers click "Review deployments" in the Actions UI to trigger.
+  # Requires GitHub environments "promote-preprod" and "promote-prod"
+  # configured with required reviewers in repo Settings → Environments.
+  #######
+  promote-to-preprod:
+    name: "Promote: master → preprod"
+    needs: [detect, trigger-deploy]
+    if: >
+      always() && !failure() && !cancelled() &&
+      needs.detect.outputs.env == 'staging'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: promote-preprod
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Generate changelog and create PR
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: ./build/ci/generate-promotion-pr.sh master preprod
+
+  promote-to-prod:
+    name: "Promote: preprod → prod"
+    needs: [detect, trigger-deploy]
+    if: >
+      always() && !failure() && !cancelled() &&
+      needs.detect.outputs.env == 'staging'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: promote-prod
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Generate changelog and create PR
+        id: create_pr
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: ./build/ci/generate-promotion-pr.sh preprod prod
+
+      - name: Post to Slack
+        if: ${{ steps.create_pr.outputs.pr_url != 'already exists' && steps.create_pr.outputs.pr_url != 'no-changes' }}
+        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.27.0
+        with:
+          payload: |
+            {
+              "blocks": [
+                {
+                  "type": "header",
+                  "text": { "type": "plain_text", "text": "Production Promotion PR Created" }
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "section",
+                  "fields": [
+                    { "type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*Commits:* ${{ steps.create_pr.outputs.total }}" },
+                    { "type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*Features:* ${{ steps.create_pr.outputs.feat_count }}" },
+                    { "type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*Fixes:* ${{ steps.create_pr.outputs.fix_count }}" },
+                    { "type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*PR:* <${{ steps.create_pr.outputs.pr_url }}|View PR>" }
+                  ]
+                },
+                { "type": "divider" },
+                {
+                  "type": "section",
+                  "text": { "type": "mrkdwn", "text": "_Triggered by ${{ github.actor }}_" }
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_DEPLOY_WEBHOOK }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/promotion-gate.yaml b/.github/workflows/promotion-gate.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0250d54f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/promotion-gate.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+name: "Promotion Gate"
+
+# Runs on PRs targeting preprod or prod.
+# Validates the source branch matches the allowed promotion path.
+# Add "Promotion Gate" as a required status check in branch protection
+# settings for preprod and prod — PRs cannot merge without this passing.
+#
+# Allowed paths:
+#   preprod ← master, hotfix/*
+#   prod    ← preprod, hotfix/*
+#
+# Who can approve merges is controlled by GitHub environment reviewers
+# on the "promote-preprod" and "promote-prod" environments, not here.
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [preprod, prod]
+  merge_group:
+    branches: [preprod, prod]
+
+jobs:
+  validate-promotion-path:
+    name: "Promotion Gate"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check source branch
+        run: |
+          TARGET="${{ github.base_ref }}"
+          SOURCE="${{ github.head_ref }}"
+
+          echo "PR: $SOURCE → $TARGET"
+
+          # hotfix/* branches are allowed into both preprod and prod
+          if [[ "$SOURCE" == hotfix/* ]]; then
+            echo "✅ $TARGET ← $SOURCE: hotfix branch allowed"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          if [[ "$TARGET" == "preprod" ]]; then
+            if [[ "$SOURCE" == "master" ]]; then
+              echo "✅ preprod ← master: allowed"
+            else
+              echo "❌ BLOCKED: preprod only accepts PRs from master or hotfix/*"
+              echo ""
+              echo "  Got: $SOURCE → preprod"
+              echo "  Expected: master → preprod (or hotfix/* → preprod)"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+
+          elif [[ "$TARGET" == "prod" ]]; then
+            if [[ "$SOURCE" == "preprod" ]]; then
+              echo "✅ prod ← preprod: allowed"
+            else
+              echo "❌ BLOCKED: prod only accepts PRs from preprod or hotfix/*"
+              echo ""
+              echo "  Got: $SOURCE → prod"
+              echo "  Expected: preprod → prod (or hotfix/* → prod)"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          fi
diff --git a/build/ci/generate-promotion-pr.sh b/build/ci/generate-promotion-pr.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..2e8cf6744e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/ci/generate-promotion-pr.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# generate-promotion-pr.sh — Creates a promotion PR with auto-generated changelog.
+# Usage: ./generate-promotion-pr.sh <source-branch> <target-branch>
+#
+# Requires: GH_TOKEN environment variable for gh CLI authentication.
+# Outputs (to GITHUB_OUTPUT if set): pr_url, total, feat_count, fix_count
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SOURCE="${1:?Usage: $0 <source-branch> <target-branch>}"
+TARGET="${2:?Usage: $0 <source-branch> <target-branch>}"
+TIMESTAMP=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M UTC')
+
+# Generate changelog from commits between branches
+COMMITS=$(git log "${TARGET}..${SOURCE}" --pretty=format:"%s (%h) by %an" --no-merges 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+
+if [[ -z "$COMMITS" || "$COMMITS" == "" ]]; then
+  echo "No new commits between ${SOURCE} and ${TARGET}. Skipping PR creation."
+  if [[ -n "${GITHUB_OUTPUT:-}" ]]; then
+    echo "pr_url=no-changes" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    echo "total=0" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    echo "feat_count=0" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    echo "fix_count=0" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+  fi
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+FEAT_COUNT=$(echo "$COMMITS" | grep -c "^feat" || true)
+FIX_COUNT=$(echo "$COMMITS" | grep -c "^fix" || true)
+TOTAL=$(echo "$COMMITS" | grep -c . || true)
+
+# Build PR body
+{
+  echo "## Promote to \`${TARGET}\`"
+  echo ""
+  echo "| Field | Value |"
+  echo "|-------|-------|"
+  echo "| **Source** | \`${SOURCE}\` |"
+  echo "| **Target** | \`${TARGET}\` |"
+  echo "| **Date** | ${TIMESTAMP} |"
+  echo "| **Total Commits** | ${TOTAL} |"
+  echo "| **Features** | ${FEAT_COUNT} |"
+  echo "| **Bug Fixes** | ${FIX_COUNT} |"
+  echo ""
+  echo "### Changes"
+  echo ""
+  echo "$COMMITS" | sed 's/^/- /'
+  echo ""
+  echo "---"
+  echo "_Auto-generated by Deploy Static workflow_"
+} > /tmp/pr_body.md
+
+TITLE="Promote to ${TARGET} — ${TIMESTAMP}"
+
+PR_URL=$(gh pr create \
+  --base "${TARGET}" \
+  --head "${SOURCE}" \
+  --title "${TITLE}" \
+  --body-file /tmp/pr_body.md 2>&1) || PR_URL="already exists"
+
+echo "PR: ${PR_URL}"
+
+# Export outputs for GitHub Actions
+if [[ -n "${GITHUB_OUTPUT:-}" ]]; then
+  echo "pr_url=${PR_URL}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+  echo "total=${TOTAL}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+  echo "feat_count=${FEAT_COUNT}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+  echo "fix_count=${FIX_COUNT}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+fi