diff --git a/cmd/review-bot/main.go b/cmd/review-bot/main.go
index 1ee0380..cbcd10e 100644
--- a/cmd/review-bot/main.go
+++ b/cmd/review-bot/main.go
@@ -510,9 +510,9 @@ func main() {
 	for _, f := range result.Findings {
 		if f.File != "" && f.Line > 0 && diffRanges.Contains(f.File, f.Line) {
 			inlineComments = append(inlineComments, vcsReviewComment{
-				Path:        f.File,
-				NewPosition: int64(f.Line),
-				Body:        fmt.Sprintf("**[%s]** %s", f.Severity, f.Finding),
+				Path:    f.File,
+				NewLine: int64(f.Line),
+				Body:    fmt.Sprintf("**[%s]** %s", f.Severity, f.Finding),
 			})
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/review-bot/vcs.go b/cmd/review-bot/vcs.go
index 194dc50..4a98d52 100644
--- a/cmd/review-bot/vcs.go
+++ b/cmd/review-bot/vcs.go
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ type vcsCommitStatus struct {
 
 // vcsReviewComment is an inline review comment.
 type vcsReviewComment struct {
-	Path        string
-	NewPosition int64 // Gitea: absolute line; GitHub: diff hunk position
-	Body        string
+	Path    string
+	NewLine int64 // absolute line number on the new (right) side of the diff, used by both Gitea and GitHub adapters
+	Body    string
 }
 
 // vcsReview is a submitted PR review.
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (a *giteaVCSAdapter) GetAllFilesInPath(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, pa
 func (a *giteaVCSAdapter) PostReview(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int, event, body, commitID string, comments []vcsReviewComment) (*vcsReview, error) {
 	gc := make([]gitea.ReviewComment, len(comments))
 	for i, c := range comments {
-		gc[i] = gitea.ReviewComment{Path: c.Path, NewPosition: c.NewPosition, Body: c.Body}
+		gc[i] = gitea.ReviewComment{Path: c.Path, NewPosition: c.NewLine, Body: c.Body}
 	}
 	r, err := a.c.PostReview(ctx, owner, repo, number, event, body, commitID, gc)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -311,14 +311,12 @@ func (a *githubVCSAdapter) GetAllFilesInPath(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, p
 func (a *githubVCSAdapter) PostReview(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int, event, body, commitID string, comments []vcsReviewComment) (*vcsReview, error) {
 	gc := make([]github.ReviewComment, len(comments))
 	for i, c := range comments {
-		// GitHub inline comments use diff hunk "position", not absolute line numbers.
-		// NewPosition from gitea diff parsing gives absolute line numbers, which
-		// will not match GitHub's position values. For initial GitHub support, we
-		// attach comments with Line+Side (absolute line on the RIGHT side) instead.
+		// GitHub inline comments use Line+Side (absolute line on the RIGHT side).
+		// NewLine from diff parsing gives absolute new-file line numbers.
 		// Comments that cannot be mapped will be omitted (GitHub rejects invalid positions).
 		gc[i] = github.ReviewComment{
 			Path: c.Path,
-			Line: c.NewPosition,
+			Line: c.NewLine,
 			Side: "RIGHT",
 			Body: c.Body,
 		}