diff --git a/helper-scripts/generate-release-notes.sh b/helper-scripts/generate-release-notes.sh
index 58f34212e..d47ae5592 100755
--- a/helper-scripts/generate-release-notes.sh
+++ b/helper-scripts/generate-release-notes.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,55 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Script to generate release notes for InfluxDB v3.x releases
-# Usage: ./generate-release-notes.sh <from_version> <to_version> <repo_path>
+# Usage: ./generate-release-notes.sh [--no-fetch] [--pull] <from_version> <to_version> <primary_repo_path> [additional_repo_paths...]
+# 
+# Options:
+#   --no-fetch    Skip fetching latest commits from remote
+#   --pull        Pull latest changes (implies fetch) - use with caution as it may change your working directory
+#
+# Example: ./generate-release-notes.sh v3.1.0 v3.2.0 /path/to/influxdb /path/to/influxdb_pro /path/to/influxdb_iox
+# Example: ./generate-release-notes.sh --no-fetch v3.1.0 v3.2.0 /path/to/influxdb
+# Example: ./generate-release-notes.sh --pull v3.1.0 v3.2.0 /path/to/influxdb /path/to/influxdb_pro
 
 set -e
 
-# Default values
-REPO_PATH="${3:-/Users/ja/Documents/github/influxdb}"
+# Parse command line options
+FETCH_COMMITS=true
+PULL_COMMITS=false
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+        --no-fetch)
+            FETCH_COMMITS=false
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --pull)
+            PULL_COMMITS=true
+            FETCH_COMMITS=true
+            shift
+            ;;
+        -*)
+            echo "Unknown option $1"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        *)
+            break
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# Parse remaining arguments
 FROM_VERSION="${1:-v3.1.0}"
 TO_VERSION="${2:-v3.2.0}"
+PRIMARY_REPO="${3:-/Users/ja/Documents/github/influxdb}"
+
+# Collect additional repositories (all arguments after the third)
+ADDITIONAL_REPOS=()
+shift 3 2>/dev/null || true
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    ADDITIONAL_REPOS+=("$1")
+    shift
+done
 
 # Colors for output
 RED='\033[0;31m'
@@ -18,7 +59,13 @@ BLUE='\033[0;34m'
 NC='\033[0m' # No Color
 
 echo -e "${BLUE}Generating release notes for ${TO_VERSION}${NC}"
-echo -e "Repository: ${REPO_PATH}"
+echo -e "Primary Repository: ${PRIMARY_REPO}"
+if [ ${#ADDITIONAL_REPOS[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo -e "Additional Repositories:"
+    for repo in "${ADDITIONAL_REPOS[@]}"; do
+        echo -e "  - ${repo}"
+    done
+fi
 echo -e "From: ${FROM_VERSION} To: ${TO_VERSION}\n"
 
 # Function to extract PR number from commit message
@@ -26,28 +73,156 @@ extract_pr_number() {
     echo "$1" | grep -oE '#[0-9]+' | head -1 | sed 's/#//'
 }
 
+# Function to get commits from a repository
+get_commits_from_repo() {
+    local repo_path="$1"
+    local pattern="$2"
+    local format="${3:-%h %s}"
+    
+    if [ -d "$repo_path" ]; then
+        git -C "$repo_path" log --format="$format" "${FROM_VERSION}..${TO_VERSION}" 2>/dev/null | grep -E "$pattern" || true
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to analyze API-related commits
+analyze_api_changes() {
+    local repo_path="$1"
+    local repo_name="$2"
+    
+    if [ ! -d "$repo_path" ]; then
+        return
+    fi
+    
+    # Look for API-related file changes
+    local api_files=$(git -C "$repo_path" diff --name-only "${FROM_VERSION}..${TO_VERSION}" 2>/dev/null | grep -E "(api|handler|endpoint|route)" | head -10 || true)
+    
+    # Look for specific API endpoint patterns in commit messages and diffs
+    local api_commits=$(git -C "$repo_path" log --format="%h %s" "${FROM_VERSION}..${TO_VERSION}" 2>/dev/null | \
+        grep -iE "(api|endpoint|/write|/query|/ping|/health|/metrics|v1|v2|v3)" || true)
+    
+    if [ -n "$api_files" ] || [ -n "$api_commits" ]; then
+        echo "  Repository: $repo_name"
+        if [ -n "$api_files" ]; then
+            echo "    Modified API files:"
+            echo "$api_files" | while read -r file; do
+                echo "      - $file"
+            done
+        fi
+        if [ -n "$api_commits" ]; then
+            echo "    API-related commits:"
+            echo "$api_commits" | while read -r commit; do
+                echo "      - $commit"
+            done
+        fi
+        echo
+    fi
+}
+
 # Get the release date
-RELEASE_DATE=$(git -C "$REPO_PATH" log -1 --format=%ai "$TO_VERSION" | cut -d' ' -f1)
+RELEASE_DATE=$(git -C "$PRIMARY_REPO" log -1 --format=%ai "$TO_VERSION" | cut -d' ' -f1)
 echo -e "${GREEN}Release Date: ${RELEASE_DATE}${NC}\n"
 
