diff --git a/.github/workflows/_release.yml b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
index fa8bb04838c..3a80aea314a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
@@ -471,6 +471,63 @@ jobs:
           uv pip install ../../core/dist/*.whl
           make integration_tests
 
+  # Test external packages that depend on langchain-core/langchain against the new release
+  # Only runs for core and langchain_v1 releases to catch breaking changes before publish
+  test-dependents:
+    name: "🐍 Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}: ${{ matrix.package.path }}"
+    needs:
+      - build
+      - release-notes
+      - test-pypi-publish
+      - pre-release-checks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    # Only run for core or langchain_v1 releases
+    if: startsWith(inputs.working-directory, 'libs/core') || startsWith(inputs.working-directory, 'libs/langchain_v1')
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.11", "3.13"]
+        package:
+          - name: deepagents
+            repo: langchain-ai/deepagents
+            path: libs/deepagents
+    # No API keys needed for now - deepagents `make test` only runs unit tests
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          repository: ${{ matrix.package.repo }}
+          path: ${{ matrix.package.name }}
+
+      - name: Set up Python + uv
+        uses: "./.github/actions/uv_setup"
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/
+
+      - name: Install ${{ matrix.package.name }} with local packages
+        # External dependents don't have [tool.uv.sources] pointing to this repo,
+        # so we install the package normally then override with the built wheel.
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ matrix.package.name }}/${{ matrix.package.path }}
+
+          # Install the package with test dependencies
+          uv sync --group test
+
+          # Override with the built wheel from this release
+          uv pip install $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/dist/*.whl
+
+      - name: Run ${{ matrix.package.name }} tests
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ matrix.package.name }}/${{ matrix.package.path }}
+          make test
+
   publish:
     # Publishes the package to PyPI
     needs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
index a336ab52897..7d2b7a637bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
@@ -202,3 +202,58 @@ jobs:
           # grep will exit non-zero if the target message isn't found,
           # and `set -e` above will cause the step to fail.
           echo "$STATUS" | grep 'nothing to commit, working tree clean'
+
+  # Test dependent packages against local packages to catch breaking changes
+  test-dependents:
+    # Defend against forks running scheduled jobs, but allow manual runs from forks
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'langchain-ai' || github.event_name != 'schedule'
+
+    name: "🐍 Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}: ${{ matrix.package.path }}"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [compute-matrix]
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ${{ fromJSON(needs.compute-matrix.outputs.matrix).python-version }}
+        package:
+          - name: deepagents
+            repo: langchain-ai/deepagents
+            path: libs/deepagents
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          path: langchain
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          repository: ${{ matrix.package.repo }}
+          path: ${{ matrix.package.name }}
+
+      - name: "🐍 Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} + UV"
+        uses: "./langchain/.github/actions/uv_setup"
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: "📦 Install ${{ matrix.package.name }} with Local"
+        # Unlike partner packages (which use [tool.uv.sources] for local resolution),
+        # external dependents live in separate repos and need explicit overrides to
+        # test against the langchain versions from the current branch, as their
+        # pyproject.toml files point to released versions.
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ matrix.package.name }}/${{ matrix.package.path }}
+
+          # Install the package with test dependencies
+          uv sync --group test
+
+          # Override langchain packages with local versions
+          uv pip install \
+            -e $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/langchain/libs/core \
+            -e $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/langchain/libs/langchain_v1
+
+      # No API keys needed for now - deepagents `make test` only runs unit tests
+      - name: "🚀 Run ${{ matrix.package.name }} Tests"
+        run: |
+          cd ${{ matrix.package.name }}/${{ matrix.package.path }}
+          make test