diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8dcef84..02111042 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -157,10 +157,14 @@ Update database values in settings to use the same host, user, password, and the
 run `django-admin migrate --pythonpath example_project --settings settings`
 
 Give your ssh key to Sam so he can add it to the boost.cpp.al server, and then download the mailman db archive and cp the sql to the docker container
+
+Create a database in your postgres instance called `hyperkitty_db`, then:
+
 ```shell
 scp {user}@staging-db1.boost.cpp.al:/tmp/lists_stage_web.staging-db1-2.2025-02-06-08-00-01.sql.gz .
 docker cp lists_stage_web.staging-db1-2.2025-02-06-08-00-01.sql website-v2-web-1:/lists_stage_web.staging-db1-2.2025-02-06-08-00-01.sql
 docker exec -it website-v2-web-1 /bin/bash
+apt update && apt -y install postgresql
 psql -U postgres -W hyperkitty_db < /lists_stage_web.staging-db1-2.2025-02-06-08-00-01.sql
 ```
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c43f810e..3d294274 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile
+      args:
+        LOCAL_DEVELOPMENT: "true"
     command:
       - /bin/bash
       - -c
@@ -113,8 +115,11 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile
+      args:
+        LOCAL_DEVELOPMENT: "true"
     command: [ "celery", "-A", "config", "beat", "--loglevel=debug" ]
     environment:
+      LOCAL_DEVELOPMENT: "true"
       DEBUG_TOOLBAR: "false"
     env_file:
       - .env
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index d200df23..2a3e2726 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -44,7 +44,18 @@ RUN yarn build
 # Final image.
 FROM python:3.13-slim AS release
 
-RUN apt update && apt install -y git libpq-dev ruby ruby-dev && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+# Install system dependencies including Chromium
+RUN apt update && apt install -y \
+    git \
+    libpq-dev \
+    ruby \
+    ruby-dev \
+    fonts-liberation \
+    fonts-noto \
+    fonts-noto-mono \
+    fonts-noto-color-emoji \
+    chromium \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Install Asciidoctor
 RUN gem install asciidoctor asciidoctor-boost
@@ -67,6 +78,9 @@ COPY --from=builder-js /code/static/css/styles.css /code/static/css/styles.css
 
 WORKDIR /code
 
+# Set environment variable for Playwright to use system Chromium
+ENV PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH=/usr/bin
+
 CMD ["gunicorn", "-c", "/code/gunicorn.conf.py", "config.wsgi"]
 
 ARG TAG
diff --git a/libraries/admin.py b/libraries/admin.py
index e1c9b9c7..0632d11f 100644
--- a/libraries/admin.py
+++ b/libraries/admin.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
+from django.core.files.storage import default_storage
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.db.models import F, Count, OuterRef, Window
 from django.db.models.functions import RowNumber
@@ -8,10 +9,13 @@
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.views.generic import TemplateView
+from django import forms
 
+from core.admin_filters import StaffUserCreatedByFilter
 from libraries.forms import CreateReportForm, CreateReportFullForm
 from versions.models import Version
 from versions.tasks import import_all_library_versions
+from .filters import ReportConfigurationFilter
 from .models import (
     Category,
     Commit,
@@ -21,6 +25,7 @@
     Library,
     LibraryVersion,
     PullRequest,
+    ReleaseReport,
     WordcloudMergeWord,
 )
 from .tasks import (
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@
     generate_release_report,
     synchronize_commit_author_user_data,
 )
+from .utils import generate_release_report_filename
 
 
 @admin.register(Commit)
@@ -177,7 +183,9 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         return context
 
     def generate_report(self):
-        generate_release_report.delay(self.request.GET)
+        generate_release_report.delay(
+            user_id=self.request.user.id, params=self.request.GET
+        )
 