-# Collect commits by category
-echo -e "${YELLOW}Analyzing commits...${NC}"
+# Create array of all repositories
+ALL_REPOS=("$PRIMARY_REPO")
+for repo in "${ADDITIONAL_REPOS[@]}"; do
+    ALL_REPOS+=("$repo")
+done
 
-# Features
-echo -e "\n${GREEN}Features:${NC}"
-FEATURES=$(git -C "$REPO_PATH" log --format="%h %s" "${FROM_VERSION}..${TO_VERSION}" | grep -E "^[a-f0-9]+ feat:" | sed 's/^[a-f0-9]* feat: //')
+# Fetch latest commits from all repositories (if enabled)
+if [ "$FETCH_COMMITS" = true ]; then
+    if [ "$PULL_COMMITS" = true ]; then
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Pulling latest changes from all repositories...${NC}"
+        echo -e "${RED}Warning: This will modify your working directories!${NC}"
+    else
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Fetching latest commits from all repositories...${NC}"
+    fi
+    
+    for repo in "${ALL_REPOS[@]}"; do
+        if [ -d "$repo" ]; then
+            repo_name=$(basename "$repo")
+            
+            if [ "$PULL_COMMITS" = true ]; then
+                echo -e "  Pulling changes in $repo_name..."
+                if git -C "$repo" pull origin 2>/dev/null; then
+                    echo -e "    ${GREEN}✓${NC} Successfully pulled changes in $repo_name"
+                else
+                    echo -e "    ${RED}✗${NC} Failed to pull changes in $repo_name (trying fetch only)"
+                    if git -C "$repo" fetch origin 2>/dev/null; then
+                        echo -e "    ${GREEN}✓${NC} Successfully fetched from $repo_name"
+                    else
+                        echo -e "    ${RED}✗${NC} Failed to fetch from $repo_name (continuing with local commits)"
+                    fi
+                fi
+            else
+                echo -e "  Fetching from $repo_name..."
+                if git -C "$repo" fetch origin 2>/dev/null; then
+                    echo -e "    ${GREEN}✓${NC} Successfully fetched from $repo_name"
+                else
+                    echo -e "    ${RED}✗${NC} Failed to fetch from $repo_name (continuing with local commits)"
+                fi
+            fi
+        else
+            echo -e "    ${RED}✗${NC} Repository not found: $repo"
+        fi
+    done
+else
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Skipping fetch (using local commits only)${NC}"
+fi
 
-# Fixes
-echo -e "\n${GREEN}Bug Fixes:${NC}"
-FIXES=$(git -C "$REPO_PATH" log --format="%h %s" "${FROM_VERSION}..${TO_VERSION}" | grep -E "^[a-f0-9]+ fix:" | sed 's/^[a-f0-9]* fix: //')
+# Collect commits by category from all repositories
+echo -e "\n${YELLOW}Analyzing commits across all repositories...${NC}"
 
-# Breaking changes
-echo -e "\n${GREEN}Breaking Changes:${NC}"
-BREAKING=$(git -C "$REPO_PATH" log --format="%h %s" "${FROM_VERSION}..${TO_VERSION}" | grep -iE "^[a-f0-9]+ .*(BREAKING|breaking change)" | sed 's/^[a-f0-9]* //')
+# Initialize variables
+FEATURES=""
+FIXES=""
+BREAKING=""
+PERF=""
+API_CHANGES=""
 
-# Performance improvements
-echo -e "\n${GREEN}Performance:${NC}"
-PERF=$(git -C "$REPO_PATH" log --format="%h %s" "${FROM_VERSION}..${TO_VERSION}" | grep -E "^[a-f0-9]+ perf:" | sed 's/^[a-f0-9]* perf: //')
+# Collect commits from all repositories
+for repo in "${ALL_REPOS[@]}"; do
+    if [ -d "$repo" ]; then
+        repo_name=$(basename "$repo")
+        echo -e "  Analyzing $repo_name..."
+        
+        # Features
+        repo_features=$(get_commits_from_repo "$repo" "^[a-f0-9]+ feat:" | sed "s/^[a-f0-9]* feat: /- [$repo_name] /")
+        if [ -n "$repo_features" ]; then
+            FEATURES="$FEATURES$repo_features"$'\n'
+        fi
+        
+        # Fixes
+        repo_fixes=$(get_commits_from_repo "$repo" "^[a-f0-9]+ fix:" | sed "s/^[a-f0-9]* fix: /- [$repo_name] /")
+        if [ -n "$repo_fixes" ]; then
+            FIXES="$FIXES$repo_fixes"$'\n'
+        fi
+        
+        # Breaking changes
+        repo_breaking=$(get_commits_from_repo "$repo" "^[a-f0-9]+ .*(BREAKING|breaking change)" | sed "s/^[a-f0-9]* /- [$repo_name] /")
+        if [ -n "$repo_breaking" ]; then
+            BREAKING="$BREAKING$repo_breaking"$'\n'
+        fi
+        
+        # Performance improvements
+        repo_perf=$(get_commits_from_repo "$repo" "^[a-f0-9]+ perf:" | sed "s/^[a-f0-9]* perf: /- [$repo_name] /")
+        if [ -n "$repo_perf" ]; then
+            PERF="$PERF$repo_perf"$'\n'
+        fi
+        
+        # API changes
+        repo_api=$(get_commits_from_repo "$repo" "(api|endpoint|/write|/query|/ping|/health|/metrics|v1|v2|v3)" | sed "s/^[a-f0-9]* /- [$repo_name] /")
+        if [ -n "$repo_api" ]; then
+            API_CHANGES="$API_CHANGES$repo_api"$'\n'
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+# Analyze API changes in detail
+echo -e "\n${YELLOW}Analyzing HTTP API changes...${NC}"
+for repo in "${ALL_REPOS[@]}"; do
+    repo_name=$(basename "$repo")
+    analyze_api_changes "$repo" "$repo_name"
+done
 
 # Generate markdown output
 OUTPUT_FILE="release-notes-${TO_VERSION}.md"
@@ -60,16 +235,18 @@ EOF
 
 # Add features
 if [ -n "$FEATURES" ]; then
-    while IFS= read -r line; do
-        PR=$(extract_pr_number "$line")
-        # Clean up the commit message
-        CLEAN_LINE=$(echo "$line" | sed -E 's/ \(#[0-9]+\)$//')
-        if [ -n "$PR" ]; then
-            echo "- $CLEAN_LINE ([#$PR](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/$PR))" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
-        else
-            echo "- $CLEAN_LINE" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+    echo "$FEATURES" | while IFS= read -r line; do
+        if [ -n "$line" ]; then
+            PR=$(extract_pr_number "$line")
+            # Clean up the commit message
+            CLEAN_LINE=$(echo "$line" | sed -E 's/ \(#[0-9]+\)$//')
+            if [ -n "$PR" ]; then
+                echo "$CLEAN_LINE ([#$PR](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/$PR))" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+            else
+                echo "$CLEAN_LINE" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+            fi
         fi
-    done <<< "$FEATURES"
+    done
 else
     echo "- No new features in this release" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
 fi
@@ -82,15 +259,17 @@ cat >> "$OUTPUT_FILE" << EOF
 EOF
 
