diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-graph.yml b/.github/workflows/release-graph.yml
index 35dbd727..246ec40d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-graph.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-graph.yml
@@ -31,16 +31,20 @@ jobs:
           uv run --frozen graphify extract graphify/ --out .
           git checkout .graphifyignore 2>/dev/null || rm -f .graphifyignore
 
+      - name: Cluster, label communities and generate GRAPH_REPORT.md
+        # cluster-only writes GRAPH_REPORT.md and names communities (no LLM needed
+        # for basic numeric labels; --no-label skips LLM labeling entirely).
+        run: uv run --frozen graphify cluster-only . --no-label
+
       - name: Generate HTML viewer
-        # HTML is written next to graph.json automatically; no --out flag needed.
         run: uv run --frozen graphify export html --graph graphify-out/graph.json
 
       - name: Bundle release asset
         run: |
           mkdir -p dist-graph
-          cp graphify-out/graph.json    dist-graph/
-          cp graphify-out/graph.html    dist-graph/
-          cp graphify-out/GRAPH_REPORT.md dist-graph/
+          cp graphify-out/graph.json dist-graph/
+          cp graphify-out/graph.html dist-graph/
+          [ -f graphify-out/GRAPH_REPORT.md ] && cp graphify-out/GRAPH_REPORT.md dist-graph/ || true
           tar -czf graphify-self-graph.tar.gz -C dist-graph .
           echo "Asset contents:"
           tar -tzf graphify-self-graph.tar.gz