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         form = self.get_form()
@@ -440,3 +448,43 @@ class WordcloudMergeWordAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
             },
         ),
     ]
+
+
+class ReleaseReportAdminForm(forms.ModelForm):
+    class Meta:
+        model = ReleaseReport
+        fields = "__all__"
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        if self.instance.pk and not self.instance.published:
+            file_name = generate_release_report_filename(
+                self.instance.report_configuration.get_slug()
+            )
+            published_filename = f"{ReleaseReport.upload_dir}{file_name}"
+            if default_storage.exists(published_filename):
+                # we require users to intentionally manually delete existing reports
+                self.fields["published"].disabled = True
+                self.fields["published"].help_text = (
+                    f"⚠️ A published '{file_name}' already exists. To prevent accidents "
+                    "you must manually delete that file before publishing this report."
+                )
+
+
+@admin.register(ReleaseReport)
+class ReleaseReportAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    form = ReleaseReportAdminForm
+    list_display = ["__str__", "created_at", "published", "published_at"]
+    list_filter = ["published", ReportConfigurationFilter, StaffUserCreatedByFilter]
+    search_fields = ["file"]
+    readonly_fields = ["created_at", "created_by"]
+    ordering = ["-created_at"]
+
+    def has_add_permission(self, request):
+        return False
+
+    def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
+        if not change:
+            obj.created_by = request.user
+        super().save_model(request, obj, form, change)
diff --git a/libraries/constants.py b/libraries/constants.py
index 4d2d08fb..d0d3536d 100644
--- a/libraries/constants.py
+++ b/libraries/constants.py
@@ -366,3 +366,4 @@
 MASTER_RELEASE_URL_PATH_STR = "master"
 VERSION_SLUG_PREFIX = "boost-"
 RELEASE_REPORT_SEARCH_TOP_COUNTRIES_LIMIT = 5
+DOCKER_CONTAINER_URL_WEB = "http://web:8000"
diff --git a/libraries/filters.py b/libraries/filters.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce46a3d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/filters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+from versions.models import ReportConfiguration
+
+
+class ReportConfigurationFilter(admin.SimpleListFilter):
+    title = "report configuration"
+    parameter_name = "report_configuration"
+
+    def lookups(self, request, model_admin):
+        # get only ReportConfigurations that have associated ReleaseReports
+        configs = (
+            ReportConfiguration.objects.filter(releasereport__isnull=False)
+            .distinct()
+            .order_by("version")
+        )
+        return [(config.id, str(config)) for config in configs]
+
+    def queryset(self, request, queryset):
+        if self.value():
+            return queryset.filter(report_configuration_id=self.value())
+        return queryset
diff --git a/libraries/forms.py b/libraries/forms.py
index 7986af0b..dc066363 100644
--- a/libraries/forms.py
+++ b/libraries/forms.py
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ class CreateReportFullForm(Form):
         initial=False,
         help_text="Force the page to be regenerated, do not use cache.",
     )
+    publish = BooleanField(
+        required=False,
+        initial=False,
+        help_text="Warning: overwrites existing published report, not reversible.",
+    )
 
     @property
     def cache_key(self):
@@ -205,13 +210,16 @@ def get_stats(self):
             "library_count": self.library_queryset.count(),
         }
 
-    def cache_html(self):
+    def cache_html(self, base_uri=None):
         """Render and cache the html for this report."""
         # ensure we have "cleaned_data"
         if not self.is_valid():
             return ""
         try:
-            html = render_to_string(self.html_template_name, self.get_stats())
+            context = self.get_stats()
+            if base_uri:
+                context["base_uri"] = base_uri
+            html = render_to_string(self.html_template_name, context)
         except FileNotFoundError as e:
             html = (
                 f"An error occurred generating the report: {e}. To see the image "
diff --git a/libraries/management/commands/release_tasks.py b/libraries/management/commands/release_tasks.py
index 32d97006..f53bbc0a 100644
--- a/libraries/management/commands/release_tasks.py
+++ b/libraries/management/commands/release_tasks.py
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@
     ActionsManager,
     send_notification,
 )
-from libraries.forms import CreateReportForm
-from libraries.tasks import update_commits
+from libraries.tasks import update_commits, generate_release_report
 from reports.models import WebsiteStatReport
 from slack.management.commands.fetch_slack_activity import get_my_channels, locked
-from versions.models import Version
+from versions.models import Version, ReportConfiguration
 
