diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-npm.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-npm.yaml
index db784da..f31ed25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-npm.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-npm.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: publish
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        repo: ['redpanda-data/docs', 'redpanda-data/cloud-docs', 'redpanda-data/rp-connect-docs']
+        repo: ['redpanda-data/docs', 'redpanda-data/cloud-docs', 'redpanda-data/rp-connect-docs', 'redpanda-data/api-docs']
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
diff --git a/bin/doc-tools.js b/bin/doc-tools.js
index 9e4f201..9e9fed0 100755
--- a/bin/doc-tools.js
+++ b/bin/doc-tools.js
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ const { execSync, spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const os = require('os');
 const { Command, Option } = require('commander');
 const path = require('path');
-const yaml = require('yaml');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const handlebars = require('handlebars');
 const { determineDocsBranch } = require('../cli-utils/self-managed-docs-branch.js');
 const fetchFromGithub = require('../tools/fetch-from-github.js');
 const { urlToXref } = require('../cli-utils/convert-doc-links.js');
@@ -1031,12 +1029,12 @@ automation
   });
 
 automation
-    .command('property-docs')
+  .command('property-docs')
   .description(
-      'Generate JSON and consolidated AsciiDoc partials for Redpanda configuration properties. ' +
-      'By default, only extracts properties to JSON. Use --generate-partials to create consolidated ' +
-      'AsciiDoc partials (including deprecated properties).'
-    )
+    'Generate JSON and consolidated AsciiDoc partials for Redpanda configuration properties. ' +
+    'By default, only extracts properties to JSON. Use --generate-partials to create consolidated ' +
+    'AsciiDoc partials (including deprecated properties).'
+  )
   .option('--tag <tag>', 'Git tag or branch to extract from', 'dev')
   .option('--diff <oldTag>', 'Also diff autogenerated properties from <oldTag> to <tag>')
   .option('--overrides <path>', 'Optional JSON file with property description overrides')
@@ -1049,14 +1047,12 @@ automation
   .option('--template-deprecated-property <path>', 'Custom Handlebars template for individual deprecated property sections')
   .option('--generate-partials', 'Generate consolidated property partials (cluster-properties.adoc, topic-properties.adoc, etc.) in the partials directory')
   .option('--partials-dir <path>', 'Directory for property partials (relative to output-dir)', 'partials')
-    .action((options) => {
-      verifyPropertyDependencies();
+  .action((options) => {
+    verifyPropertyDependencies();
 
     // Validate cloud support dependencies if requested
     if (options.cloudSupport) {
       console.log('🔍 Validating cloud support dependencies...');
-
-      // Check for GITHUB_TOKEN, GH_TOKEN, or REDPANDA_GITHUB_TOKEN
       const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN || process.env.GH_TOKEN || process.env.REDPANDA_GITHUB_TOKEN;
       if (!token) {
         console.error('❌ Cloud support requires GITHUB_TOKEN, GH_TOKEN, or REDPANDA_GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable');
@@ -1068,7 +1064,6 @@ automation
         console.error('   Or: export REDPANDA_GITHUB_TOKEN=your_token_here');
         process.exit(1);
       }
-
       console.log('📦 Cloud support enabled - Python dependencies will be validated during execution');
       if (process.env.VIRTUAL_ENV) {
         console.log(`   Using virtual environment: ${process.env.VIRTUAL_ENV}`);
@@ -1077,87 +1072,88 @@ automation
       console.log('✅ GitHub token validated');
     }
 