 if [ -n "$FIXES" ]; then
-    while IFS= read -r line; do
-        PR=$(extract_pr_number "$line")
-        CLEAN_LINE=$(echo "$line" | sed -E 's/ \(#[0-9]+\)$//')
-        if [ -n "$PR" ]; then
-            echo "- $CLEAN_LINE ([#$PR](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/$PR))" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
-        else
-            echo "- $CLEAN_LINE" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+    echo "$FIXES" | while IFS= read -r line; do
+        if [ -n "$line" ]; then
+            PR=$(extract_pr_number "$line")
+            CLEAN_LINE=$(echo "$line" | sed -E 's/ \(#[0-9]+\)$//')
+            if [ -n "$PR" ]; then
+                echo "$CLEAN_LINE ([#$PR](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/$PR))" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+            else
+                echo "$CLEAN_LINE" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+            fi
         fi
-    done <<< "$FIXES"
+    done
 else
     echo "- No bug fixes in this release" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
 fi
@@ -102,15 +281,17 @@ if [ -n "$BREAKING" ]; then
 ### Breaking Changes
 
 EOF
-    while IFS= read -r line; do
-        PR=$(extract_pr_number "$line")
-        CLEAN_LINE=$(echo "$line" | sed -E 's/ \(#[0-9]+\)$//')
-        if [ -n "$PR" ]; then
-            echo "- $CLEAN_LINE ([#$PR](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/$PR))" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
-        else
-            echo "- $CLEAN_LINE" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+    echo "$BREAKING" | while IFS= read -r line; do
+        if [ -n "$line" ]; then
+            PR=$(extract_pr_number "$line")
+            CLEAN_LINE=$(echo "$line" | sed -E 's/ \(#[0-9]+\)$//')
+            if [ -n "$PR" ]; then
+                echo "$CLEAN_LINE ([#$PR](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/$PR))" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+            else
+                echo "$CLEAN_LINE" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+            fi
         fi
-    done <<< "$BREAKING"
+    done
 fi
 
 # Add performance improvements if any
@@ -120,16 +301,54 @@ if [ -n "$PERF" ]; then
 ### Performance Improvements
 
 EOF
-    while IFS= read -r line; do
-        PR=$(extract_pr_number "$line")
-        CLEAN_LINE=$(echo "$line" | sed -E 's/ \(#[0-9]+\)$//')
-        if [ -n "$PR" ]; then
-            echo "- $CLEAN_LINE ([#$PR](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/$PR))" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
-        else
-            echo "- $CLEAN_LINE" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+    echo "$PERF" | while IFS= read -r line; do
+        if [ -n "$line" ]; then
+            PR=$(extract_pr_number "$line")
+            CLEAN_LINE=$(echo "$line" | sed -E 's/ \(#[0-9]+\)$//')
+            if [ -n "$PR" ]; then
+                echo "$CLEAN_LINE ([#$PR](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/$PR))" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+            else
+                echo "$CLEAN_LINE" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+            fi
         fi
-    done <<< "$PERF"
+    done
 fi
 
+# Add HTTP API changes if any
+if [ -n "$API_CHANGES" ]; then
+    cat >> "$OUTPUT_FILE" << EOF
+
+### HTTP API Changes
+
+EOF
+    echo "$API_CHANGES" | while IFS= read -r line; do
+        if [ -n "$line" ]; then
+            PR=$(extract_pr_number "$line")
+            CLEAN_LINE=$(echo "$line" | sed -E 's/ \(#[0-9]+\)$//')
+            if [ -n "$PR" ]; then
+                echo "$CLEAN_LINE ([#$PR](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/$PR))" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+            else
+                echo "$CLEAN_LINE" >> "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+fi
+
+# Add API analysis summary
+cat >> "$OUTPUT_FILE" << EOF
+
+### API Analysis Summary
+
+The following endpoints may have been affected in this release:
+- v1 API endpoints: \`/write\`, \`/query\`, \`/ping\`
+- v2 API endpoints: \`/api/v2/write\`, \`/api/v2/query\`
+- v3 API endpoints: \`/api/v3/*\`
+- System endpoints: \`/health\`, \`/metrics\`
+
+Please review the commit details above and consult the API documentation for specific changes.
+
+EOF
+
 echo -e "\n${GREEN}Release notes generated in: ${OUTPUT_FILE}${NC}"
-echo -e "${YELLOW}Please review and edit the generated notes before adding to documentation.${NC}"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Please review and edit the generated notes before adding to documentation.${NC}"
+echo -e "${BLUE}API changes have been automatically detected and included.${NC}"
\ No newline at end of file