 User = get_user_model()
 
@@ -30,8 +29,12 @@ class ReleaseTasksManager(ActionsManager):
     latest_version: Version | None = None
     handled_commits: dict[str, int] = {}
 
-    def __init__(self, should_generate_report: bool = False):
+    def __init__(
+        self, base_uri: str, user_id: int, should_generate_report: bool = False
+    ):
+        self.base_uri = base_uri
         self.should_generate_report = should_generate_report
+        self.user_id = user_id
         super().__init__()
 
     def set_tasks(self):
@@ -80,20 +83,32 @@ def import_ml_counts(self):
         """
         start_date = timezone.now() - timedelta(days=120)
         date_string = start_date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
-        print(f"{date_string = }")
         call_command("import_ml_counts", start_date=date_string)
 
     def generate_report(self):
         if not self.should_generate_report:
             self.add_progress_message("Skipped - report generation not requested")
             return
-        form = CreateReportForm({"version": self.latest_version.id})
-        form.cache_html()
+
+        report_configuration = ReportConfiguration.objects.get(
+            version=self.latest_version.name
+        )
+        generate_release_report.delay(
+            user_id=self.user_id,
+            params={"report_configuration": report_configuration.id, "publish": True},
+            base_uri=self.base_uri,
+        )
 
 
 @locked(1138692)
-def run_commands(progress: list[str], generate_report: bool = False):
-    manager = ReleaseTasksManager(should_generate_report=generate_report)
+def run_commands(
+    progress: list[str], base_uri: str, user_id: int, generate_report: bool = False
+):
+    manager = ReleaseTasksManager(
+        base_uri=base_uri,
+        should_generate_report=generate_report,
+        user_id=user_id,
+    )
     manager.run_tasks()
     progress.extend(manager.progress_messages)
     return manager.handled_commits
@@ -125,11 +140,16 @@ def bad_credentials() -> list[str]:
 
 
 @click.command()
+@click.option(
+    "--base_uri",
+    is_flag=False,
+    help="The URI to which paths should be relative",
+    default=None,
+)
 @click.option(
     "--user_id",
     is_flag=False,
     help="The ID of the user that started this task (For notification purposes)",
-    default=None,
 )
 @click.option(
     "--generate_report",
@@ -137,11 +157,11 @@ def bad_credentials() -> list[str]:
     help="Generate a report at the end of the command",
     default=False,
 )
-def command(user_id=None, generate_report=False):
+def command(user_id, base_uri=None, generate_report=False):
     """A long running chain of tasks to import and update library data."""
     start = timezone.now()
 
-    user = User.objects.filter(id=user_id).first() if user_id else None
+    user = User.objects.filter(id=user_id).first()
 
     progress = ["___Progress Messages___"]
     if missing_creds := bad_credentials():
@@ -162,7 +182,7 @@ def command(user_id=None, generate_report=False):
     )
 
     try:
-        handled_commits = run_commands(progress, generate_report)
+        handled_commits = run_commands(progress, base_uri, generate_report, user_id)
         end = timezone.now()
     except Exception:
         error = traceback.format_exc()
diff --git a/libraries/migrations/0035_releasereport.py b/libraries/migrations/0035_releasereport.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..207f7349
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/migrations/0035_releasereport.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.2.7 on 2025-10-27 22:52
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("libraries", "0034_strip_boost_from_documentation_urls"),
+        ("versions", "0024_alter_versionfile_checksum_and_more"),
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="ReleaseReport",
+            fields=[
+                (
+                    "id",
+                    models.BigAutoField(
+                        auto_created=True,
+                        primary_key=True,
+                        serialize=False,
+                        verbose_name="ID",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                (
+                    "file",
+                    models.FileField(
+                        blank=True, null=True, upload_to="release-reports/"
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("created_at", models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
+                ("published", models.BooleanField(default=False)),
+                ("published_at", models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True)),
+                (
+                    "created_by",
+                    models.ForeignKey(
+                        null=True,
+                        on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL,
+                        to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL,
+                    ),
+                ),
+                (
+                    "report_configuration",
+                    models.ForeignKey(
+                        on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE,
+                        to="versions.reportconfiguration",
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/libraries/models.py b/libraries/models.py
index d1a27b82..d81edf47 100644
--- a/libraries/models.py
+++ b/libraries/models.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 from django.core.cache import caches
 from django.db import models, transaction
 from django.db.models import Sum
+from django.db.models.signals import pre_delete
+from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
@@ -21,9 +23,14 @@
 from core.validators import image_validator, max_file_size_validator
 from libraries.managers import IssueManager
 from mailing_list.models import EmailData
+from versions.models import ReportConfiguration
 from .constants import LIBRARY_GITHUB_URL_OVERRIDES
 