-      const newTag = options.tag;
-      const oldTag = options.diff;
-      const overridesPath = options.overrides;
-      const outputDir = options.outputDir;
-      const cwd = path.resolve(__dirname, '../tools/property-extractor');
-
-      const make = (tag, overrides, templates = {}, outDir = 'modules/reference/', tempDir = null) => {
-        console.log(`⏳ Building property docs for ${tag}${tempDir ? ' (for diff)' : ''}…`);
-        const args = ['build', `TAG=${tag}`];
-
-        // Pass all paths as environment variables for consistency
-        const env = { ...process.env };
-
-        if (overrides) {
-          env.OVERRIDES = path.resolve(overrides);
-        }
-        if (options.cloudSupport) {
-          env.CLOUD_SUPPORT = '1';
-        }
-        if (templates.property) {
-          env.TEMPLATE_PROPERTY = path.resolve(templates.property);
-        }
-        if (templates.topicProperty) {
-          env.TEMPLATE_TOPIC_PROPERTY = path.resolve(templates.topicProperty);
-        }
-        if (templates.topicPropertyMappings) {
-          env.TEMPLATE_TOPIC_PROPERTY_MAPPINGS = path.resolve(templates.topicPropertyMappings);
-        }
-        if (templates.deprecated) {
-          env.TEMPLATE_DEPRECATED = path.resolve(templates.deprecated);
-        }
-        if (templates.deprecatedProperty) {
-          env.TEMPLATE_DEPRECATED_PROPERTY = path.resolve(templates.deprecatedProperty);
-        }
-
-        if (tempDir) {
-          env.OUTPUT_JSON_DIR = path.resolve(tempDir, 'examples');
-          env.OUTPUT_AUTOGENERATED_DIR = path.resolve(tempDir);
-        } else {
-          env.OUTPUT_JSON_DIR = path.resolve(outDir, 'examples');
-          env.OUTPUT_AUTOGENERATED_DIR = path.resolve(outDir);
-        }
-
-        // Partials generation options
-        if (options.generatePartials) {
-          env.GENERATE_PARTIALS = '1';
-          env.OUTPUT_PARTIALS_DIR = path.resolve(outDir, options.partialsDir || 'partials');
-        }
-
-        const r = spawnSync('make', args, { cwd, stdio: 'inherit', env });
-        if (r.error) {
-          console.error(`❌ ${r.error.message}`);
-          process.exit(1);
-        }
-        if (r.status !== 0) process.exit(r.status);
-      };
-
-      // Collect template options
-      const templates = {
-        property: options.templateProperty,
-        topicProperty: options.templateTopicProperty,
-        topicPropertyMappings: options.templateTopicPropertyMappings,
-        deprecated: options.templateDeprecated,
-        deprecatedProperty: options.templateDeprecatedProperty,
-      };
-
+    const newTag = options.tag;
+    let oldTag = options.diff;
+    const overridesPath = options.overrides;
+    const outputDir = options.outputDir;
+    const cwd = path.resolve(__dirname, '../tools/property-extractor');
+
+    // If --diff is not provided, try to get the latest-redpanda-tag from Antora attributes
+    if (!oldTag) {
+      oldTag = getAntoraValue('asciidoc.attributes.latest-redpanda-tag');
       if (oldTag) {
-        // Build old version first so its JSON exists for the diff step
-        make(oldTag, overridesPath, templates, outputDir, null);
+        console.log(`Using latest-redpanda-tag from Antora attributes for --diff: ${oldTag}`);
+      } else {
+        console.log('No --diff provided and no latest-redpanda-tag found in Antora attributes. Skipping diff.');
       }
+    }
 
-      // Build new version
-      make(newTag, overridesPath, templates, outputDir, null);
-
-      if (oldTag) {
-  // Generate property comparison report using the JSON now in outputDir/examples
-  generatePropertyComparisonReport(oldTag, newTag, outputDir);
+    const make = (tag, overrides, templates = {}, outDir = 'modules/reference/') => {
+      console.log(`⏳ Building property docs for ${tag}…`);
+      const args = ['build', `TAG=${tag}`];
+      const env = { ...process.env };
+      if (overrides) {
+        env.OVERRIDES = path.resolve(overrides);
+      }
+      if (options.cloudSupport) {
+        env.CLOUD_SUPPORT = '1';
+      }
+      if (templates.property) {
+        env.TEMPLATE_PROPERTY = path.resolve(templates.property);
+      }
+      if (templates.topicProperty) {
+        env.TEMPLATE_TOPIC_PROPERTY = path.resolve(templates.topicProperty);
+      }
+      if (templates.topicPropertyMappings) {
+        env.TEMPLATE_TOPIC_PROPERTY_MAPPINGS = path.resolve(templates.topicPropertyMappings);
+      }
+      if (templates.deprecated) {
+        env.TEMPLATE_DEPRECATED = path.resolve(templates.deprecated);
+      }
+      if (templates.deprecatedProperty) {
+        env.TEMPLATE_DEPRECATED_PROPERTY = path.resolve(templates.deprecatedProperty);
       }
+      env.OUTPUT_JSON_DIR = path.resolve(outDir, 'examples');
+      env.OUTPUT_AUTOGENERATED_DIR = path.resolve(outDir);
+      if (options.generatePartials) {
+        env.GENERATE_PARTIALS = '1';
+        env.OUTPUT_PARTIALS_DIR = path.resolve(outDir, options.partialsDir || 'partials');
+      }
+      const r = spawnSync('make', args, { cwd, stdio: 'inherit', env });
+      if (r.error) {
+        console.error(`❌ ${r.error.message}`);
+        process.exit(1);
+      }
+      if (r.status !== 0) process.exit(r.status);
+    };
+
+    const templates = {
+      property: options.templateProperty,
+      topicProperty: options.templateTopicProperty,
+      topicPropertyMappings: options.templateTopicPropertyMappings,
+      deprecated: options.templateDeprecated,
+      deprecatedProperty: options.templateDeprecatedProperty,
+    };
+
+    const tagsAreSame = oldTag && newTag && oldTag === newTag;
+    if (oldTag && !tagsAreSame) {
+      make(oldTag, overridesPath, templates, outputDir);
+    }
+    make(newTag, overridesPath, templates, outputDir);
+    if (oldTag && !tagsAreSame) {
+      generatePropertyComparisonReport(oldTag, newTag, outputDir);
+    } else if (tagsAreSame) {
+      console.log('--diff and --tag are the same. Skipping diff and Antora config update.');
+    }
 
