diff --git a/libraries/forms.py b/libraries/forms.py
index 8edd6c51f..fa3a75818 100644
--- a/libraries/forms.py
+++ b/libraries/forms.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     get_mailinglist_counts,
     get_slack_channels,
     get_slack_stats,
+    get_libraries_by_tier,
 )
 from versions.models import Version, ReportConfiguration
 from .models import (
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
     CommitAuthor,
     Library,
     CommitAuthorEmail,
+    Tier,
 )
 from libraries.constants import SUB_LIBRARIES, RELEASE_REPORT_AUTHORS_PER_PAGE_THRESHOLD
 from mailing_list.models import EmailData
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@
     count_commit_contributors_totals,
     get_new_contributors_count,
 )
-from .utils import conditional_batched
+from .utils import batched, conditional_batched
 
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -443,8 +445,8 @@ def generate_context(
         # Compute the synchronous stats that don't require async tasks
         commit_count, version_commit_count = get_commit_counts(version)
         top_libraries_for_version = get_top_libraries_for_version(version)
-        top_libraries_by_name = get_libraries_by_name(version)
-        library_order = self._get_library_order(top_libraries_by_name)
+        libraries_by_tier = get_libraries_by_tier(version)
+        library_order = self._get_library_order(libraries_by_tier)
         # TODO: we may in future need to find a way to show the removed libraries, for
         #  now it's not needed. In that case the distinction between running this on a
         #  ReportConfiguration with a real 'version' entry vs one that instead uses 'master'
@@ -463,16 +465,35 @@ def generate_context(
         removed_library_count = 0
 
         library_data = get_library_data(library_order, prior_version.pk, version.pk)
-        slack_stats = get_slack_stats(prior_version, version)
+        libraries_without_tier = [
+            lib["library"].name for lib in library_data if lib["library"].tier is None
+        ]
+        if libraries_without_tier:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"The following libraries have no tier assigned: {', '.join(libraries_without_tier)}"
+            )
 
+        slack_stats = get_slack_stats(prior_version, version)
         library_index_library_data = get_libraries_for_index(
             library_data, version, prior_version
         )
-        batched_library_data = conditional_batched(
-            library_data,
-            2,
-            lambda x: x.get("top_contributors_release").count()
-            <= RELEASE_REPORT_AUTHORS_PER_PAGE_THRESHOLD,
+        flagship_libraries = [
+            lib for lib in library_data if lib["library"].tier == Tier.FLAGSHIP
+        ]
+        core_libraries = list(
+            batched(
+                [lib for lib in library_data if lib["library"].tier == Tier.CORE], 2
+            )
+        )
+        deprecated_legacy_libraries = list(
+            batched(
+                [
+                    lib
+                    for lib in library_data
+                    if lib["library"].tier in (Tier.DEPRECATED, Tier.LEGACY)
+                ],
+                28,
+            )
         )
         git_graph_data = get_git_graph_data(prior_version, version)
         download = get_download_links(version)
@@ -505,8 +526,10 @@ def generate_context(
             "version_commit_count": version_commit_count,
             "top_contributors_release_overall": top_contributors,
             "library_data": library_data,
+            "flagship_libraries": flagship_libraries,
+            "batched_core_libraries": core_libraries,
+            "batched_deprecated_legacy_libraries": deprecated_legacy_libraries,
             "new_libraries": new_libraries,
-            "batched_library_data": batched_library_data,
             "top_libraries_for_version": top_libraries_for_version,
             "library_count": libraries.count(),
             "library_index_libraries": library_index_library_data,
diff --git a/reports/generation.py b/reports/generation.py
index ee36c596c..54e9d2398 100644
--- a/reports/generation.py
+++ b/reports/generation.py
@@ -290,6 +290,12 @@ def get_libraries_by_quality(version):
     )
 
 
+def get_libraries_by_tier(version):
+    # Returns libraries ordered by tier (flagship first), then by name.
+    library_qs = get_library_queryset_by_version(version, annotate_commit_count=True)
+    return library_qs.order_by("tier", "name")
+
+
 def get_library_version_counts(library_order, version):
     library_qs = get_library_queryset_by_version(version, annotate_commit_count=True)
     return sorted(
diff --git a/templates/admin/release_report_contributors.html b/templates/admin/release_report_contributors.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26ef74193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/admin/release_report_contributors.html
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{% load avatar_tags %}
+<div class="mx-auto mb-6">Top Contributors</div>
+<div class="m-auto grid grid-cols-1 gap-2">
+  {% for author in library.top_contributors_release %}
+    <div class="flex flex-row gap-y-2 w-40 items-center">
+      {% avatar commitauthor=author %}
+      <div class="w-full flex flex-col ml-2">
+        <div class="text-[0.8rem] font-semibold overflow-ellipsis overflow-hidden whitespace-nowrap w-full">
+          {{ author.display_name }}
+        </div>
+        <div class="text-[0.7rem]"><span class="font-bold">{{ author.commit_count }}</span> commit{{ author.commit_count|pluralize }}</div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  {% endfor %}
+</div>
diff --git a/templates/admin/release_report_detail.html b/templates/admin/release_report_detail.html
index 53714af27..2de2d39e3 100644
--- a/templates/admin/release_report_detail.html
+++ b/templates/admin/release_report_detail.html
@@ -493,77 +493,40 @@ <h2 class="mx-auto">New Libraries</h2>
       {% endif %}
       {% with "img/release_report/bg1.png,img/release_report/bg4-rev.png,img/release_report/bg3-rev.png,img/release_report/bg1-rev.png,img/release_report/bg2.png,img/release_report/bg6-rev.png,img/release_report/bg3.png,img/release_report/bg4.png,img/release_report/bg5.png,img/release_report/bg6.png,img/release_report/bg2-rev.png" as bg_list_str %}
         {% with bg_list=bg_list_str|split:"," %}
-          {% for batch in batched_library_data %}
+          {# Flagship Library handling #}
+          {% for library in flagship_libraries %}
             {% with current_bg=bg_list|get_modulo_item:forloop.counter0 %}
               <div class="pdf-page flex flex-col {{ bg_color }}" style="background-image: url('{% static current_bg %}')">
-                {% for item in batch %}
-                  <div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-8 w-full p-4 h-1/2" id="library-{{ item.library.display_name }}">
-                    <div class="col-span-2 flex flex-col gap-y-4">
-                      <div class="flex flex-col gap-y-4">
-                        <h2 class="text-orange mb-1 mt-0">{{ item.library.display_name }}</h2>
-                        <div>{{ item.library.description }}</div>
-                      </div>
-                      <div class="flex gap-x-8 items-center">
-                        {% if item.library.graphic %}
-                          <div class="max-w-[10rem]">
-                            <img src="{{ item.library.graphic.url }}" alt="" />
-                          </div>
-                        {% endif %}
-                        <div class="flex flex-col gap-y-1">
-                          <div>
-                            There
-                            {{ item.version_count.commit_count|pluralize:"was,were" }}
-                            <span class="font-bold">{{ item.version_count.commit_count }}</span>
-                            commit{{ item.version_count.commit_count|pluralize }}
-                            in release {{ report_configuration.display_name }}
-                          </div>
-                          {% with insertions=item.library_version.insertions deletions=item.library_version.deletions %}
-                            <div>
-                              <span class="font-bold">{{ insertions|intcomma }}</span> line{{ insertions|pluralize }} added, <span class="font-bold">{{ deletions|intcomma }}</span> line{{ deletions|pluralize }} removed
-                            </div>
-                          {% endwith %}
-                          {% with count=item.new_contributors_count.count %}
-                            {% if count >= 1 %}
-                              <div>
-                                There {{ count|pluralize:"was,were" }} <span class="font-bold">{{ count }}</span> new contributor{{ count|pluralize }} for this release!
-                              </div>
-                            {% endif %}
-                          {% endwith %}
-                          <div>
-                            There {{ item.issues.opened|pluralize:"was,were" }} <span class="font-bold">{{ item.issues.opened }}</span> issue{{ item.issues.opened|pluralize }} opened
-                            and {{ item.issues.closed|pluralize:"was,were" }} <span class="font-bold">{{ item.issues.closed }}</span> issue{{ item.issues.closed|pluralize }} closed
-                          </div>
-                          {% if item.deps.added or item.deps.removed %}
-                            <div>
-                              There {{ item.deps.added|length|pluralize:"was,were" }} <span class="font-bold">{{ item.deps.added|length }}</span> dependenc{{ item.deps.added|length|pluralize:"y,ies" }} added
-                              and
-                              <span class="font-bold">{{ item.deps.removed|length }}</span> dependenc{{ item.deps.removed|length|pluralize:"y,ies" }} removed
-                            </div>
-                          {% endif %}
-                        </div>
-                      </div>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="px-4">
-                      <div class="mx-auto mb-6">Top Contributors</div>
-                      <div class="m-auto grid grid-cols-1 gap-2">
-                      {% for author in item.top_contributors_release %}
-                        <div class="flex flex-row gap-y-2 w-40 items-center">
-                          {% avatar commitauthor=author %}
-                          <div class="w-full flex flex-col ml-2">
-                            <div class="text-[0.8rem] font-semibold overflow-ellipsis overflow-hidden whitespace-nowrap w-full">
-                              {{ author.display_name }}
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="text-[0.7rem]"><span class="font-bold">{{ author.commit_count }}</span> commit{{ author.commit_count|pluralize }}</div>
-                          </div>
-                        </div>
-                      {% endfor %}
-                      </div>
-                    </div>
-                  </div>
+                {% include "./release_report_library_flagship.html" %}
+              </div>
+            {% endwith %}
+          {% endfor %}
+
+          {# Core Library handling #}
+          {% for library_batch in batched_core_libraries %}
+            {% with current_bg=bg_list|get_modulo_item:forloop.counter0 %}
+              <div class="pdf-page {{ bg_color }}" style="background-image: url('{% static current_bg %}')">
+              {% for library in library_batch %}
+                <div class="flex flex-col h-1/2">
+                  {%  include "./release_report_library_core.html" %}
+                </div>
               {% endfor %}
               </div>
             {% endwith %}
           {% endfor %}
+          {# Remaining Library handling #}
+          {% for library_batch in batched_deprecated_legacy_libraries %}
+            {% with current_bg=bg_list|get_modulo_item:forloop.counter0 %}
+              <div class="pdf-page {{ bg_color }}" style="background-image: url('{% static current_bg %}')">
+                <table>
+                {% for library in library_batch %}
+                  {%  include "./release_report_library_deprecated_legacy.html" %}
+                {% endfor %}
+                </table>
+              </div>
+            {% endwith %}
+          {% endfor %}
+
         {% endwith %}
       {% endwith %}
     </div>
diff --git a/templates/admin/release_report_library_core.html b/templates/admin/release_report_library_core.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a5137893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/admin/release_report_library_core.html
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{% load countries humanize text_helpers %}
+
+<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-8 w-full p-4 h-1/2" id="library-{{ library.library.name }}">
+  <div class="col-span-2 flex flex-col gap-y-4">
+    <div class="flex flex-col gap-y-4">
+      <h2 class="text-orange mb-1 mt-0">{{ library.library.display_name }}</h2>
+      <div>{{ library.library.description }}</div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="flex gap-x-8 items-center">
+      {% if library.library.graphic %}
+        <div class="max-w-[10rem]">
+          <img src="{{ library.library.graphic.url }}" alt="" />
+        </div>
+      {% endif %}
+      <div class="flex flex-col gap-y-1">
+        <div>
+          There
+          {{ library.version_count.commit_count|pluralize:"was,were" }}
+          <span class="font-bold">{{ library.version_count.commit_count }}</span>
+          commit{{ library.version_count.commit_count|pluralize }}
+          in release {{ report_configuration.display_name }}
+        </div>
+        {% with insertions=library.library_version.insertions deletions=library.library_version.deletions %}
+          <div>
+            <span class="font-bold">{{ insertions|intcomma }}</span> line{{ insertions|pluralize }} added, <span class="font-bold">{{ deletions|intcomma }}</span> line{{ deletions|pluralize }} removed
+          </div>
+        {% endwith %}
+        {% with count=library.new_contributors_count.count %}
+          {% if count >= 1 %}
+            <div>
+              There {{ count|pluralize:"was,were" }} <span class="font-bold">{{ count }}</span> new contributor{{ count|pluralize }} for this release!
+            </div>
+          {% endif %}
+        {% endwith %}
+        <div>
+          There {{ library.issues.opened|pluralize:"was,were" }} <span class="font-bold">{{ library.issues.opened }}</span> issue{{ library.issues.opened|pluralize }} opened
+          and {{ library.issues.closed|pluralize:"was,were" }} <span class="font-bold">{{ library.issues.closed }}</span> issue{{ library.issues.closed|pluralize }} closed
+        </div>
+        {% if library.deps.added or library.deps.removed %}
+          <div>
+            There {{ library.deps.added|length|pluralize:"was,were" }} <span class="font-bold">{{ library.deps.added|length }}</span> dependenc{{ library.deps.added|length|pluralize:"y,ies" }} added
+            and
+            <span class="font-bold">{{ library.deps.removed|length }}</span> dependenc{{ library.deps.removed|length|pluralize:"y,ies" }} removed
+          </div>
+        {% endif %}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="px-4">
+    {%  include "./release_report_contributors.html" %}
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/templates/admin/release_report_library_deprecated_legacy.html b/templates/admin/release_report_library_deprecated_legacy.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6816c294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/admin/release_report_library_deprecated_legacy.html
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{% load countries humanize avatar_tags text_helpers %}
+<tr class="text-xs">
+  <td class="px-2">{{ library.library.name }}</td>
+  <td class="px-2">
+    {% for author in library.library.authors.all %}{{ author.display_name }}{% if not forloop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endfor %}
+  </td>
+  <td class="px-2">
+    <span class="font-bold">{{ library.version_count.commit_count }}</span> commit{{ library.version_count.commit_count|pluralize }}
+  </td>
+  {% with insertions=library.library_version.insertions deletions=library.library_version.deletions %}
+    <td class="px-2">
+      <span class="font-bold">{{ insertions|intcomma }}</span> line{{ insertions|pluralize }} added,
+      <span class="font-bold">{{ deletions|intcomma }}</span> line{{ deletions|pluralize }} removed
+    </td>
+  {% endwith %}
+{#  {% with count=library.new_contributors_count.count %}#}
+{#    <td class="px-2">#}
+{#      {% if count >= 1 %}#}
+{#        <span class="font-bold">{{ count }}</span> new contributor{{ count|pluralize }}#}
+{#      {% endif %}#}
+{#    </td>#}
+{#  {% endwith %}#}
+</tr>
diff --git a/templates/admin/release_report_library_flagship.html b/templates/admin/release_report_library_flagship.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a78c2998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/admin/release_report_library_flagship.html
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{% load countries humanize avatar_tags text_helpers %}
+
+<div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-x-8 w-full p-4 h-1/2" id="library-{{ library.library.name }}">
+  <div class="col-span-2 flex flex-col gap-y-4">
+    <div class="flex flex-col gap-y-4">
+      <h2 class="text-orange mb-1 mt-0">{{ library.library.display_name }}</h2>
+      <div>{{ library.library.description }}</div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="flex gap-x-8 items-center">
+      {% if library.library.graphic %}
+        <div class="max-w-[10rem]">
+          <img src="{{ library.library.graphic.url }}" alt="" />
+        </div>
+      {% endif %}
+      <div class="flex flex-col gap-y-1">
+        <div>
+          There
+          {{ library.version_count.commit_count|pluralize:"was,were" }}
+          <span class="font-bold">{{ library.version_count.commit_count }}</span>
+          commit{{ library.version_count.commit_count|pluralize }}
+          in release {{ report_configuration.display_name }}
+        </div>
+        {% with insertions=library.library_version.insertions deletions=library.library_version.deletions %}
+          <div>
+            <span class="font-bold">{{ insertions|intcomma }}</span> line{{ insertions|pluralize }} added, <span class="font-bold">{{ deletions|intcomma }}</span> line{{ deletions|pluralize }} removed
+          </div>
+        {% endwith %}
+        {% with count=library.new_contributors_count.count %}
+          {% if count >= 1 %}
+            <div>
+              There {{ count|pluralize:"was,were" }} <span class="font-bold">{{ count }}</span> new contributor{{ count|pluralize }} for this release!
+            </div>
+          {% endif %}
+        {% endwith %}
+        <div>
+          There {{ library.issues.opened|pluralize:"was,were" }} <span class="font-bold">{{ library.issues.opened }}</span> issue{{ library.issues.opened|pluralize }} opened
+          and {{ library.issues.closed|pluralize:"was,were" }} <span class="font-bold">{{ library.issues.closed }}</span> issue{{ library.issues.closed|pluralize }} closed
+        </div>
+        {% if library.deps.added or library.deps.removed %}
+          <div>
+            There {{ library.deps.added|length|pluralize:"was,were" }} <span class="font-bold">{{ library.deps.added|length }}</span> dependenc{{ library.deps.added|length|pluralize:"y,ies" }} added
+            and
+            <span class="font-bold">{{ library.deps.removed|length }}</span> dependenc{{ library.deps.removed|length|pluralize:"y,ies" }} removed
+          </div>
+        {% endif %}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="px-4">
+    {% include "./release_report_contributors.html" %}
+  </div>
+</div>