diff --git a/public/css/teach.css b/public/css/teach.css
index 9abf3c0..f670833 100644
--- a/public/css/teach.css
+++ b/public/css/teach.css
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ body.hc .am-reset,body.hc .am-reset-row{border:1.5px solid #000; background:#fff
   #toolbar{padding:0 8px; gap:6px;}
   .logo{font-size:22px;}
   .logo .crayon{font-size:18px; margin-left:4px;}
-  #verTag{display:none;}
+  #verTag{font-size:9px; margin-left:2px;}
   .tbtn{padding:8px 10px; font-size:13px;}
   #boardsPanel{top:60px; max-height:min(66vh,480px);}
 
diff --git a/public/js/core.js b/public/js/core.js
index d024a64..3999d9a 100644
--- a/public/js/core.js
+++ b/public/js/core.js
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 /* teach - kern: versie, i18n, accounts, opslag, geluid */
 "use strict";
-/* version — bump on every change (form 0.0.00) */
-const VERSION = "0.2.01";
+/* version — shown until /api/version resolves (or if the fetch fails, e.g. offline) */
+const VERSION = "0.2.08";
 (function(){
   const tag = document.getElementById("verTag");
   tag.textContent = "v"+VERSION;
-  /* dev branch deploys report a dev-… build via /api/version → mark as beta;
-     main/release builds show only the version number */
+  /* the real deployed version always wins once known: dev branch deploys report
+     a dev-<sha> build via /api/version → mark as beta; release builds report the
+     actual release tag (e.g. v1.2.0) → show that instead of the local fallback */
   fetch("/api/version")
     .then(r=>r.ok ? r.json() : null)
     .then(v=>{
-      if(v && typeof v.version==="string" && v.version.startsWith("dev")){
-        tag.textContent = "v"+VERSION+" · beta";
+      if(!v || typeof v.version!=="string") return;
+      if(v.version.startsWith("dev")){
+        tag.textContent = v.version+" · beta";
         tag.classList.add("beta");
+      }else{
+        tag.textContent = v.version;
       }
     })
     .catch(()=>{});