diff --git a/CODEBASE_SUMMARY.md b/AGENTS.md
similarity index 91%
rename from CODEBASE_SUMMARY.md
rename to AGENTS.md
index 803b50fb5..7ec6134eb 100644
--- a/CODEBASE_SUMMARY.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ The RabbitMQ .NET Client is a comprehensive AMQP 0-9-1 client library for .NET,
 - **Dual-licensed**: Apache License 2.0 and Mozilla Public License 2.0
 - **Target Frameworks**: .NET 8.0 and .NET Standard 2.0
 - **Language**: C# 12.0 with nullable reference types enabled
-- **Current Version**: 7.2.0 (in development)
-- **Latest Stable**: 7.1.2 (released March 2025)
+- **Current Version**: 7.2.1 (in development)
+- **Latest Stable**: 7.2.0 (released November 2025)
 
 ## Major Version 7.x Changes
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Wraps `Connection` to provide automatic recovery from network failures:
 
 #### 3. Channel Management (`IChannel` / `Channel`)
 
-**Location**: `projects/RabbitMQ.Client/Impl/Channel.cs`
+**Location**: `projects/RabbitMQ.Client/Impl/Channel.cs` (partial class, with `Channel.BasicPublish.cs` and `Channel.PublisherConfirms.cs`)
 
 Channels are lightweight virtual connections multiplexed over a single TCP connection:
 
@@ -223,13 +223,12 @@ var factory = new ConnectionFactory
 Per-channel configuration:
 
 ```csharp
-var options = new CreateChannelOptions
-{
-    PublisherConfirmationsEnabled = true,
-    PublisherConfirmationTrackingEnabled = true,
-    OutstandingPublisherConfirmationsRateLimiter = rateLimiter,
-    ContinuationTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(20)
-};
+var options = new CreateChannelOptions(
+    publisherConfirmationsEnabled: true,
+    publisherConfirmationTrackingEnabled: true,
+    outstandingPublisherConfirmationsRateLimiter: rateLimiter,
+    consumerDispatchConcurrency: 1
+);
 ```
 
 ## Key Design Patterns
@@ -305,7 +304,7 @@ Multiple levels of shutdown:
 - **IntegrationFixture**: Base class for integration tests
 - **TestConnectionRecoveryBase**: Base for recovery tests
 - **RabbitMQCtl**: Wrapper for `rabbitmqctl` commands
-- **ToxiproxyManager**: Network failure simulation
+- **ToxiproxyManager**: Network failure simulation (in `projects/Test/Integration/`)
 
 ## Build and Packaging
 
@@ -315,11 +314,14 @@ Multiple levels of shutdown:
 rabbitmq-dotnet-client/
 ├── projects/
 │   ├── RabbitMQ.Client/              # Main client library
-│   ├── RabbitMQ.Client.OAuth2/       # OAuth2 support
+│   ├── RabbitMQ.Client.OAuth2/       # OAuth2 support (source)
+│   ├── RabbitMQ.Client.OAuth2-NuGet/ # OAuth2 NuGet packaging
 │   ├── RabbitMQ.Client.OpenTelemetry/ # OTel extensions
 │   ├── Test/                         # Test projects
 │   ├── Benchmarks/                   # Performance benchmarks
-│   └── Applications/                 # Sample applications
+│   ├── Applications/                 # Sample applications
+│   ├── toxiproxy-netcore/            # Toxiproxy .NET client (vendored)
+│   └── specs/                        # AMQP 0-9-1 spec files
 ├── .ci/                              # CI configuration
 ├── .github/workflows/                # GitHub Actions
 └── packages/                         # NuGet output
@@ -411,11 +413,12 @@ Configurable TLS options:
 
 ## Known Issues and Limitations
 
-### Current Issues (as of 7.1.2)
+### Current Issues (as of 7.2.0)
 