-      process.exit(0);
-    });
+    // If we used Antora's latest-redpanda-tag for diff, update it to the new tag
+    if (!options.diff && !tagsAreSame) {
+      setAntoraValue('asciidoc.attributes.latest-redpanda-tag', newTag);
+      console.log(`✅ Updated Antora latest-redpanda-tag to: ${newTag}`);
+    }
+
+    process.exit(0);
+  });
 
 automation
   .command('rpk-docs')
diff --git a/cli-utils/antora-utils.js b/cli-utils/antora-utils.js
index 4a92d3e..2ebbd1c 100644
--- a/cli-utils/antora-utils.js
+++ b/cli-utils/antora-utils.js
@@ -10,9 +10,17 @@ const yaml = require('js-yaml');
  * @returns {Object|undefined} The parsed YAML as a JavaScript object, or undefined if not found or on error.
  */
 function loadAntoraConfig() {
-  const antoraPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'antora.yml');
-  if (!fs.existsSync(antoraPath)) {
-    // No antora.yml in project root
+  // Support both antora.yml and antora.yaml
+  const cwd = process.cwd();
+  const ymlPath = path.join(cwd, 'antora.yml');
+  const yamlPath = path.join(cwd, 'antora.yaml');
+  let antoraPath;
+  if (fs.existsSync(ymlPath)) {
+    antoraPath = ymlPath;
+  } else if (fs.existsSync(yamlPath)) {
+    antoraPath = yamlPath;
+  } else {
+    // No antora.yml or antora.yaml in project root
     return undefined;
   }
 
