diff --git a/abi-check.sh b/abi-check.sh
index a2a24a0..585c14a 100755
--- a/abi-check.sh
+++ b/abi-check.sh
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ abidump ${release}
 
 echo "=== Comparing ABIs ==="
 perl "${ACC}" -l json-c -old ABI-${prev}.dump -new ABI-${release}.dump
+perl "${ACC}" -l json-c -old ABI-${prev}.dump -new ABI-${release}.dump -report-format xml
 
 echo
 echo "Look in $(pwd)/compat_reports/json-c/${prev}_to_${release}"
diff --git a/reltools/acc_added_symbols.xsl b/reltools/acc_added_symbols.xsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0de1be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reltools/acc_added_symbols.xsl
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
+<xsl:param name="elemname" /><!-- i.e. 'added_symbols' or 'removed_symbols -->
+<xsl:param name="kind" /><!-- i.e. 'source' or 'binary' -->
+<xsl:output method="text"/>
+<xsl:template match="/">
+<!-- Source symbols added: -->
+<xsl:apply-templates select="/reports/report[@kind = $kind]/*[name()=$elemname]/header/library/name"/>
+</xsl:template>
+<xsl:template match="name">
+<xsl:value-of select="substring-before(concat(., '@'), '@')"/><xsl:text>&#xa;</xsl:text>
+</xsl:template>
+</xsl:stylesheet>
diff --git a/reltools/check_symbols.sh b/reltools/check_symbols.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dc24620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reltools/check_symbols.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Analyze the ABI compliance report and pick out things that 
+# may need attention when creating a new release.
+#
+
+RUNDIR=$(dirname "$0")
+
+exitval=0
+
+XMLREPORT="$1"
+if [[ "${XMLREPORT}" = -* ]] || [ ! -r "${XMLREPORT}" ] ; then
+fi
+
+XSLTPROC=${XSLTPROC:-xsltproc}
+if ! type -P "${XSLTPROC}" > /dev/null ; then
+	# Fallback to xsltproc.exe from Strawberry perl if on WSL
+	XSLTPROC=xsltproc.exe
+fi
+if ! type -P "${XSLTPROC}" > /dev/null ; then
+	echo "ERROR: can't find xsltproc, check ABI report for added/removed symbols" 1>&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+XMLREPORT=$HOME/abi-compliance-checker/compat_reports/json-c/0.19_to_0.19.99-50e3389/compat_report.xml
+BIN_SYMBOLS="$("$XSLTPROC" --stringparam kind binary --stringparam elemname added_symbols "${RUNDIR}/acc_added_symbols.xsl" "${XMLREPORT}" | sort)"
+SRC_SYMBOLS="$("$XSLTPROC" --stringparam kind source --stringparam elemname added_symbols "${RUNDIR}/acc_added_symbols.xsl" "${XMLREPORT}" | sort)"
+echo "INFO: Added symbols, check if these are meant to be visible:"
+echo "${SRC_SYMBOLS}" | sed -e's/^/  /'
+echo
+
+if ! cmp -s <(echo "${BIN_SYMBOLS}") <(echo "${SRC_SYMBOLS}") ; then
+	echo "WARNING: mismatch between src vs. bin added symbols, check json-c.sym" 1>&2
+	diff -u0 <(echo "${BIN_SYMBOLS}") <(echo "${SRC_SYMBOLS}") | \
+		awk 'NR>3 && /^(-|\+)/ { printf("  %s\n", $0); }'
+	echo
+	exitval=1
+fi
+
+DEL_SYMBOLS="$("$XSLTPROC" --stringparam elemname removed_symbols "${RUNDIR}/acc_added_symbols.xsl" "${XMLREPORT}" | sort)"
+if [ -z "${DEL_SYMBOLS}" ] ; then
+	echo "OK: No removed symbols detected"
+else
+	echo "=========================" 1>&2
+	echo "WARNING: major release may be needed!  Removed symbols:" 1>&2
+	echo "${DEL_SYMBOLS}" 1>&2
+	echo 1>&2
+	exitval=1
+fi
+
+exit $exitval