-1. **Deadlock Scenarios**: Rare deadlocks during channel close (addressed in 7.1.1)
-2. **ObjectDisposedException**: Occasional exceptions during shutdown (addressed in 7.1.2)
-3. **Rate Limiter**: Issues with lease acquisition (fixed in 7.1.1)
+1. **Heartbeat Crashes**: Unhandled exceptions in heartbeat timer callbacks (addressed in 7.2.1)
+2. **Publisher Confirm Semaphore**: Unconditional semaphore release on cancellation (addressed in 7.2.1)
+3. **Channel Shutdown**: `TryComplete` needed instead of `Complete` during channel shutdown (addressed in 7.2.1)
+4. **Auto-delete Entity Recovery**: Recorded bindings not removed for auto-delete entities (addressed in 7.2.1)
 
 ### Design Limitations
 
@@ -424,7 +427,7 @@ Configurable TLS options:
 3. **Frame Size**: Maximum frame size negotiated at connection time
 4. **Synchronous RPC**: Only one RPC operation per channel at a time
 
-## Future Directions (7.2.0)
+## Future Directions (7.2.1)
 
 Based on the changelog and issue tracker:
 
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3286dcc89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# RabbitMQ .NET Client release process
+
+## Ensure builds are green:
+
+* [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-dotnet-client/actions)
+
+
+## Update API documentation
+
+Note: `main` (`6.x` and later) only
+
+Please see [this guide](https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-dotnet-client/blob/main/APIDOCS.md).
+
+
+## Update CHANGELOG
+
+Run `tools/generate-changelog.sh` with the previous tag and the new tag:
+
+```
+tools/generate-changelog.sh v7.X.Y v7.X.(Y+1)
+```
+
+This inserts a new section into `CHANGELOG.md` after the `# Changelog` header.
+The release date is set to `UNRELEASED-DATE` as a placeholder. Review the
+output with `git diff CHANGELOG.md` and edit as needed before committing.
+
+
+## Create and push release tag
+
+Note: `alpha` releases are versioned by default via the MinVer package. The version is based off of the most recent tag.
+
+RC release:
+
+```
+git tag -a -s -u B1B82CC0CF84BA70147EBD05D99DE30E43EAE440 -m 'rabbitmq-dotnet-client v7.X.Y-rc.1' 'v7.X.Y-rc.1'
+```
+
+Final release:
+
+```
+git tag -a -s -u B1B82CC0CF84BA70147EBD05D99DE30E43EAE440 -m 'rabbitmq-dotnet-client v7.X.Y' 'v7.X.Y'
+```
+
+Push!
+
+```
+git push --tags
+```
+
+## `6.x` branch
+
+
+### Trigger build locally
+
+```
+cd path\to\rabbitmq-dotnet-client
+git checkout v6.X.Y
+git clean -xffd
+.\build.bat
+dotnet build ./RabbitMQDotNetClient.sln --configuration Release --property:CONCOURSE_CI_BUILD=true
+dotnet nuget push -k NUGET_API_KEY -s https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json ./packages/RabbitMQ.Client.6.X.Y.nupkg
+```
+
+## `main` (`7.x`) branch
+
+* Close the appropriate milestone, and make a note of the link to the milestone with closed issues visible
+* Use the GitHub web UI or `gh release create` command to create the new release
+* GitHub actions will build and publish the release to NuGet
diff --git a/tools/generate-changelog.sh b/tools/generate-changelog.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..fc69785ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/generate-changelog.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Generate a CHANGELOG.md section for a new release by querying GitHub
+# for milestone issues/PRs and discovering non-milestoned PRs via git log.
+#
+# Usage: tools/generate-changelog.sh v7.2.0 v7.2.1
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+
+show_usage() {
+    cat << EOF
+Usage: $0 <previous-tag> <new-tag>
+