-from .utils import generate_random_string, write_content_to_tempfile
+from .utils import (
+    generate_random_string,
+    write_content_to_tempfile,
+    generate_release_report_filename,
+)
 
 
 class Category(models.Model):
@@ -542,3 +549,62 @@ class WordcloudMergeWord(models.Model):
 
     def __str__(self):
         return f"{self.from_word}->{self.to_word}"
+
+
+class ReleaseReport(models.Model):
+    upload_dir = "release-reports/"
+    file = models.FileField(upload_to=upload_dir, blank=True, null=True)
+    report_configuration = models.ForeignKey(
+        ReportConfiguration, on_delete=models.CASCADE
+    )
+
+    created_by = models.ForeignKey(
+        settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, null=True
+    )
+    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+
+    published = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+    published_at = models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"{self.file.name.replace(self.upload_dir, "")}"
+
+    def rename_file_to(self, filename: str, allow_overwrite: bool = False):
+        """Rename the file to use the version slug from report_configuration."""
+        from django.core.files.storage import default_storage
+
+        current_name = self.file.name
+        final_filename = f"{self._meta.get_field("file").upload_to}{filename}"
+        if current_name == final_filename:
+            return
+
+        if default_storage.exists(final_filename):
+            if not allow_overwrite:
+                raise ValueError(f"{final_filename} already exists")
+            default_storage.delete(final_filename)
+
+        with default_storage.open(current_name, "rb") as source:
+            default_storage.save(final_filename, source)
+        # delete the old file and update the reference
+        default_storage.delete(current_name)
+        self.file.name = final_filename
+
+    def save(self, allow_overwrite=False, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().save(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        is_being_published = self.published and not self.published_at
+        if is_being_published and self.file:
+            new_filename = generate_release_report_filename(
+                self.report_configuration.get_slug(), self.published
+            )
+            self.rename_file_to(new_filename, allow_overwrite)
+            self.published_at = timezone.now()
+            super().save(update_fields=["published_at", "file"])
+
+
+# Signal handler to delete files when ReleaseReport is deleted
+@receiver(pre_delete, sender=ReleaseReport)
+def delete_release_report_files(sender, instance, **kwargs):
+    """Delete file from storage when ReleaseReport is deleted."""
+    if instance.file:
+        instance.file.delete(save=False)
diff --git a/libraries/tasks.py b/libraries/tasks.py
index 06b2e64f..9b065173 100644
--- a/libraries/tasks.py
+++ b/libraries/tasks.py
@@ -10,15 +10,26 @@
 from core.htmlhelper import get_library_documentation_urls
 from libraries.forms import CreateReportForm, CreateReportFullForm
 from libraries.github import LibraryUpdater
-from libraries.models import Library, LibraryVersion, CommitAuthorEmail, CommitAuthor
+from libraries.models import (
+    Library,
+    LibraryVersion,
+    CommitAuthorEmail,
+    CommitAuthor,
+    ReleaseReport,
+)
 from users.tasks import User
 from versions.models import Version
 from .constants import (
     LIBRARY_DOCS_EXCEPTIONS,
     LIBRARY_DOCS_MISSING,
     VERSION_DOCS_MISSING,
+    DOCKER_CONTAINER_URL_WEB,
+)
+from .utils import (
+    version_within_range,
+    update_base_tag,
+    generate_release_report_filename,
 )
-from .utils import version_within_range
 
 logger = structlog.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -230,10 +241,75 @@ def update_issues(clean=False):
 
