diff --git a/tools/validate_gitea_secrets_contract_v1.py b/tools/validate_gitea_secrets_contract_v1.py
index edaabdf6..e5bf4f53 100644
--- a/tools/validate_gitea_secrets_contract_v1.py
+++ b/tools/validate_gitea_secrets_contract_v1.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ def main() -> int:
         "errors": errors,
     }
     out = ROOT / "Temp" / "gitea_secrets_contract_v1.json"
+    out.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     out.write_text(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
     print(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
     return 0 if not errors else 1