diff --git a/local-app/python-tools/sso-tools/sso-create-sc-group.py b/local-app/python-tools/sso-tools/sso-create-sc-group.py
index b9652082..d1426dad 100755
--- a/local-app/python-tools/sso-tools/sso-create-sc-group.py
+++ b/local-app/python-tools/sso-tools/sso-create-sc-group.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-
 import argparse
 import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -7,8 +6,9 @@
 
 # Version History:
 # 1.0.0: Initial release
-# 1.0.1: Added shebang, exposed variables to Jinja2, updated versioning
-__version__ = "1.0.1"
+# 1.0.1: Added shebang, exposed variables to Jinja2
+# 1.0.2: Enforced lowercase for group and created_group names
+__version__ = "1.0.2"
 
 def create_sc_group():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Automate file creation from templates.")
@@ -19,14 +19,15 @@ def create_sc_group():
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    # 1. Determine the 'group' name (from arg or folder name)
-    group_name = args.group if args.group else Path.cwd().name
+    # 1. Determine the 'group' name and force to lowercase
+    raw_group = args.group if args.group else Path.cwd().name
+    group_name = raw_group.lower()
     
-    # 2. Define the 'created_group' string
+    # 2. Define the 'created_group' string and force to lowercase
     if args.application_label:
-        created_group = f"{args.business_label}-{args.application_label}-{group_name}"
+        created_group = f"{args.business_label}-{args.application_label}-{group_name}".lower()
     else:
-        created_group = f"{args.business_label}-{group_name}"
+        created_group = f"{args.business_label}-{group_name}".lower()
 
     # 3. Setup paths
     template_dir = Path("TEMPLATE")
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ def create_sc_group():
     # 4. Initialize Jinja2 Environment
     env = Environment(loader=FileSystemLoader(str(template_dir)))
     
-    # 5. Expose variables to Jinja2 templates
+    # 5. Expose variables to Jinja2 templates (all relevant strings are now lowercase)
     render_vars = {
         "business_label": args.business_label,
         "application_label": args.application_label,
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ def create_sc_group():
             continue  # Skips subdirectories
 
         if item.suffix == ".j2":
-            # Rule: Rename GROUP.extension.j2 to {created_group}.extension
+            # Rule: Replace 'GROUP' with created_group and strip '.j2'
+            # Note: We replace the literal string 'GROUP' in the filename
             new_filename = item.name.replace("GROUP", created_group).replace(".j2", "")
             target_path = target_dir / new_filename
             
@@ -77,3 +79,4 @@ def create_sc_group():
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     create_sc_group()
+