 
 @app.task
-def generate_release_report(params):
+def generate_release_report(user_id: int, params: dict, base_uri: str = None):
     """Generate a release report asynchronously and save it in RenderedContent."""
     form = CreateReportForm(params)
-    form.cache_html()
+    html = form.cache_html(base_uri=base_uri)
+    # override the base uri to reference the internal container for local dev
+    if settings.LOCAL_DEVELOPMENT:
+        html = update_base_tag(html, DOCKER_CONTAINER_URL_WEB)
+
+    release_report = ReleaseReport(
+        created_by_id=user_id,
+        report_configuration_id=params.get("report_configuration"),
+    )
+    release_report.save()
+    generate_release_report_pdf.delay(
+        release_report.pk, html=html, publish=params.get("publish")
+    )
+
+
+@app.task(bind=True, time_limit=300, soft_time_limit=240)
+def generate_release_report_pdf(
+    self, release_report_id: int, html: str, publish: bool = False
+):
+    """Generate a release report asynchronously and save it in PDF using Playwright."""
+    from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
+    from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
+
+    release_report = ReleaseReport.objects.get(pk=release_report_id)
+
+    logger.info(f"{release_report_id=}, task id: {self.request.id}")
+
+    try:
+        with sync_playwright() as p:
+            browser = p.chromium.launch(
+                headless=True, executable_path="/usr/bin/chromium"
+            )
+            page = browser.new_page()
+            page.set_content(html, wait_until="networkidle")
+            # wait for fonts to be ready
+            page.evaluate("document.fonts.ready")
+            logger.info("Generating PDF")
+            page.emulate_media(media="print")
+            pdf_bytes = page.pdf(
+                format="Letter",
+                print_background=True,
+                prefer_css_page_size=True,
+                margin={
+                    "top": "0.5in",
+                    "right": "0.5in",
+                    "bottom": "0.5in",
+                    "left": "0.5in",
+                },
+            )
+            browser.close()
+
+        logger.info(f"PDF generated successfully, size: {len(pdf_bytes)} bytes")
+        # to start, we have the draft file, so it can be moved later into the
+        # final location by the ReleaseReport.save() process
+        filename = generate_release_report_filename(
+            release_report.report_configuration.get_slug(), published_format=False
+        )
+        release_report.file.save(filename, ContentFile(pdf_bytes), save=True)
+        if publish:
+            release_report.published = True
+            release_report.save(allow_overwrite=True)
+        logger.info(f"{release_report_id=} updated with PDF {filename=}")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to generate PDF: {e}", exc_info=True)
+        raise
 
 
 @app.task
@@ -252,14 +328,15 @@ def update_library_version_dependencies(token=None):
 
 
 @app.task
-def release_tasks(user_id=None, generate_report=False):
+def release_tasks(base_uri, user_id=None, generate_report=False):
     """Call the release_tasks management command.
 
+    @param base_uri should be in the format https://domain.tld
     If a user_id is given, that user will receive an email at the beginning
     and at the end of the task.
 
