diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-pre-release.yml
index 64e7c0c..fd21a54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-pre-release.yml
@@ -186,6 +186,38 @@ jobs:
             echo "New tag will be: ${NEW_TAG}"
             echo "source branch is ${{ github.ref_name }}"
 
+      # ----------------------------------------------
+      # Generate release security metadata
+      # ----------------------------------------------
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        if: env.no_changes == 'false'
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+
+      - name: Install SBOM tools
+        if: env.no_changes == 'false'
+        run: |
+          npm install -g @cyclonedx/cdxgen
+          pip install owasp-depscan
+
+      - name: Download vulnerability database
+        if: env.no_changes == 'false'
+        env:
+          VDB_APP_ONLY_DATABASE_URL: ghcr.io/appthreat/vdbxz-app-extended:v6.7.x
+        run: vdb --download-image
+
+      - name: Generate SBOM and vulnerability report
+        if: env.no_changes == 'false'
+        run: |
+          cdxgen -t python .
+          depscan --bom bom.json
+          mkdir -p sbom-reports
+          cp bom.json sbom-reports/
+          for report in bom.vdr.json depscan-bom.json reports/*; do
+            [[ -f "$report" ]] && cp "$report" sbom-reports/
+          done
+
       # ----------------------------------------------
       # Auto commit toml file (only if version was bumped)
       # ----------------------------------------------
@@ -210,7 +242,7 @@ jobs:
         if: env.no_changes == 'false'
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
-          artifacts: "dist/*.gz,dist/*.whl"
+          artifacts: "dist/*.gz,dist/*.whl,sbom-reports/*"
           artifactErrorsFailBuild: true
           generateReleaseNotes: true
           commit: develop