+Generate a CHANGELOG.md section for a new release.
+
+Arguments:
+  previous-tag  The tag of the previous release (e.g. v7.2.0)
+  new-tag       The tag of the new release (e.g. v7.2.1)
+
+Both tags must include the 'v' prefix.
+
+Examples:
+  $0 v7.2.0 v7.2.1
+  $0 v7.1.2 v7.2.0
+EOF
+}
+
+if (( $# != 2 ))
+then
+    show_usage
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+declare -r prev_tag="$1"
+declare -r new_tag="$2"
+
+if [[ "$prev_tag" != v* ]] || [[ "$new_tag" != v* ]]
+then
+    echo "Error: both tags must start with 'v'" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Milestone name is the version without the v prefix
+declare -r milestone="${new_tag#v}"
+
+declare -r repo_url='https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-dotnet-client'
+
+# Collect all issue numbers and their categories.
+# Key: issue number, Value: "bug", "enhancement", or "other"
+declare -A issue_category
+# Key: issue number, Value: title
+declare -A issue_title
+# Collect all PR data.
+# Key: pr number, Value: title
+declare -A pr_title
+# Key: pr number, Value: author login
+declare -A pr_author
+
+add_issue() {
+    local -ri num="$1"
+    local -r title="$2"
+    local -r category="$3"
+
+    if [[ -z "${issue_category[$num]:-}" ]]
+    then
+        issue_category[$num]="$category"
+        issue_title[$num]="$title"
+    fi
+}
+
+categorize_labels() {
+    local -r labels="$1"
+
+    if echo "$labels" | jq -e 'map(.name) | index("bug")' > /dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+        echo 'bug'
+    elif echo "$labels" | jq -e 'map(.name) | index("enhancement")' > /dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+        echo 'enhancement'
+    else
+        echo 'other'
+    fi
+}
+
+echo "Fetching closed issues for milestone $milestone..." >&2
+
+while IFS=$'\t' read -r num title labels
+do
+    category=$(categorize_labels "$labels")
+    add_issue "$num" "$title" "$category"
+done < <(gh issue list \
+    --state closed \
+    --milestone "$milestone" \
+    --json number,title,labels \
+    --jq '.[] | [.number, .title, (.labels | tojson)] | @tsv')
+
+echo "Fetching merged PRs for milestone $milestone..." >&2
+
+while IFS=$'\t' read -r num title author closing_refs
+do
+    pr_title[$num]="$title"
+    pr_author[$num]="$author"
+
+    # Add closing issues from this PR
+    while read -r issue_num
+    do
+        if [[ -n "$issue_num" ]] && [[ -z "${issue_category[$issue_num]:-}" ]]
+        then
+            issue_json=$(gh issue view "$issue_num" --json title,labels)
+            local_title=$(echo "$issue_json" | jq -r '.title')
+            local_labels=$(echo "$issue_json" | jq '.labels')
+            category=$(categorize_labels "$local_labels")
+            add_issue "$issue_num" "$local_title" "$category"
+        fi
+    done < <(echo "$closing_refs" | jq -r '.[].number' 2>/dev/null)
+done < <(gh pr list \
+    --state merged \
+    --search "milestone:$milestone" \
+    --json number,title,author,closingIssuesReferences \
+    --jq '.[] | [.number, .title, .author.login, (.closingIssuesReferences | tojson)] | @tsv')
+
+echo "Discovering non-milestoned PRs from git log ($prev_tag..main)..." >&2
+
+while IFS= read -r line
+do
+    if [[ "$line" =~ Merge\ pull\ request\ \#([0-9]+) ]]
+    then
+        pr_num="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+
+        if [[ -n "${pr_title[$pr_num]:-}" ]]
+        then
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        pr_json=$(gh pr view "$pr_num" --json title,author,closingIssuesReferences)