     """
-    command = ["release_tasks"]
+    command = ["release_tasks", "--base_uri", base_uri]
     if user_id:
         command.extend(["--user_id", user_id])
     if generate_report:
diff --git a/libraries/tests/test_utils.py b/libraries/tests/test_utils.py
index 03ad4b9e..5631dc65 100644
--- a/libraries/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/libraries/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
     conditional_batched,
     decode_content,
     generate_fake_email,
+    generate_release_report_filename,
     get_first_last_day_last_month,
     parse_date,
+    update_base_tag,
     version_within_range,
     write_content_to_tempfile,
 )
@@ -282,3 +284,117 @@ def test_conditional_batched_invalid_n():
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="n must be at least one"):
         list(conditional_batched(items, 0, lambda x: True))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "html, base_uri, expected",
+    [
+        # Test basic base tag replacement
+        (
+            '<html><head><base href="/old/path/"></head><body>content</body></html>',
+            "/new/path/",
+            '<html><head><base href="/new/path/"></head><body>content</body></html>',
+        ),
+        # Test with different base tag format (no trailing slash)
+        (
+            '<base href="https://example.com/docs">',
+            "https://newsite.com/documentation",
+            '<base href="https://newsite.com/documentation">',
+        ),
+        # Test multiple base tags (should replace all occurrences)
+        (
+            '<base href="/old1/"><base href="/old2/">',
+            "/new/",
+            '<base href="/new/"><base href="/new/">',
+        ),
+        # Test with empty base URI
+        (
+            '<base href="/docs/">',
+            "",
+            '<base href="">',
+        ),
+        # Test with complex HTML structure
+        (
+            """<!DOCTYPE html>
+                <html>
+                <head>
+                    <meta charset="utf-8">
+                    <base href="/doc/libs/1_84_0/">
+                    <title>Test</title>
+                </head>
+                <body>content</body>
+                </html>""",
+            "/doc/libs/latest/",
+            """<!DOCTYPE html>
+                <html>
+                <head>
+                    <meta charset="utf-8">
+                    <base href="/doc/libs/latest/">
+                    <title>Test</title>
+                </head>
+                <body>content</body>
+                </html>""",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_update_base_tag(html, base_uri, expected):
+    """Test update_base_tag replaces base tag href correctly."""
+    result = update_base_tag(html, base_uri)
+    assert result == expected
+
+
+def test_update_base_tag_no_base_tag():
+    """Test update_base_tag when there is no base tag in the HTML."""
+    html = "<html><head><title>Test</title></head><body>content</body></html>"
+    base_uri = "/new/path/"
+    result = update_base_tag(html, base_uri)
+    # Should return the original HTML unchanged since there's no base tag to replace
+    assert result == html
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "version_slug, published_format, expected_prefix, should_have_timestamp",
+    [
+        # Published format (no timestamp)
+        ("boost-1-84-0", True, "release-report-boost-1-84-0.pdf", False),
+        ("boost-1-85-0", True, "release-report-boost-1-85-0.pdf", False),
+        # Draft format (with timestamp)
+        ("boost-1-84-0", False, "release-report-boost-1-84-0-", True),
+        ("boost-1-85-0", False, "release-report-boost-1-85-0-", True),
+    ],
+)
+def test_generate_release_report_filename(
+    version_slug, published_format, expected_prefix, should_have_timestamp
+):
+    """Test generate_release_report_filename generates correct filenames."""
+    result = generate_release_report_filename(version_slug, published_format)
+    assert result.startswith(expected_prefix)
+    assert result.endswith(".pdf")
+
+    if should_have_timestamp:
+        # timestamp should be in ISO format (contains 'T' and timezone info)
+        assert "T" in result
+        # should have the pattern: release-report-{slug}-{timestamp}.pdf
+        assert len(result.split("-")) >= 4  # release, report, slug, timestamp
+    else:
+        # published format should not have a timestamp
+        assert "T" not in result
+        # should be release-report-{slug}.pdf
+        assert result == expected_prefix
+
+
+def test_generate_release_report_filename_timestamp_format():
+    """Test that the timestamp in the filename is a valid ISO format."""
+    version_slug = "boost-1-84-0"
+    result = generate_release_report_filename(version_slug, published_format=False)
+
+    # extract the timestamp portion (between last dash and .pdf)
+    # format: release-report-boost-1-84-0-{timestamp}.pdf
+    timestamp_part = result.replace("release-report-boost-1-84-0-", "").replace(
+        ".pdf", ""
+    )
+    # parse it as an ISO format datetime to ensure it's valid
+    try:
+        datetime.fromisoformat(timestamp_part)
+    except ValueError:
+        pytest.fail(f"Timestamp '{timestamp_part}' is not a valid ISO format")
diff --git a/libraries/utils.py b/libraries/utils.py
index 4d57c50c..6d204a55 100644
--- a/libraries/utils.py
+++ b/libraries/utils.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import structlog
 import tempfile
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
 
