diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/maintainer/PipelineBoard.test.tsx b/src/app/dashboard/maintainer/PipelineBoard.test.tsx
index b053b8e..ae6e1cb 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/maintainer/PipelineBoard.test.tsx
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/maintainer/PipelineBoard.test.tsx
@@ -107,4 +107,23 @@ describe("PipelineBoard / escrow-stat consistency (#88)", () => {
       expect(columnStatuses.has(status)).toBe(false);
     }
   });
+
+  it("does not override visible content with aria-label, allowing screen readers to announce repo and issue (#694)", () => {
+    const bounty = makeBounty({
+      id: "bounty-42",
+      org: "StellarOrg",
+      repo: "stellar-core",
+      issueNumber: 99,
+      title: "Consensus round timeout fix",
+      reward: 1000,
+      asset: "USDC",
+      status: "open",
+    });
+    render(<PipelineBoard bounties={[bounty]} />);
+
+    const link = screen.getByRole("link", { name: /stellarorg\/stellar-core #99/i });
+    expect(link).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(link).not.toHaveAttribute("aria-label");
+  });
 });
+
diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/maintainer/PipelineBoard.tsx b/src/app/dashboard/maintainer/PipelineBoard.tsx
index 331b44b..7157b2b 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/maintainer/PipelineBoard.tsx
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/maintainer/PipelineBoard.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ function PipelineColumn({
             key={b.id}
             href={`/issues/${b.id}`}
             title={b.title}
-            aria-label={`${b.title}, ${formatCurrency(b.reward, b.asset)}`}
             className="block rounded-xl border border-slate-200 bg-white p-3 shadow-sm transition-colors hover:border-indigo-300 focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-indigo-500 dark:border-slate-800 dark:bg-slate-900 dark:hover:border-indigo-700"
           >
             <p className="truncate text-xs text-slate-400 dark:text-slate-500">