diff --git a/scripts/compliance-audit.sh b/scripts/compliance-audit.sh
index 4a18ca3a..6e8d85f2 100755
--- a/scripts/compliance-audit.sh
+++ b/scripts/compliance-audit.sh
@@ -1752,6 +1752,29 @@ ensure_required_labels() {
   done
 }
 
+# Create all required labels (idempotent — uses --force to update if present)
+ensure_required_labels() {
+  local repo="$1"
+  # Format: "name|color|description" (pipe-delimited to avoid colon conflicts)
+  local label_configs=(
+    "security|d93f0b|Security-related PRs and issues"
+    "dependencies|0075ca|Dependency update PRs"
+    "scorecard|d93f0b|OpenSSF Scorecard findings"
+    "bug|d73a4a|Bug reports"
+    "enhancement|a2eeef|Feature requests"
+    "documentation|0075ca|Documentation changes"
+  )
+
+  for config in "${label_configs[@]}"; do
+    IFS='|' read -r name color description <<< "$config"
+    gh label create "$name" \
+      --repo "$ORG/$repo" \
+      --description "$description" \
+      --color "$color" \
+      --force 2>/dev/null || true
+  done
+}
+
 create_issue_for_finding() {
   local repo="$1" category="$2" check="$3" severity="$4" detail="$5" standard_ref="$6"
 
diff --git a/standards/workflows/dependency-audit.yml b/standards/workflows/dependency-audit.yml
index bfad3f42..a1f83996 100644
--- a/standards/workflows/dependency-audit.yml
+++ b/standards/workflows/dependency-audit.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # SOURCE OF TRUTH: petry-projects/.github/standards/workflows/dependency-audit.yml
-# Standard:        petry-projects/.github/standards/ci-standards.md#5-dependency-audit-dependency-auditym
+# Standard:        petry-projects/.github/standards/ci-standards.md#7-dependency-audit-dependency-audityml
 # Reusable:        petry-projects/.github/.github/workflows/dependency-audit-reusable.yml
 #
 # AGENTS — READ BEFORE EDITING: