diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index aa2cd30..209b5d7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@redpanda-data/docs-extensions-and-macros",
-  "version": "4.13.3",
+  "version": "4.13.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@redpanda-data/docs-extensions-and-macros",
-      "version": "4.13.3",
+      "version": "4.13.4",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@asciidoctor/tabs": "^1.0.0-beta.6",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d3daa87..008f8ef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@redpanda-data/docs-extensions-and-macros",
-  "version": "4.13.3",
+  "version": "4.13.4",
   "description": "Antora extensions and macros developed for Redpanda documentation.",
   "keywords": [
     "antora",
diff --git a/tools/redpanda-connect/pr-summary-formatter.js b/tools/redpanda-connect/pr-summary-formatter.js
index 8361b61..f7bbe67 100644
--- a/tools/redpanda-connect/pr-summary-formatter.js
+++ b/tools/redpanda-connect/pr-summary-formatter.js
@@ -397,8 +397,9 @@ function generatePRSummary(diffData, binaryAnalysis = null, draftedConnectors =
         lines.push('');
         cloudSupportedNew.forEach(c => {
           lines.push(`- **${c.name}** (${c.type}, ${c.status})`);
-          if (c.description) {
-            const shortDesc = truncateToSentence(c.description, 2);
+          const desc = c.summary || c.description;
+          if (desc) {
+            const shortDesc = truncateToSentence(desc, 2);
             lines.push(`  - ${shortDesc}`);
           }
         });
@@ -410,8 +411,9 @@ function generatePRSummary(diffData, binaryAnalysis = null, draftedConnectors =
         lines.push('');
         selfHostedOnlyNew.forEach(c => {
           lines.push(`- **${c.name}** (${c.type}, ${c.status})`);
-          if (c.description) {
-            const shortDesc = truncateToSentence(c.description, 2);
+          const desc = c.summary || c.description;
+          if (desc) {
+            const shortDesc = truncateToSentence(desc, 2);
             lines.push(`  - ${shortDesc}`);
           }
         });
@@ -421,8 +423,9 @@ function generatePRSummary(diffData, binaryAnalysis = null, draftedConnectors =
       // No cloud support info, just list all
       diffData.details.newComponents.forEach(c => {
         lines.push(`- **${c.name}** (${c.type}, ${c.status})`);
-        if (c.description) {
-          const shortDesc = truncateToSentence(c.description, 2);
+        const desc = c.summary || c.description;
+        if (desc) {
+          const shortDesc = truncateToSentence(desc, 2);
           lines.push(`  - ${shortDesc}`);
         }
       });
diff --git a/tools/redpanda-connect/rpcn-connector-docs-handler.js b/tools/redpanda-connect/rpcn-connector-docs-handler.js
index 77b5429..ff83d1a 100644
--- a/tools/redpanda-connect/rpcn-connector-docs-handler.js
+++ b/tools/redpanda-connect/rpcn-connector-docs-handler.js
@@ -189,8 +189,9 @@ function updateWhatsNew ({ dataDir, oldVersion, newVersion, binaryAnalysis }) {
           for (const comp of comps) {
             section += `** xref:guides:bloblang/functions.adoc#${comp.name}[\`${comp.name}\`]`
             if (comp.status && comp.status !== 'stable') section += ` (${comp.status})`
-            if (comp.description) {
-              section += `: ${capToTwoSentences(comp.description)}`
+            const desc = comp.summary || comp.description
+            if (desc) {
+              section += `: ${capToTwoSentences(desc)}`
             } else {
               section += `\n+\n// TODO: Add description for ${comp.name} function`
             }
@@ -201,8 +202,9 @@ function updateWhatsNew ({ dataDir, oldVersion, newVersion, binaryAnalysis }) {
           for (const comp of comps) {
             section += `** xref:guides:bloblang/methods.adoc#${comp.name}[\`${comp.name}\`]`
             if (comp.status && comp.status !== 'stable') section += ` (${comp.status})`
-            if (comp.description) {
-              section += `: ${capToTwoSentences(comp.description)}`
+            const desc = comp.summary || comp.description
+            if (desc) {
+              section += `: ${capToTwoSentences(desc)}`
             } else {
               section += `\n+\n// TODO: Add description for ${comp.name} method`
             }
@@ -267,7 +269,8 @@ function updateWhatsNew ({ dataDir, oldVersion, newVersion, binaryAnalysis }) {
 
       for (const comp of diff.details.deprecatedComponents) {
         const typeLabel = comp.type.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + comp.type.slice(1)
-        const desc = comp.description ? capToTwoSentences(comp.description) : '-'
+        const descText = comp.summary || comp.description
+        const desc = descText ? capToTwoSentences(descText) : '-'
 
         if (comp.type === 'bloblang-functions') {
           section += `|xref:guides:bloblang/functions.adoc#${comp.name}[${comp.name}]\n`
@@ -913,6 +916,9 @@ async function handleRpcnConnectorDocs (options) {
         fs.unlinkSync(oldestPath)
         console.log(`🧹 Deleted old version from docs-data: ${oldestFile}`)
       }
+
+      // Reload newIndex after augmentation so diff generation uses augmented data
+      newIndex = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(dataFile, 'utf8'))
     } catch (err) {
       console.error(`Warning: Failed to augment data file: ${err.message}`)
     }