diff --git a/lib/Enterprise/GiteaAdapter.php b/lib/Enterprise/GiteaAdapter.php
index 1fc5d00..5aa9699 100644
--- a/lib/Enterprise/GiteaAdapter.php
+++ b/lib/Enterprise/GiteaAdapter.php
@@ -273,6 +273,22 @@ class GiteaAdapter implements GitPlatformAdapter
 		string $body = '',
 		array $options = []
 	): array {
+		// Gitea expects label IDs (int64), not names. Resolve if needed.
+		if (!empty($options['labels']) && is_string($options['labels'][0] ?? null)) {
+			$labelNames = $options['labels'];
+			$existing = $this->listLabels($org, $repo);
+			$nameToId = [];
+			foreach ($existing as $label) {
+				$nameToId[$label['name']] = $label['id'];
+			}
+			$options['labels'] = [];
+			foreach ($labelNames as $name) {
+				if (isset($nameToId[$name])) {
+					$options['labels'][] = $nameToId[$name];
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		$data = array_merge([
 			'title' => $title,
 			'body'  => $body,