+        pr_title[$pr_num]=$(echo "$pr_json" | jq -r '.title')
+        pr_author[$pr_num]=$(echo "$pr_json" | jq -r '.author.login')
+
+        # Add closing issues from this PR
+        while read -r issue_num
+        do
+            if [[ -n "$issue_num" ]] && [[ -z "${issue_category[$issue_num]:-}" ]]
+            then
+                issue_json=$(gh issue view "$issue_num" --json title,labels)
+                local_title=$(echo "$issue_json" | jq -r '.title')
+                local_labels=$(echo "$issue_json" | jq '.labels')
+                category=$(categorize_labels "$local_labels")
+                add_issue "$issue_num" "$local_title" "$category"
+            fi
+        done < <(echo "$pr_json" | jq -r '.closingIssuesReferences[].number' 2>/dev/null)
+    fi
+done < <(git log --oneline "$prev_tag..main")
+
+# Build the output
+output=""
+
+append() {
+    output+="$1"$'\n'
+}
+
+append "## [$new_tag]($repo_url/tree/$new_tag) (UNRELEASED-DATE)"
+append ""
+append "[Full Changelog]($repo_url/compare/$prev_tag...$new_tag)"
+
+# Enhancements
+declare -a enhancement_nums=()
+for num in "${!issue_category[@]}"
+do
+    if [[ "${issue_category[$num]}" == 'enhancement' ]]
+    then
+        enhancement_nums+=("$num")
+    fi
+done
+
+if (( ${#enhancement_nums[@]} > 0 ))
+then
+    IFS=$'\n' read -r -d '' -a enhancement_nums < <(printf '%s\n' "${enhancement_nums[@]}" | sort -n && printf '\0') || true
+    append ""
+    append '**Implemented enhancements:**'
+    append ""
+    for num in "${enhancement_nums[@]}"
+    do
+        append "- ${issue_title[$num]} [\\#$num]($repo_url/issues/$num)"
+    done
+fi
+
+# Bugs
+declare -a bug_nums=()
+for num in "${!issue_category[@]}"
+do
+    if [[ "${issue_category[$num]}" == 'bug' ]]
+    then
+        bug_nums+=("$num")
+    fi
+done
+
+if (( ${#bug_nums[@]} > 0 ))
+then
+    IFS=$'\n' read -r -d '' -a bug_nums < <(printf '%s\n' "${bug_nums[@]}" | sort -n && printf '\0') || true
+    append ""
+    append '**Fixed bugs:**'
+    append ""
+    for num in "${bug_nums[@]}"
+    do
+        append "- ${issue_title[$num]} [\\#$num]($repo_url/issues/$num)"
+    done
+fi
+
+# Closed issues (other)
+declare -a other_nums=()
+for num in "${!issue_category[@]}"
+do
+    if [[ "${issue_category[$num]}" == 'other' ]]
+    then
+        other_nums+=("$num")
+    fi
+done
+
+if (( ${#other_nums[@]} > 0 ))
+then
+    IFS=$'\n' read -r -d '' -a other_nums < <(printf '%s\n' "${other_nums[@]}" | sort -n && printf '\0') || true
+    append ""
+    append '**Closed issues:**'
+    append ""
+    for num in "${other_nums[@]}"
+    do
+        append "- ${issue_title[$num]} [\\#$num]($repo_url/issues/$num)"
+    done
+fi
+
+# Merged PRs
+declare -a pr_nums=()
+for num in "${!pr_title[@]}"
+do
+    pr_nums+=("$num")
+done
+
+if (( ${#pr_nums[@]} > 0 ))
+then
+    IFS=$'\n' read -r -d '' -a pr_nums < <(printf '%s\n' "${pr_nums[@]}" | sort -n && printf '\0') || true
+    append ""
+    append '**Merged pull requests:**'
+    append ""
+    for num in "${pr_nums[@]}"
+    do
+        author="${pr_author[$num]}"
+        append "- ${pr_title[$num]} [\\#$num]($repo_url/pull/$num) ([$author](https://github.com/$author))"
+    done
+fi
+
+echo "Writing to CHANGELOG.md..." >&2
+
+declare -r changelog='CHANGELOG.md'
+tmpfile=$(mktemp)
+readonly tmpfile
+
+# Insert after the "# Changelog" header line
+{
+    head -1 "$changelog"
+    echo ""
+    printf '%s' "$output"
+    tail -n +2 "$changelog"
+} > "$tmpfile"
+
+mv "$tmpfile" "$changelog"
+
+echo "Done. Review with: git diff CHANGELOG.md" >&2