diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/pr-management.yml b/.gitea/workflows/pr-management.yml
index 525b78e..d0c08ad 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/pr-management.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/pr-management.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,27 @@ jobs:
             exit 0
           fi
 
-          LABELS_JSON=$(echo "$UNIQUE_TYPES" | jq -R '("type: " + (. | ascii_downcase))' | jq -s '{"labels": .}')
+          # Gitea labels API requires integer IDs, not names — look them up first
+          ALL_LABELS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $API_TOKEN" "$API_BASE_URL/repos/$REPO/labels?limit=50")
+
+          LABEL_IDS=()
+          while IFS= read -r type; do
+            LABEL_NAME="type: $(echo "$type" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+            LABEL_ID=$(echo "$ALL_LABELS" | jq --arg name "$LABEL_NAME" '.[] | select(.name == $name) | .id')
+            if [[ -n "$LABEL_ID" ]]; then
+              LABEL_IDS+=("$LABEL_ID")
+              echo "Matched label '$LABEL_NAME' → ID $LABEL_ID"
+            else
+              echo "Warning: label '$LABEL_NAME' not found in repo, skipping."
+            fi
+          done <<< "$UNIQUE_TYPES"
+
+          if [[ ${#LABEL_IDS[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+            echo "No matching label IDs found."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          LABELS_JSON=$(printf '%s\n' "${LABEL_IDS[@]}" | jq -s '{"labels": .}')
           ISSUES_API_URL="$API_BASE_URL/repos/$REPO/issues/$PR_NUMBER/labels"
           curl -s -f -X POST -H "Authorization: token $API_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "$LABELS_JSON" "$ISSUES_API_URL"