diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/analyze.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/analyze.yml
index fec5d5c145..285cdf04ea 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/analyze.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/analyze.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ jobs:
     fetchDepth: 0
 
   - template: /eng/pipelines/templates/steps/install-dotnet.yml
+
+  - ${{ if endsWith(parameters.Repository, '-pr') }}:
+    - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/login-to-github.yml
+      parameters:
+        TokenOwners: ['Microsoft']
   
   - task: Powershell@2
     displayName: "Run source analysis"
diff --git a/eng/scripts/Analyze-Code.ps1 b/eng/scripts/Analyze-Code.ps1
index 087f1a6984..183aef5bc7 100644
--- a/eng/scripts/Analyze-Code.ps1
+++ b/eng/scripts/Analyze-Code.ps1
@@ -84,6 +84,16 @@ try {
         Write-Host "✅ Tool id validation passed."
     }
 
+    # Run changelog entry validation
+    & "$PSScriptRoot/Test-ChangelogEntry.ps1"
+
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        Write-Host "❌ Changelog entry validation failed"
+        $hasErrors = $true
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "✅ Changelog entry validation passed."
+    }
+
     if($hasErrors) {
         exit 1
     }
diff --git a/eng/scripts/Test-ChangelogEntry.ps1 b/eng/scripts/Test-ChangelogEntry.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..399eb4898c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/scripts/Test-ChangelogEntry.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env pwsh
+#Requires -Version 7
+
+# Validates that a PR includes a changelog entry or has the 'skip-changelog' label.
+
+. "$PSScriptRoot/../common/scripts/common.ps1"
+
+# Fetch PR labels once at the start via GitHub REST API
+$prNumber = $env:SYSTEM_PULLREQUEST_PULLREQUESTNUMBER
+$prLabels = @()
+if ($prNumber) {
+    $repo = $env:BUILD_REPOSITORY_NAME
+    if (-not $repo) {
+        $repo = "microsoft/mcp"
+    }
+    $apiUrl = "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/pulls/$prNumber"
+    $headers = @{ "Accept" = "application/vnd.github+json"; "User-Agent" = "mcp-changelog-check" }
+    if ($env:GH_TOKEN) {
+        $headers["Authorization"] = "Bearer $($env:GH_TOKEN)"
+    }
+    try {
+        $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $apiUrl -Headers $headers -Method Get -ErrorAction Stop
+        $prLabels = @($response.labels | ForEach-Object { $_.name })
+        Write-Host "PR #$prNumber labels: $($prLabels -join ', ')"
+    }
+    catch {
+        Write-Error "Failed to fetch PR labels from GitHub API for PR #$prNumber. Unable to validate whether the 'skip-changelog' label is present. Ensure the GitHub authentication step ran and GH_TOKEN is available, then retry. Underlying error: $_"
+        exit 1
+    }
+}
+
+Push-Location $RepoRoot
+try {
+    $diffRange = "origin/main...HEAD"
+    $changedFiles = git diff --name-only --diff-filter=AM $diffRange 2>&1
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        $gitError = ($changedFiles | Out-String).Trim()
+        Write-Error "Failed to determine changed files with 'git diff --name-only --diff-filter=AM $diffRange'. $gitError"
+        exit 1
+    }
+    $hasChangelog = $changedFiles | Where-Object { $_ -match 'changelog-entries/.*\.yml$' -or $_ -match 'CHANGELOG\.md'}
+
+    if ($hasChangelog) {
+        Write-Host "Found changelog entry: $($hasChangelog -join ', ')"
+        exit 0
+    }
+
+    if (-not $prNumber) {
+        Write-Host "Not a PR build - skipping skip-changelog label check."
+        exit 0
+    }
+
+    if ($prLabels -contains 'skip-changelog') {
+        Write-Host "'skip-changelog' label found — skipping."
+        exit 0
+    }
+
+    Write-Error "Add a changelog entry to the PR or apply the 'skip-changelog' label."
+    exit 1
+}
+finally {
+    Pop-Location
+}