diff --git a/.github/workflows/ensure-peer-deps-review.yml b/.github/workflows/ensure-peer-deps-review.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66121e166aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ensure-peer-deps-review.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# This check runs only on the release PR created by changesets.
+# It requires that a label is added to ensure that peer dependency versions have been manually reviewed.
+
+name: Check peer dependency versions have been reviewed
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - synchronize
+      - labeled
+      - unlabeled
+      - edited
+      - ready_for_review
+
+jobs:
+  check-label:
+    if: github.head_ref == 'changeset-release/main'
+    name: Check peer dependency versions have been reviewed
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout the repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - name: Check for the label presence
+        env:
+          GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_LABELS: ${{ toJson(github.event.pull_request.labels) }}
+        run: node scripts/validate-peer-dependencies-reviewed-label.mjs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d97a0a58d4d..324d8265ce0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,51 @@ jobs:
           echo "hasChangesets=${{steps.pr.outputs.hasChangesets}}"
           echo "hasChangesets=${{steps.pr.outputs.hasChangesets}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+      # The following two steps are to mark the changesets PR as draft
+      # This is so a user must mark it as ready for review, which will trigger workflows on this PR
+      # Otherwise workflows won't run since the PR is created by an action itself
+
+      - name: Find package versions PR
+        if: steps.pr.outputs.hasChangesets == 'true'
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        id: find
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const owner = context.repo.owner;
+            const repo  = context.repo.repo;
+            const head  = `${owner}:changeset-release/main`;
+
+            const { data: prs } = await github.rest.pulls.list({ owner, repo, state: "open", head });
+            if (!prs.length) core.setFailed(`No open PR from ${head}`);
+            return { number: prs[0].number };
+
+      - name: Convert to draft
+        if: steps.pr.outputs.hasChangesets == 'true'
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { number } = ${{ steps.find.outputs.result }};
+            // 1) Get node ID for GraphQL
+            const query = `
+              query($owner:String!, $repo:String!, $number:Int!) {
+                repository(owner:$owner, name:$repo) {
+                  pullRequest(number:$number) { id, isDraft, number }
+                }
+              }`;
+            const vars = { owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo, number: Number(number) };
+            const qres = await github.graphql(query, vars);
+            const pr = qres.repository.pullRequest;
+            if (pr.isDraft) return { already: true };
+
+            // 2) Convert to draft
+            const mutation = `
+              mutation($prId:ID!) {
+                convertPullRequestToDraft(input:{pullRequestId:$prId}) {
+                  pullRequest { number, isDraft }
+                }
+              }`;
+            await github.graphql(mutation, { prId: pr.id });
+
   pack:
     name: Generate tarballs for publishing
     needs: pr
diff --git a/scripts/validate-peer-dependencies-reviewed-label.mjs b/scripts/validate-peer-dependencies-reviewed-label.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f52df7ccb27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/validate-peer-dependencies-reviewed-label.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// @ts-check
+
+/**
+ * This checks that the release PR has the "peer dependencies reviewed" label,
+ * to enforce the manual check on version specifiers before a release.
+ */
+
+const REVIEWED_LABEL = "peer dependencies reviewed";
+
+function hasReviewedLabel() {
+  if (process.env.GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_LABELS === undefined) {
+    throw new Error("GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_LABELS is not defined");
+  }
+
+  const labels = JSON.parse(process.env.GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_LABELS);
+
+  return labels.some((l) => l.name === REVIEWED_LABEL);
+}
+
+async function validatePullRequest() {
+  if (hasReviewedLabel()) {
+    console.log(`The PR is labeled as '${REVIEWED_LABEL}'`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(
+    `Peer dependencies are not reviewed. Add the '${REVIEWED_LABEL}' label to this PR once peer dependency version ranges have been manually reviewed.`
+  );
+}
+
+await validatePullRequest();