diff --git a/.github/labels.yaml b/.github/labels.yaml
index 7f509888..c873ef5e 100644
--- a/.github/labels.yaml
+++ b/.github/labels.yaml
@@ -3,76 +3,19 @@
 
 - name: area/bucket
   description: Bucket related issues and PRs
-  color: '#169b4e'
-- name: area/ci
-  description: Internal CI related issues and pull requests
-  color: '#fccb4c'
-  aliases: ['area/build']
-- name: area/docs
-  description: Documentation related issues and PRs
-  color: '#007bc7'
+  color: '#00b140'
 - name: area/git
   description: Git related issues and PRs
-  color: '#8762c7'
+  color: '#863faf'
 - name: area/helm
   description: Helm related issues and PRs
-  color: '#3c1f81'
+  color: '#1673b6'
 - name: area/oci
   description: OCI related issues and PRs
-  color: '#d621a5'
-- name: area/security
-  description: Security related issues and PRs
-  color: '#e64c15'
+  color: '#c739ff'
 - name: area/storage
   description: Storage related issues and PRs
-  color: '#707070'
-- name: area/testing
-  description: (Unit) testing related issues and PRs
-  color: '#e8c612'
+  color: '#4b0082'
 - name: backport:release/v1.0.x
   description: To be backported to release/v1.0.x
-  color: '#ffa600'
-- name: blocked/needs-validation
-  description: Requires wider review and validation
-  color: '#ffc985'
-  aliases: ['blocked-needs-validation']
-- name: blocked/upstream
-  description: Blocked by an upstream dependency or issue
-  color: '#a86fbb'
-  aliases: ['blocked-upstream']
-- name: bug
-  description: Something isn't working
-  color: '#e63946'
-- name: dependencies
-  description: Pull requests that update a dependency
-  color: '#186faf'
-- name: duplicate
-  description: This issue or pull request already exists
-  color: '#c4c8cc'
-- name: enhancement
-  description: New feature or request
-  color: '#68c6e8'
-- name: experimental
-  description: Issues and PRs related to experimental features
-  color: '#e5437b'
-- name: good first issue
-  description: Good for newcomers
-  color: '#6074ff'
-- name: help wanted
-  description: Extra attention is needed
-  color: '#00a87b'
-- name: hold
-  description: Issues and pull requests put on hold
-  color: '#e64c15'
-- name: invalid
-  description: This doesn't seem right
-  color: '#ffffff'
-- name: question
-  description: Further information is requested
-  color: '#e175e5'
-- name: umbrella-issue
-  description: Umbrella issue for tracking progress of a larger effort
-  color: '#b162a9'
-- name: wontfix
-  description: This will not be worked on
-  color: '#c4c8cc'
+  color: '#ffd700'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yaml
index ef165f50..f0688a42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-labels.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: EndBug/label-sync@da00f2c11fdb78e4fae44adac2fdd713778ea3e8 # v2.3.2
         with:
           # Configuration file
-          config-file: .github/labels.yaml
+          config-file: |
+            https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fluxcd/community/main/.github/standard-labels.yaml
+            .github/labels.yaml
           # Strictly declarative
           delete-other-labels: true