diff --git a/lib/hypatia/cli.ex b/lib/hypatia/cli.ex
index 112cb000..3d799bd6 100644
--- a/lib/hypatia/cli.ex
+++ b/lib/hypatia/cli.ex
@@ -454,7 +454,15 @@ defmodule Hypatia.CLI do
                 rule_module: "workflow_audit",
                 severity: to_string(Map.get(f, :severity, :medium)),
                 type: to_string(type),
-                file: Map.get(f, :file, Map.get(f, :files, "") |> listify()),
+                # WorkflowAudit keys findings by bare basename (`ci.yml`) so
+                # its missing-workflow checks can compare names; qualify at
+                # this boundary so SARIF anchors to the real file and
+                # `.hypatia-ignore` entries written as `.github/workflows/x`
+                # match.
+                file:
+                  Map.get(f, :file, Map.get(f, :files, ""))
+                  |> qualify_workflow_file()
+                  |> listify(),
                 reason: workflow_finding_message(f),
                 action: to_string(Map.get(f, :action, Map.get(f, :fix, :flag)))
               }
@@ -1439,6 +1447,22 @@ defmodule Hypatia.CLI do
     end
   end
 
+  @doc """
+  Qualifies bare workflow filenames relative to `.github/workflows`.
+
+  Accepts a filename or a list of filenames, returning the qualified path or
+  a list of qualified paths. Strings containing `/`, empty strings, and
+  non-string values are returned unchanged. Lists are processed recursively.
+  """
+  def qualify_workflow_file(names) when is_list(names),
+    do: Enum.map(names, &qualify_workflow_file/1)
+
+  def qualify_workflow_file(name) when is_binary(name) and name != "" do
+    if String.contains?(name, "/"), do: name, else: Path.join(".github/workflows", name)
+  end
+
+  def qualify_workflow_file(other), do: other
+
   defp listify(val) when is_list(val), do: Enum.join(val, ", ")
   defp listify(val), do: to_string(val)
 
diff --git a/lib/rules/root_hygiene.ex b/lib/rules/root_hygiene.ex
index df08439f..fff197ae 100644
--- a/lib/rules/root_hygiene.ex
+++ b/lib/rules/root_hygiene.ex
@@ -440,7 +440,14 @@ defmodule Hypatia.Rules.RootHygiene do
     required = [
       %{file: "LICENSE", alternatives: ["LICENSE.txt"], severity: :critical},
       %{file: ".editorconfig", alternatives: [], severity: :medium},
-      %{file: "0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml", alternatives: ["AI.a2ml"], severity: :high}
+      # `.deed` is the DEED-manifest spelling of the same gatekeeper file
+      # (panoply ships it and `Validate DEED manifests` checks it); it is the
+      # manifest, not a missing one.
+      %{
+        file: "0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml",
+        alternatives: ["0-AI-MANIFEST.deed", "AI.a2ml"],
+        severity: :high
+      }
     ]
 
     Enum.flat_map(required, fn req ->
diff --git a/lib/rules/rsr_conformance.ex b/lib/rules/rsr_conformance.ex
index 20935162..82b70f3f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/rsr_conformance.ex
+++ b/lib/rules/rsr_conformance.ex
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ defmodule Hypatia.Rules.RsrConformance do
           ".well-known/ai.txt",
           ".well-known/humans.txt"
         ]),
-      "2.3.1" => present("0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml"),
+      "2.3.1" => any_of(["0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml", "0-AI-MANIFEST.deed"]),
       "3.1.1" => present_mr("descriptiles"),
       "3.1.2" => descriptile("STATE"),
       "3.1.3" => descriptile("META"),
diff --git a/test/root_hygiene_test.exs b/test/root_hygiene_test.exs
index b3a96a92..91f55ef9 100644
--- a/test/root_hygiene_test.exs
+++ b/test/root_hygiene_test.exs
@@ -203,6 +203,18 @@ defmodule Hypatia.Rules.RootHygieneTest do
       findings = RootHygiene.scan_required_missing(["LICENSE"])
       refute Enum.any?(findings, &(&1.file == "SECURITY.md"))
     end
+
+    test "accepts 0-AI-MANIFEST.deed as the manifest" do
+      findings =
+        RootHygiene.scan_required_missing(["LICENSE", ".editorconfig", "0-AI-MANIFEST.deed"])
+
+      assert findings == []
+    end
+
+    test "still flags a repo with neither manifest spelling" do
+      findings = RootHygiene.scan_required_missing(["LICENSE", ".editorconfig"])
+      assert [%{file: "0-AI-MANIFEST.a2ml", type: :missing}] = findings
+    end
   end
 
   describe "scan/1" do
diff --git a/test/workflow_audit_path_test.exs b/test/workflow_audit_path_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e65e8de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/workflow_audit_path_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+defmodule Hypatia.WorkflowAuditPathTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: true
+
+  alias Hypatia.CLI
+
+  # workflow_audit findings used to carry the bare basename (`ci.yml`) as
+  # their file, so the uploaded SARIF did not anchor to a real path and
+  # `.hypatia-ignore` entries written as `.github/workflows/ci.yml` never
+  # matched. Exercised through the real pipeline, not a hand-built finding.
+
+  setup do
+    dir = Path.join(System.tmp_dir!(), "hyp-wfpath-#{:erlang.unique_integer([:positive])}")
+    File.mkdir_p!(Path.join(dir, ".github/workflows"))
+    on_exit(fn -> File.rm_rf!(dir) end)
+    {:ok, dir: dir}
+  end
+
+  test "unpinned_action reports the repo-relative workflow path", %{dir: dir} do
+    File.write!(Path.join(dir, ".github/workflows/ci.yml"), """
+    name: ci
+    on: push
+    permissions: {}
+    jobs:
+      b:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        timeout-minutes: 5
+        steps:
+          - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    """)
+
+    findings =
+      dir
+      |> CLI.collect_findings([:workflow_audit])
+      |> Enum.filter(&(&1.rule_module == "workflow_audit" and &1.type == "unpinned_action"))
+
+    assert [%{file: ".github/workflows/ci.yml"}] = findings
+  end
+
+  test "qualify_workflow_file/1 leaves paths and lists sensible" do
+    assert CLI.qualify_workflow_file("ci.yml") == ".github/workflows/ci.yml"
+    assert CLI.qualify_workflow_file(".github/workflows/ci.yml") == ".github/workflows/ci.yml"
+
+    assert CLI.qualify_workflow_file(["a.yml", "b.yml"]) ==
+             [".github/workflows/a.yml", ".github/workflows/b.yml"]
+
+    assert CLI.qualify_workflow_file("") == ""
+  end
+end