diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-v0.2.0.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-v0.2.0.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42d9468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-v0.2.0.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+name: Publish rfqdiff v0.2.0
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - ".github/workflows/publish-v0.2.0.yml"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out release commit
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Verify release metadata
+        run: |
+          python - <<'PY'
+          from pathlib import Path
+          import tomllib
+
+          project = tomllib.loads(Path("pyproject.toml").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))["project"]
+          assert project["name"] == "rfqdiff", project
+          assert project["version"] == "0.2.0", project
+
+          changelog = Path("CHANGELOG.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+          assert "## [0.2.0] - 2026-08-29" in changelog
+          assert "## [0.2.0] - Unreleased" not in changelog
+          PY
+
+      - name: Guard against duplicate release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          if git rev-parse "refs/tags/v0.2.0" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "v0.2.0 tag already exists" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if gh release view v0.2.0 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "v0.2.0 release already exists" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Run release tests
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip build twine
+          python -m pip install -e .
+          python -m unittest discover -s tests -v
+          python -m build
+          python -m twine check dist/*
+
+      - name: Create annotated release tag
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git tag -a v0.2.0 "$GITHUB_SHA" -m "rfqdiff v0.2.0"
+          git push origin refs/tags/v0.2.0
+
+      - name: Prepare release notes
+        run: |
+          awk '
+            /^## \[0\.2\.0\]/ {capture=1; next}
+            /^## \[/ && capture {exit}
+            capture {print}
+          ' CHANGELOG.md > "$RUNNER_TEMP/release-notes.md"
+          test -s "$RUNNER_TEMP/release-notes.md"
+
+      - name: Publish GitHub Release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          gh release create v0.2.0 \
+            dist/* \
+            --title "rfqdiff v0.2.0" \
+            --notes-file "$RUNNER_TEMP/release-notes.md" \
+            --verify-tag
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5948bca..665c677 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 All notable changes to `rfqdiff` are documented here.
 
-## [0.2.0] - Unreleased
+## [0.2.0] - 2026-08-29
 
-Release hardening is in progress. The package metadata and machine-readable contract are on the v0.2 line; the latest published GitHub Release is still v0.1.0 until the v0.2.0 release is created.
+The v0.2 line completes the original productization roadmap and release-hardening work for transparent, auditable commercial quotation comparison.
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Release hardening is in progress. The package metadata and machine-readable cont
 - Public Python helpers for quotation loading, weight validation and report export.
 - Test coverage across Python 3.11, 3.12 and 3.13.
 - Wheel/source-distribution build validation and installed-package smoke tests in CI.
+- Sanitized industrial golden-pilot coverage for the complete quotation decision flow.
+- Downstream compatibility verification with `supplier-scorecard` and the multi-tool Phase 2 procurement pilot.
 
 ### Changed