diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/docs-drift.yml b/.gitea/workflows/docs-drift.yml
index be5968f..ee4b9df 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/docs-drift.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/docs-drift.yml
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Open drift reminder issue
         if: steps.drift.outputs.synced == 'false'
-        uses: actions/gitea-issue-create@v1
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
-          title: "docs: README updated — review docs/fish-config.md for drift"
-          body: |
-            README.md was modified in commit ${{ github.sha }} but
-            `docs/fish-config.md` (the offline manual) was not updated in
-            the same push.
-
-            Please review the README diff and update the offline documentation
-            if any functions, keybindings, abbreviations, or configuration
-            options were added, removed, or changed.
-
-            Commit: ${{ github.sha }}
-            Branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-          labels: documentation
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
+          SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
+          BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        run: |
+          curl -s -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            "${SERVER_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/issues" \
+            -d "{
+              \"title\": \"docs: README updated — review docs/fish-config.md for drift\",
+              \"body\": \"README.md was modified in commit ${SHA} but \`docs/fish-config.md\` (the offline manual) was not updated in the same push.\n\nPlease review the README diff and update the offline documentation if any functions, keybindings, abbreviations, or configuration options were added, removed, or changed.\n\nCommit: ${SHA}\nBranch: ${BRANCH}\",
+              \"labels\": [\"Kind/Documentation\"]
+            }"