diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-plz-crates.yml b/.github/workflows/release-plz-crates.yml
index 19bfa1a..af63154 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-plz-crates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-plz-crates.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ name: Crate Release
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      required-check-runs:
+        description: Comma-separated check-run names that must succeed on the release revision before publication
+        required: true
+        type: string
     outputs:
       releases:
         description: JSON metadata for releases created by release-plz
@@ -38,10 +43,82 @@ jobs:
       - name: Verify publishable packages
         run: cargo publish --workspace --locked --dry-run
 
+  release-ci-gate:
+    name: Wait for release-revision CI
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'wrightkit'
+    needs: package-preflight
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 45
+    permissions:
+      checks: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Wait for required checks on the release revision
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          REQUIRED_CHECK_RUNS: ${{ inputs.required-check-runs }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          repo="${{ github.repository }}"
+          sha="${{ github.sha }}"
+          deadline=$(( SECONDS + 2400 ))
+          pending_file=$(mktemp)
+          trap 'rm -f "$pending_file"' EXIT
+          if [ "$REQUIRED_CHECK_RUNS" != "${REQUIRED_CHECK_RUNS//$'\n'/,}" ]; then
+            echo "required-check-runs must be a single comma-separated line" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          IFS=',' read -r -a names <<< "$REQUIRED_CHECK_RUNS"
+          count=0
+          for raw in "${names[@]}"; do
+            name="$(echo "$raw" | xargs)"
+            if [ -n "$name" ]; then
+              printf '%s\n' "$name" >> "$pending_file"
+              count=$(( count + 1 ))
+            fi
+          done
+          if [ "$count" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "required-check-runs resolved to an empty set; refusing to publish without a named gate" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          while [ -s "$pending_file" ]; do
+            if [ "$SECONDS" -ge "$deadline" ]; then
+              echo "Timed out waiting for release-revision checks:" >&2
+              cat "$pending_file" >&2
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            sleep 30
+            keep=""
+            while IFS= read -r name; do
+              [ -z "$name" ] && continue
+              if ! out=$(gh api "repos/$repo/commits/$sha/check-runs" -f "check_name=$name" \
+                --jq '(.check_runs | sort_by(.id) | last) // {status: "missing", conclusion: "", html_url: ""} | "\(.status) \(.conclusion // "-") \(.html_url // "-")"' 2>&1); then
+                echo "check-runs API call failed for '$name': $out" >&2
+                exit 1
+              fi
+              status="${out%% *}"
+              rest="${out#* }"
+              conclusion="${rest%% *}"
+              case "$status" in
+                completed)
+                  if [ "$conclusion" = "success" ]; then
+                    echo "PASS $name"
+                  else
+                    echo "FAIL $name concluded '$conclusion' ($out)" >&2
+                    exit 1
+                  fi ;;
+                *)
+                  keep="${keep}${name}"$'\n'
+                  echo "WAIT $name ($status)" ;;
+              esac
+            done < "$pending_file"
+            printf '%s' "$keep" > "$pending_file"
+          done
+          echo "All required checks succeeded on $sha"
+
   release:
     name: Publish crates and create release tag
     if: github.repository_owner == 'wrightkit'
-    needs: package-preflight
+    needs: [package-preflight, release-ci-gate]
     outputs:
       releases: ${{ steps.release-plz.outputs.releases }}
       releases_created: ${{ steps.release-plz.outputs.releases_created }}
diff --git a/docs/release-engineering.md b/docs/release-engineering.md
index 146aebf..a47e847 100644
--- a/docs/release-engineering.md
+++ b/docs/release-engineering.md
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ Publication for a release revision must not run ahead of the authoritative CI re
 
 A required-checks gate inside the release workflow is the encoded form; a Release-PR merge that already requires green CI is the implicit form. Prefer the encoded form where the publication mechanism permits it, and record which form a repository uses in its release documentation.
 
+The shared `release-plz-crates.yml` carries the encoded form: callers declare `required-check-runs`, a comma-separated list of check-run names that must conclude `success` on the release revision before crates publication and tag creation run. The gate polls the check-runs API and fails on any non-success conclusion rather than publishing ahead of CI. Callers must grant `checks: read` on the reusable-workflow call for the gate to read their check runs; the release repository itself needs no extra credential.
+
 ### Generated workflows have exclusive ownership
 
 If a tool generates a workflow and verifies that generated file against its configuration, choose one ownership model: