diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e32c03..0283cd5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -145,4 +145,5 @@ If `composer install` fails (network hiccup, auth issue, missing `composer.json`
 
 - Trait usage is not factored into the introduction-point check. A class that newly applies a trait will see the trait's methods reported as new on the class.
 - Anonymous classes are skipped.
+- Renaming a class (or moving it to another namespace) is reported as a removal of the old fully-qualified name plus an addition of the new one — there is no rename-pairing heuristic.
 - When a parent class or implemented interface can't be resolved (no `install-dependencies`, or a private repository, or a transient install failure), the introduction-point check defaults to "introduced here" — i.e. methods will be reported even if they actually came from an unresolved parent. This is the conservative direction: rather over-report than miss real API additions.
diff --git a/scripts/detect.sh b/scripts/detect.sh
index 16b99da..1369789 100755
--- a/scripts/detect.sh
+++ b/scripts/detect.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,14 @@ mkdir -p "${OUTPUT_DIR}"
 
 # All files in scope (added, modified, or deleted) — snapshot.php will silently
 # ignore missing files, so we can pass the same list for both refs.
-mapfile -t changed_files < <(git diff "${BASE_REF}..HEAD" --diff-filter=AMD --name-only -- "${paths_array[@]}" || true)
+#
+# --no-renames is essential: with git's default rename detection a renamed file
+# (e.g. Version.php -> VersionRenamed.php) is reported as a single R entry, which
+# --diff-filter=AMD drops entirely, so neither path would reach the snapshotter.
+# Disabling rename detection decomposes a rename into a delete (old path) + add
+# (new path) — both pass the AMD filter, so the old FQCN is reported as removed
+# and the new FQCN as added (there is no rename-pairing).
+mapfile -t changed_files < <(git diff "${BASE_REF}..HEAD" --no-renames --diff-filter=AMD --name-only -- "${paths_array[@]}" || true)
 
 # Filter out empty entries
 changed_files=("${changed_files[@]/#/}")
diff --git a/scripts/preflight.sh b/scripts/preflight.sh
index 47b9bda..37ddb33 100755
--- a/scripts/preflight.sh
+++ b/scripts/preflight.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ done
 
 mkdir -p "$(dirname "${OUTPUT_FILE}")"
 
-diff_output=$(git diff "${BASE_REF}..HEAD" --unified=0 -- "${paths_array[@]}" 2>/dev/null || true)
+# --no-renames decomposes a renamed file into a full delete + full add, so the
+# token scan below sees the old and new content as -/+ lines. Without it, a
+# rename that only changes a class's namespace (class name unchanged) shows no
+# matching tokens and could wrongly gate the analysis off. Bias stays toward
+# "true", consistent with detect.sh.
+diff_output=$(git diff "${BASE_REF}..HEAD" --no-renames --unified=0 -- "${paths_array[@]}" 2>/dev/null || true)
 
 if [[ -z "${diff_output}" ]]; then
     echo "false" > "${OUTPUT_FILE}"
diff --git a/tests/DetectTest.php b/tests/DetectTest.php
index 94c20b7..77e71b3 100644
--- a/tests/DetectTest.php
+++ b/tests/DetectTest.php
@@ -282,4 +282,39 @@ public function testTopLevelAndNestedFilesAreBothMatched(): void
         $this->assertStringContainsString('L\\TopLevel::a', $body);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('L\\Sub\\Nested::b', $body);
     }
+
+    public function testRenamedClassIsReportedAsRemovedAndAdded(): void
+    {
+        // Mirrors composer/composer PR #12919: a file and its class are renamed
+        // (Version.php/class Version -> VersionRenamed.php/class VersionRenamed).
+        // The bodies are identical, so git classifies this as a single rename (R)
+        // entry. detect.sh must decompose it (via --no-renames) into a delete +
+        // add; otherwise --diff-filter=AMD drops the R entry and neither the old
+        // nor the new class reaches the snapshotter.
+        $classBody = "{\n    public function major(): int { return 1; }\n    public function minor(): int { return 2; }\n    public function patch(): int { return 3; }\n}\n";
+        $this->commit([
+            'src/Platform/Version.php' => "<?php\nnamespace L\\Platform;\nclass Version " . $classBody,
+        ], 'base');
+
+        // The commit() helper only writes files; remove the old one ourselves so
+        // `git add -A` stages the deletion alongside the new file.
+        unlink($this->repoDir . '/src/Platform/Version.php');
+        $this->commit([
+            'src/Platform/VersionRenamed.php' => "<?php\nnamespace L\\Platform;\nclass VersionRenamed " . $classBody,
+        ], 'rename Version to VersionRenamed');
+
+        $rendered = $this->runDetect();
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('### New API Surface', $rendered);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('### Removed API Surface', $rendered);
+
+        // New is rendered before Removed; split so we can assert membership.
+        $removedAt = strpos($rendered, '### Removed API Surface');
+        $newSection = substr($rendered, 0, $removedAt);
+        $removedSection = substr($rendered, $removedAt);
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('L\\Platform\\VersionRenamed', $newSection, 'The renamed-to class should be reported as new API surface.');
+        // Backtick-bounded so it does not also match `L\Platform\VersionRenamed`.
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('`L\\Platform\\Version`', $removedSection, 'The renamed-from class should be reported as removed API surface.');
+    }
 }