diff --git a/.github/workflows/governance.yml b/.github/workflows/governance.yml
index 421f6d8..f634d9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/governance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/governance.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 # This workflow is managed by gh actions-lock.
-name: "🟡 Check: Governance metadata"
+name: "🔴 Gate: Governance metadata"
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openssf-compliance.yml b/.github/workflows/openssf-compliance.yml
index fe45d17..ca08a5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openssf-compliance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openssf-compliance.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This workflow is managed by gh actions-lock.
 # OpenSSF Best Practices compliance gate — blocks PRs and pushes that lack
 # required files or still contain unfilled placeholder tokens.
-name: "🟡 Check: OpenSSF best-practices"
+name: "🔴 Gate: OpenSSF best-practices"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]