@@ -20,12 +28,12 @@ function loadAntoraConfig() {
     const fileContents = fs.readFileSync(antoraPath, 'utf8');
     const config = yaml.load(fileContents);
     if (typeof config !== 'object' || config === null) {
-      console.error('Warning: antora.yml parsed to a non‐object value.');
+      console.error(`Warning: ${path.basename(antoraPath)} parsed to a non‐object value.`);
       return undefined;
     }
     return config;
   } catch (err) {
-    console.error(`Error reading/parsing antora.yml: ${err.message}`);
+    console.error(`Error reading/parsing ${path.basename(antoraPath)}: ${err.message}`);
     return undefined;
   }
 }
@@ -74,9 +82,17 @@ function getAntoraValue(keyPath) {
  *   True if it succeeded, false otherwise.
  */
 function setAntoraValue(keyPath, newValue) {
-  const antoraPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'antora.yml');
-  if (!fs.existsSync(antoraPath)) {
-    console.error('Cannot update antora.yml: file not found in project root.');
+  // Support both antora.yml and antora.yaml
+  const cwd = process.cwd();
+  const ymlPath = path.join(cwd, 'antora.yml');
+  const yamlPath = path.join(cwd, 'antora.yaml');
+  let antoraPath;
+  if (fs.existsSync(ymlPath)) {
+    antoraPath = ymlPath;
+  } else if (fs.existsSync(yamlPath)) {
+    antoraPath = yamlPath;
+  } else {
+    console.error('Cannot update antora.yml or antora.yaml: file not found in project root.');
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -88,7 +104,7 @@ function setAntoraValue(keyPath, newValue) {
       config = {};
     }
   } catch (err) {
-    console.error(`Error reading/parsing antora.yml: ${err.message}`);
+    console.error(`Error reading/parsing ${path.basename(antoraPath)}: ${err.message}`);
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -115,7 +131,37 @@ function setAntoraValue(keyPath, newValue) {
     fs.writeFileSync(antoraPath, newYaml, 'utf8');
     return true;
   } catch (err) {
-    console.error(`Error writing antora.yml: ${err.message}`);
+    console.error(`Error writing ${path.basename(antoraPath)}: ${err.message}`);
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Look for antora.yml in the current working directory
+ * (the project's root), load it if present, and return
+ * its `prerelease` value (boolean). If missing or on error,
+ * returns false.
+ */
+function getPrereleaseFromAntora() {
+  // Support both antora.yml and antora.yaml
+  const cwd = process.cwd();
+  const ymlPath = path.join(cwd, 'antora.yml');
+  const yamlPath = path.join(cwd, 'antora.yaml');
+  let antoraPath;
+  if (fs.existsSync(ymlPath)) {
+    antoraPath = ymlPath;
+  } else if (fs.existsSync(yamlPath)) {
+    antoraPath = yamlPath;
+  } else {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const fileContents = fs.readFileSync(antoraPath, 'utf8');
+    const antoraConfig = yaml.load(fileContents);
+    return antoraConfig.prerelease === true;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`Error reading ${path.basename(antoraPath)}:`, error.message);
     return false;
   }
 }
@@ -124,4 +170,5 @@ module.exports = {
   loadAntoraConfig,
   getAntoraValue,
   setAntoraValue,
+  getPrereleaseFromAntora
 };
diff --git a/cli-utils/beta-from-antora.js b/cli-utils/beta-from-antora.js
deleted file mode 100755
index 8e767e2..0000000
--- a/cli-utils/beta-from-antora.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-const fs = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
-const yaml = require('js-yaml');
-
-/**
- * Look for antora.yml in the current working directory
- * (the project's root), load it if present, and return
- * its `prerelease` value (boolean). If missing or on error,
- * returns false.
- */
-function getPrereleaseFromAntora() {
-  const antoraPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'antora.yml');
-  if (!fs.existsSync(antoraPath)) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  try {
-    const fileContents = fs.readFileSync(antoraPath, 'utf8');
-    const antoraConfig = yaml.load(fileContents);
-    return antoraConfig.prerelease === true;
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error reading antora.yml:', error.message);
-    return false;
-  }
-}
-
-module.exports = { getPrereleaseFromAntora };
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f62cef7..4634ef9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@redpanda-data/docs-extensions-and-macros",
-  "version": "4.10.6",
+  "version": "4.10.7",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@redpanda-data/docs-extensions-and-macros",
-      "version": "4.10.6",
+      "version": "4.10.7",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@asciidoctor/tabs": "^1.0.0-beta.6",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 47121b5..1551204 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@redpanda-data/docs-extensions-and-macros",
-  "version": "4.10.6",
+  "version": "4.10.7",
   "description": "Antora extensions and macros developed for Redpanda documentation.",
   "keywords": [
     "antora",
diff --git a/tools/get-console-version.js b/tools/get-console-version.js
index f4f0e65..31dccdf 100644
--- a/tools/get-console-version.js
+++ b/tools/get-console-version.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const yaml = require('js-yaml');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const GetLatestConsoleVersion = require('../extensions/version-fetcher/get-latest-console-version.js');
-const { getPrereleaseFromAntora } = require('../cli-utils/beta-from-antora.js');
+const { getPrereleaseFromAntora } = require('../cli-utils/antora-utils.js');
 
 /**
  * Fetches and prints the latest Console version and Docker repo.
diff --git a/tools/get-redpanda-version.js b/tools/get-redpanda-version.js
index 4a0a753..218e5b8 100644
--- a/tools/get-redpanda-version.js
+++ b/tools/get-redpanda-version.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
 const GetLatestRedpandaVersion = require('../extensions/version-fetcher/get-latest-redpanda-version.js');
-const { getPrereleaseFromAntora } = require('../cli-utils/beta-from-antora.js');
+const { getPrereleaseFromAntora } = require('../cli-utils/antora-utils.js');
 
 /**
  * Fetches and prints the latest Redpanda version and Docker repository.