diff --git a/src/dev/generate_release_note.ts b/src/dev/generate_release_note.ts
index 1c85995f814b..5cfa4503537d 100644
--- a/src/dev/generate_release_note.ts
+++ b/src/dev/generate_release_note.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
+import { ToolingLog } from '@osd/dev-utils';
 import { join, resolve } from 'path';
 import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, Dirent, rm, rename, promises as fsPromises } from 'fs';
 import { load as loadYaml } from 'js-yaml';
@@ -19,6 +20,11 @@ import {
   filePath,
 } from './generate_release_note_helper';
 
+const log = new ToolingLog({
+  level: 'info',
+  writeTo: process.stdout,
+});
+
 // Function to add content after the 'Unreleased' section in the changelog
 function addContentAfterUnreleased(path: string, newContent: string): void {
   let fileContent = readFileSync(path, 'utf8');
@@ -60,35 +66,63 @@ async function readFragments() {
   ) as unknown) as Changelog;
 
   const fragmentPaths = await readdir(fragmentDirPath, { withFileTypes: true });
+  const failedFragments: string[] = [];
+
   for (const fragmentFilename of fragmentPaths) {
     // skip non yml or yaml files
     if (!/\.ya?ml$/i.test(fragmentFilename.name)) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-      console.warn(`Skipping non yml or yaml file ${fragmentFilename.name}`);
+      log.info(`Skipping non yml or yaml file ${fragmentFilename.name}`);
       continue;
     }
 
-    const fragmentPath = join(fragmentDirPath, fragmentFilename.name);
-    const fragmentContents = readFileSync(fragmentPath, { encoding: 'utf-8' });
-
-    validateFragment(fragmentContents);
-
-    const fragmentContentLines = fragmentContents.split('\n');
-    // Adding a quotes to the second line and escaping exisiting " within the line
-    fragmentContentLines[1] = fragmentContentLines[1].replace(/-\s*(.*)/, (match, p1) => {
-      // Escape any existing quotes in the content
-      const escapedContent = p1.replace(/"/g, '\\"');
-      return `- "${escapedContent}"`;
-    });
-
-    const processedFragmentContent = fragmentContentLines.join('\n');
-
-    const fragmentYaml = loadYaml(processedFragmentContent) as Changelog;
-    for (const [sectionKey, entries] of Object.entries(fragmentYaml)) {
-      sections[sectionKey as SectionKey].push(...entries);
+    try {
+      const fragmentPath = join(fragmentDirPath, fragmentFilename.name);
+      const fragmentContents = readFileSync(fragmentPath, { encoding: 'utf-8' });
+
+      try {
+        validateFragment(fragmentContents);
+      } catch (validationError) {
+        log.info(`Validation failed for ${fragmentFilename.name}: ${validationError.message}`);
+        failedFragments.push(
+          `${fragmentFilename.name} (Validation Error: ${validationError.message})`
+        );
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const fragmentContentLines = fragmentContents.split('\n');
+      // Adding a quotes to the second line and escaping existing " within the line
+      fragmentContentLines[1] = fragmentContentLines[1].replace(/-\s*(.*)/, (match, p1) => {
+        // Escape any existing quotes in the content
+        const escapedContent = p1.replace(/"/g, '\\"');
+        return `- "${escapedContent}"`;
+      });
+
+      const processedFragmentContent = fragmentContentLines.join('\n');
+
+      try {
+        const fragmentYaml = loadYaml(processedFragmentContent) as Changelog;
+        for (const [sectionKey, entries] of Object.entries(fragmentYaml)) {
+          sections[sectionKey as SectionKey].push(...entries);
+        }
+      } catch (yamlError) {
+        log.info(`Failed to parse YAML in ${fragmentFilename.name}: ${yamlError.message}`);
+        failedFragments.push(`${fragmentFilename.name} (YAML Parse Error: ${yamlError.message})`);
+        continue;
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      log.info(`Failed to process ${fragmentFilename.name}: ${error.message}`);
+      failedFragments.push(`${fragmentFilename.name} (Processing Error: ${error.message})`);
+      continue;
     }
   }
-  return { sections, fragmentPaths };
+
+  if (failedFragments.length > 0) {
+    log.info('\nThe following changelog fragments were skipped due to errors:');
+    failedFragments.forEach((fragment) => log.info(`- ${fragment}`));
+    log.info('\nPlease review and fix these fragments for inclusion in the next release.\n');
+  }
+
+  return { sections, fragmentPaths, failedFragments };
 }
 
 async function moveFragments(fragmentPaths: Dirent[], fragmentTempDirPath: string): Promise<void> {
@@ -128,16 +162,22 @@ function generateReleaseNote(changelogSections: string[]) {
 }
 
 (async () => {
-  const { sections, fragmentPaths } = await readFragments();
-  // create folder for temp fragments
-  const fragmentTempDirPath = await fsPromises.mkdtemp(join(fragmentDirPath, 'tmp_fragments-'));
-  // move fragments to temp fragments folder
-  await moveFragments(fragmentPaths, fragmentTempDirPath);
+  const { sections, fragmentPaths, failedFragments } = await readFragments();
 
-  const changelogSections = generateChangelog(sections);
+  // Only proceed if we have some valid fragments
+  if (Object.values(sections).some((section) => section.length > 0)) {
+    // create folder for temp fragments
+    const fragmentTempDirPath = await fsPromises.mkdtemp(join(fragmentDirPath, 'tmp_fragments-'));
+    // move fragments to temp fragments folder
+    await moveFragments(fragmentPaths, fragmentTempDirPath);
 
-  generateReleaseNote(changelogSections);
+    const changelogSections = generateChangelog(sections);
+    generateReleaseNote(changelogSections);
 
-  // remove temp fragments folder
-  await deleteFragments(fragmentTempDirPath);
+    // remove temp fragments folder
+    await deleteFragments(fragmentTempDirPath);
+  } else {
+    log.error('No valid changelog entries were found. Release notes generation aborted.');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
 })();