diff --git a/triage/labels.rst b/triage/labels.rst
index 4b2e6b40ee..89637509eb 100644
--- a/triage/labels.rst
+++ b/triage/labels.rst
@@ -54,11 +54,22 @@ These labels are mostly used to specify which :ref:`part of the codebase
   (written in Python) and other changes related to tests, :mod:`unittest`,
   or :mod:`doctest`.
 
+OS labels
+=========
 
-Expert labels
-=============
+These labels are used to specify which operating systems are affected.
+Since most issues either affect all systems or are specific to Unix,
+the only available labels are :gh-label:`OS-windows`, :gh-label:`OS-mac`,
+and :gh-label:`OS-freebsd`.
+
+
+.. _Expert labels:
+.. _Topic labels:
+
+Topic labels
+============
 
-These labels are used to specify the area of expertise required to address
+These labels are used to denote the specific topic area, if any, of
 the issue/PR.  This includes both specific modules/packages and generic
 interest areas.
 
@@ -66,17 +77,8 @@ Adding these labels is also a way to notify the relevant experts, since
 they are encouraged to subscribe to them.  Depending on the label,
 this might also automatically add the issue to a GitHub project.
 
-You can see the `full list of expert labels on GitHub
-<https://github.com/python/cpython/labels?q=expert>`_.
-
-
-OS labels
-=========
-
-These labels are used to specify which operating systems are affected.
-Since most issues either affect all systems or are specific to Unix,
-the only available labels are :gh-label:`OS-windows`, :gh-label:`OS-mac`,
-and :gh-label:`OS-freebsd`.
+You can see the `full list of topic labels on GitHub
+<https://github.com/python/cpython/labels?q=topic>`_.
 
 
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