 from dateutil.parser import ParserError, parse
@@ -353,3 +353,21 @@ def parse_line(line: str):
             "Some library versions were skipped during artifact parsing.",
             skipped_library_versions=skipped_library_versions,
         )
+
+
+def update_base_tag(html: str, base_uri: str):
+    """
+    Replace the base tag href with the new base_uri
+    """
+    pattern = r'<base\s+href="[^"]*">'
+    replacement = f'<base href="{base_uri}">'
+    return re.sub(pattern, replacement, html)
+
+
+def generate_release_report_filename(version_slug: str, published_format: bool = False):
+    filename_data = ["release-report", version_slug]
+    if not published_format:
+        filename_data.append(datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat())
+
+    filename = f"{"-".join(filename_data)}.pdf"
+    return filename
diff --git a/requirements-dev.in b/requirements-dev.in
index 31ef8921..4a661555 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.in
+++ b/requirements-dev.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 -c requirements.txt
 django-debug-toolbar
-pydevd-pycharm==252.26830.99  # pinned to appropriate version for current pycharm
+pydevd-pycharm==252.27397.106  # pinned to appropriate version for current pycharm
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 6a027f89..f71eed9a 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ django==5.2.7
     #   django-debug-toolbar
 django-debug-toolbar==6.0.0
     # via -r ./requirements-dev.in
-pydevd-pycharm==252.26830.99
+pydevd-pycharm==252.27397.106
     # via -r ./requirements-dev.in
 sqlparse==0.5.3
     # via
diff --git a/requirements.in b/requirements.in
index 7653c1ec..b4db0f3a 100644
--- a/requirements.in
+++ b/requirements.in
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ wordcloud
 lxml
 algoliasearch
 openai
+playwright
 
 # Logging
 django-tracer
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 86770c13..a82ed000 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ greenlet==3.2.4
     # via
     #   -r ./requirements.in
     #   gevent
+    #   playwright
 gunicorn==23.0.0
     # via -r ./requirements.in
 h11==0.16.0
@@ -310,6 +311,8 @@ platformdirs==4.5.0
     # via
     #   black
     #   virtualenv
+playwright==1.55.0
+    # via -r ./requirements.in
 pluggy==1.6.0
     # via
     #   pytest
@@ -344,6 +347,8 @@ pydantic==2.12.3
     #   openai
 pydantic-core==2.41.4
     # via pydantic
+pyee==13.0.0
+    # via playwright
 pygments==2.19.2
     # via
     #   ipython
@@ -435,16 +440,14 @@ traitlets==5.14.3
     #   matplotlib-inline
 typing-extensions==4.15.0
     # via
-    #   aiosignal
-    #   anyio
     #   beautifulsoup4
     #   django-countries
-    #   ipython
     #   jwcrypto
     #   minio
     #   openai
     #   pydantic
     #   pydantic-core
+    #   pyee
     #   typing-inspection
 typing-inspection==0.4.2
     # via pydantic
diff --git a/templates/admin/library_report_base.html b/templates/admin/library_report_base.html
index 78f80f38..c2adc261 100644
--- a/templates/admin/library_report_base.html
+++ b/templates/admin/library_report_base.html
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
   <head>
+    {% if base_uri %}
+    <base href="{{ base_uri }}">
+    {% endif  %}
     <title>
       {% block title %}Boost{% endblock %}
     </title>
diff --git a/templates/admin/release_report_detail.html b/templates/admin/release_report_detail.html
index 0a3b13bd..d49f50a8 100644
--- a/templates/admin/release_report_detail.html
+++ b/templates/admin/release_report_detail.html
@@ -474,9 +474,9 @@ <h2 class="mx-auto">New Libraries</h2>
         {% with bg_list=bg_list_str|split:"," %}
           {% for batch in batched_library_data %}
             {% with current_bg=bg_list|get_modulo_item:forloop.counter0 %}
-              <div class="pdf-page flex flex-col {{ bg_color }}" id="library-{{item.library.display_name}}" style="background-image: url('{% static current_bg %}')">
+              <div class="pdf-page flex flex-col {{ bg_color }}" style="background-image: url('{% static current_bg %}')">
                 {% for item in batch %}
-                  <div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-8 w-full p-4 h-1/2">
+                  <div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-8 w-full p-4 h-1/2" id="library-{{ item.library.display_name }}">
                     <div class="col-span-2 flex flex-col gap-y-4">
                       <div class="flex flex-col gap-y-4">
                         <h2 class="text-orange mb-1 mt-0">{{ item.library.display_name }}</h2>
diff --git a/versions/admin.py b/versions/admin.py
index 2a95655a..23583e4f 100755
--- a/versions/admin.py
+++ b/versions/admin.py
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ def get_urls(self):
         return my_urls + urls
 
     def release_tasks(self, request):
-        release_tasks.delay(user_id=request.user.id, generate_report=True)
+        release_tasks.delay(
+            base_uri=f"https://{request.get_host()}",
+            user_id=request.user.id,
+            generate_report=True,
+        )
         self.message_user(
             request,
             "release_tasks has started, you will receive an email when the task finishes.",  # noqa: E501
diff --git a/versions/models.py b/versions/models.py
index bd746861..fb6c3ce3 100755
--- a/versions/models.py
+++ b/versions/models.py
@@ -317,6 +317,11 @@ class ReportConfiguration(models.Model):
     def display_name(self):
         return self.version.replace("boost-", "")
 
+    def get_slug(self):
+        # this output should always match the Version slug format
+        name = self.version.replace(".", " ").replace("boost_", "")
+        return slugify(name)[:50]
+
     def __str__(self):
         return self.version
 
diff --git a/versions/tests/test_models.py b/versions/tests/test_models.py
index 07827690..253f495c 100644
--- a/versions/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/versions/tests/test_models.py
@@ -129,3 +129,39 @@ def test_review_results():
 
     pending_result.refresh_from_db()
     assert not pending_result.is_most_recent
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "version_name",
+    [
+        "boost-1.75.0",
+        "boost-1.81.0",
+        "boost-1.82.0.beta1",
+        "boost_1.75.0",
+        "boost_1_75_0",
+        "develop",
+        "master",
+        "1.75.0",
+    ],
+)
+def test_report_configuration_slug_matches_version_slug_format(version_name):
+    """
+    Test that ReportConfiguration.get_slug() produces the same format as
+    Version.get_slug() for the same version name.
+
+    This ensures consistency between the two models' slug generation.
+    """
+    # Create a Version with the version name
+    version = baker.prepare("versions.Version", name=version_name, slug=None)
+    version_slug = version.get_slug()
+
+    # Create a ReportConfiguration with the same version name
+    report_config = baker.prepare("versions.ReportConfiguration", version=version_name)
+    report_config_slug = report_config.get_slug()
+
+    # Assert that both slugs match
+    assert version_slug == report_config_slug, (
+        f"Slug mismatch for version name '{version_name}': "
+        f"Version.get_slug() = '{version_slug}', "
+        f"ReportConfiguration.get_slug() = '{report_config_slug}'"
+    )
diff --git a/versions/views.py b/versions/views.py
index 5514bbdb..6795c248 100755
--- a/versions/views.py
+++ b/versions/views.py
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         version_name = version.name
         cache_key = f"release-report-,,,,,,,-{version_name}"
         RenderedContent.objects.filter(cache_key=cache_key).delete()
-        generate_release_report.delay({"version": version.id})
+        generate_release_report.delay(
+            user_id=request.user.id,
+            params={"version": version.id},
+            base_uri=f"https://{request.get_host()}",
+        )
         messages.success(request, "Report generation queued.")
         return redirect("release-report-preview", version_slug=version_name)